Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 10/21/06 12:22 PM, "Leonard Taupier" <len-1@comcast.net> typed: > A man after my own heart. Because of shooting so much with M cameras, > I find manual focus with my digital cameras to be very natural. There > is no question that the AI/AIS lenses that Nikon made were certainly > more robust and better made than most of their AF siblings. I now > find myself searching out the better MF lenses before they're no > longer available in excellent condition. I'm still using lenses I > bought in the late 70's and had AI'd by Nikon. The biggest surprise > is how good my 80~200/4.5 zoom is on a digital body and I prefer it > to my AFS VR 70~200/2.8. Another surprise is how well the TC 16A-AF > works on the D200. It will not auto focus with the D200 but acts like > a TC14A but I think sharper. On a D2X it converts all my mf lenses to > AF. Really neat. Plus B&H is still selling them used in LN condition. > > Len > All day I shot with an AI 35mm 2.8 Nikkor. Not sure how much more compact and lighter than the f2. I'd not mind an f2. Or a 1.4. Peanuts Peanuts they're been sold for. They deserve better. But after I buy them. Mark Rabiner 40?47'59.18"N 73?57'32.18"W