WTB These Lenses (Can I do This Here?)

[jfenton]

I'm looking for a MINT 28mm 2.8 AIS OR a MINT 25-50 f4 AIS.

Anyone know of any?

 

[dkapp]

The best I have seen in the past weeks were EX condition at KEH.

I'm been watching for one the past few months. They are usually pretty worn by now

Dave

 

[jfenton]

Dave

I've seen both new and unused locally over the past few months...I just wasn't in the market for them at the time and unfortunately they are no longer available.

 

[dkapp]

I found a 28/2.8 AIS here.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/205468

Hope this helps.

Dave

 

[nfoto]

I own both and you won't be able to buy them from me

The 28 is superb for close-up work with D2X, so for that matter is the 25-50 which produced the image below,

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[dkapp]

Thanks for the sample image. I've been going back and fourth on the 28/2.8 & 28/2 for a few weeks/months now. I'd use it on my F3 HP & D2H for WA/Film & Standard on the D2H. It seems you gave both a good review.

I know they are not expensive lenses, but I am poor so I need to get it right the first time. No money to waste.

Dave

 

[Flew]

Holy cow Bjorn!! That's one sharp image. Would you mind sharing your settings (especially aperture)?

Thanks,

Frank

 

[nfoto]

D2X at 100 ISO equivalency, f/16, 25-50 lens @25mm, 3 sec. with flash fill-in, Sachtler tripod. Lifted straight off the camera with BibblePro 4.2.3, no adjustments at all. Taken while I had my breakfast, and just arranged some left-overs from the big party the night before. Need to do something while I sip my morning coffee

"Lifted" is to be taken in the literal sense as I had the WT-2 wireless device attached to the camera, so after finishing my coffee just I meandered over to my Linux FTP-server to find this image.

 

[Flew]

Thanks!! Just shows (again....;-)) how much I have to learn. I couldn't get a picture this sharp in 1,000 tries. :?

Man, is this a fun hobby or what....8) No matter how much you learn, there is so much more.

Frank

 

[nfoto]

You just need to focus the lens before you trip the shutter And using a sturdy tripod helps, too

 

[Flew]

You just need to focus the lens before you trip the shutter And using a sturdy tripod helps, too

Easy for you to say, hard for me to do.... :lol:

Seriously, I somehow manage to get the wrong part of the image in focus or make some other dumb mistake when I try to take shots like these. OTOH, I haven't taken that many shots like these.

I'll get there. 8)

Thanks for the encouragement Bjorn.

Frank

 

[andreasb]

Jim there are sevral available on Ebay right now many of them mint, I will propbably pick on up on the recommendation....

 

[dkapp]

http://www.photo.net/gc/view-one?classified_ad_id=609851

Dave