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Welcome mate! I'm new here to this forum myself...it is sort of different but I really like this place.
I too shoot film still...mainly just film as that is what I have to use...I'm curious how do you like using your old MF Nikkors on the D90? Do you find it makes the same basic pictures as your FE2 does?
I too shoot film still...mainly just film as that is what I have to use...I'm curious how do you like using your old MF Nikkors on the D90? Do you find it makes the same basic pictures as your FE2 does?
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dt2003au
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Thanks for the welcome!
The MF primes I'm using (Nikkor 50mm/1.4 and Sigma 24mm/ 2.8) work fine with D90 - of course, used totally manual, no AF, and no metering. I don't mind the lack of AF, in fact I sometimes turn it off even on the D Nikkor lenses (allows me to focus precisely where I want to, which is particularly important with 50mm/1.4 when wide open.) No metering is a bit tougher, I use the LCD display as a reference, and I manually bracket, but would probably benefit from a light meter (I have one now as a free app on iPhone).
Images with these MF lenses turn out very sharp on D90, perhaps as the sensor uses only the middle portion of the entire available image (36x24). I am not sure that there are any other major differences between the MF lens performance on these cameras, but both combinations usually produce a "better" (subjectively) result then the D90s kit zooms (18-55, 55-200), though these win big on the convenience factor.
My flickr stream is here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dt_au
(I also use iPhone 4 as a camera here and there
and some other cameras too... Not all images are from Nikon cameras)
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
The MF primes I'm using (Nikkor 50mm/1.4 and Sigma 24mm/ 2.8) work fine with D90 - of course, used totally manual, no AF, and no metering. I don't mind the lack of AF, in fact I sometimes turn it off even on the D Nikkor lenses (allows me to focus precisely where I want to, which is particularly important with 50mm/1.4 when wide open.) No metering is a bit tougher, I use the LCD display as a reference, and I manually bracket, but would probably benefit from a light meter (I have one now as a free app on iPhone).
Images with these MF lenses turn out very sharp on D90, perhaps as the sensor uses only the middle portion of the entire available image (36x24). I am not sure that there are any other major differences between the MF lens performance on these cameras, but both combinations usually produce a "better" (subjectively) result then the D90s kit zooms (18-55, 55-200), though these win big on the convenience factor.
My flickr stream is here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dt_au
(I also use iPhone 4 as a camera here and there
and some other cameras too... Not all images are from Nikon cameras)Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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It is encouraging for me to hear you say good things about shooting old primes on a sensor equipped rig!
Sometime this year I hope to have a few of the old "legacy" MF lenses...namely the 50/1.2, the 85/1.4, and the 105/2.5. Then the next step is a DSLR body. I have a pretty neat Micro-Clipon Sekonic L-136 right now but I need to upgrade.
I'm off to check out your flickr and add you as a contact.
Sometime this year I hope to have a few of the old "legacy" MF lenses...namely the 50/1.2, the 85/1.4, and the 105/2.5. Then the next step is a DSLR body. I have a pretty neat Micro-Clipon Sekonic L-136 right now but I need to upgrade.
I'm off to check out your flickr and add you as a contact.
