Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 13, 2011, at 7:56 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Mark, > I find the old 24-85 f3.5 - 4.5G lens to be superior in every way. Buying > the latest version of the 24-120 (the f4 one) is this the identical VR lens that Mark speaks of? Steve > was a big mistake - I am > going to advertise and sell it this weekend. > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 11:45 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at > rabinergroup.com>wrote: > >> I check B&H and find that they sell a "kit" Nikon D700 SLR Digital Camera >> Kit with 24-120mm VR Lens for $3,996.90 (and you'd think you'd have to pay >> Four Grand for such a combo) >> This is a lens I'd kill for. The pix I'd do with one would take no >> prisoners. I'd never sleep. >> The lens itself cost thirteen hundred bucks and uses a 77mm filter. >> Not real Leica like. But will do in the interim. >> >> And faster than a measly 700 millions miles an hour too. >> If that's as fast as I could ever go I'd get a tune up! >> >> -- >> Mark R. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/onthisAutumnday/ >> >> >>> From: Mark William Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:05:07 -0500 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] High Rez Bergdorf's window >>> >>> Mine too. >>> -- >>> Mark R. >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/onthisAutumnday/ >>> >>> >>>> From: Gene duprey <grduprey at mchsi.com> >>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:23:20 -0600 (CST) >>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] High Rez Bergdorf's window >>>> >>>> My D700 was lens free (No lens) >>> >>> Gene >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: >>>> "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" >>>> <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 12:32:09 AM GMT -06:00 >>>> US/Canada Central >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] High Rez Bergdorf's window >>> >>> Le 13 d?c. >>>> 11 ? 01:36, Mark Rabiner a ?crit : >>> >>>> That's a perk on the nikon vs. canon >>>> lenses. Their kit glass really >>>> has >>>> great specs. As long as you don't >>>> bang them going through a door out >>>> of >>>> whack. They look embarrassing but >>>> they make very good images. Though >>>> I've >>>> not used one in over a year >>>> there is not kit glass for full frame. >>> >>> I bought my D700 with the infamous >>>> -free- 24-10 ; package by Nikon, Mark >>> different markets I guess >>> Philippe >>> >>> >>>> I >>>> was shooting this thing on P so it was wide open which was 5.6 at >>>> 20mm >>>> >>>> which means everything front to back is sharp as hell. I could not >>>> even >>>> >>>> believe it. That's also an advantage to shooting cropped. Its ten >>>> times >>>> >>>> harder for me to get it all with my 24-85 full frame glass which in >>>> >>>> comparison weights a ton. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Mark R. >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >>>> >>>> >>>>> From: Jim Nichols >>>> <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group >>>> <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:52:05 -0600 >>>>> To: Leica >>>> Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] High Rez Bergdorf's >>>> window >>>>> >>>>> Very nicely captured, Mark. Nice to find a gem among the bargain >>>> >>>>> lenses. >>>>> >>>>> Jim Nichols >>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>>> ----- Original Message >>>> ----- >>>>> From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> >>>>> To: "Leica Users >>>> Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 12:01 PM >>>>> >>>> Subject: [Leica] High Rez Bergdorf's window >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I was going over >>>> window's I'd shot Dec 12 2008 at Bergdorf's that >>>>>> night and >>>>>> was >>>> amazed by the detail and high quality so I checked the >>>>>> metadata to >>>> see >>>>>> which of my real money Nikon glass I'd shot it with. The 28 1.4 or >>>> >>>>>> perhaps >>>>>> 14 2.8. >>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/c4bmnog >>>>>> It turned out the >>>> be the lowly 99 dollar special 18.0-55.0 mm f/ >>>>>> 3.5-5.6 DX >>>>>> non VR >>>> which you get when you click the sort for cheaper at top >>>>>> bottom on >>>>>> >>>> the Adorama or B&H sites. Maybe Calumet. >>>>>> So I left it at a much higher >>>> rez than 1200 pixels on the long >>>>>> end so you >>>>>> can really see it when >>>> you click the zoom in button on the LUG >>>>>> gallery. >>>>>> The iso was 400 so >>>> there really was a lot of light in these >>>>>> window. And it >>>>>> makes for >>>> some real quality images. >>>>>> The windows at Bergdorf's which are the best >>>> I've ever seen >>>>>> anywhere have >>>>>> not been as good the past three of >>>> years. 09 and 10 and '11. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Mark R. >>>>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See >>>> http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See >>>> http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See >>>> http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users >>>> Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users >>>> Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information