500mm 5.6 PF + Extension Tubes

Probably not. I was 6 when she wrote it....;)

Too bad. ;):rolleyes::eek:

 

She writes her own music and no one sings like her - with such gusto and sensitivity as well. By the way her brother Peter Simon was a famous photographer. Hwvr, I couldn't tell what camera he used by looking at photos of him holding a camera - doesn't jump out as Nikon to me.

The pics thrown up by Google show Canon and Nikon, an unknown RF, a Pentax MF and another MF that looks a bit like a Rollie with a WLF....:cool:

The pics thrown up by Google show Canon and Nikon, an unknown RF, a Pentax MF and another MF that looks a bit like a Rollie with a WLF....:cool:

I am amused at how Nikon is being featured often in movies over the years. Saw Julia Roberts as a photographer, think she was using an F5 but for some reason there is "Fuji" on one side, and I think she was also in another film using Nikon as well.

I am amused at how Nikon is being featured often in movies over the years. Saw Julia Roberts as a photographer, think she was using an F5 but for some reason there is "Fuji" on one side, and I think she was also in another film using Nikon as well.

Mary, you must be referring to Julia Roberts in the movie "Stepmom." She was holding a Nikon E2, a "stone age" DSLR developed with Fuji.

 

https://filmreviews7.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/stepmom_20156_medium.jpg

 

https://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/dslr/e2_e2s/index.htm

Mary, you must be referring to Julia Roberts in the movie "Stepmom." She was holding a Nikon E2, a "stone age" DSLR developed with Fuji.

Yes, "Stepmom", you are right.

She was holding a Nikon E2, a "stone age" DSLR developed with Fuji.

Stone age: :eek:

Most people consider the D1 was the first Nikon DSLR. It was introduced in 1999. I saw it for the first time at the Photo Plus Expo show in New York City as a Nikon rep was promoting it. It is a 2.7MP camera and they had a large print of a heron. Pixelization was so bad that the long bill looked like a staircase. I kind of laughed at that but I also knew it would quickly improve and photography would change from film to digital, but I had no idea how fast that would be. Even the D1 seems to be a "stone age" product now.

 

The movie Stepmom came out in 1998, a year before the D1. The E2 was introduced in the mid 1990's and has a "speed booster" built in: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_E_series

 

That is more like pre-historic. And the E2 cost a small fortune back then. :cool:

Interesting. Thanks Shun for the history lesson.

Most people consider the D1 was the first Nikon DSLR. It was introduced in 1999. I saw it for the first time at the Photo Plus Expo show in New York City as a Nikon rep was promoting it. It is a 2.7MP camera and they had a large print of a heron. Pixelization was so bad that the long bill looked like a staircase. I kind of laughed at that but I also knew it would quickly improve and photography would change from film to digital, but I had no idea how fast that would be. Even the D1 seems to be a "stone age" product now.

I was still shooting F100 then. ;-) I remember a friend bought a D1 and sent me some bird images she shot in Florida. I thought it was so cool.

The movie Stepmom came out in 1998, a year before the D1. The E2 was introduced in the mid 1990's and has a "speed booster" built in: Nikon E series - Wikipedia

Just as a side note, It appears Julia Roberts did not research into holding a camera lens properly for the film. Unless she was doing something else other than getting ready to shoot, this is awkward. ;)

Wow, that is one of the biggest, ugliest pentaprisms I've ever seen!

Wow, that is one of the biggest, ugliest pentaprisms I've ever seen!

Interestingly it is an expensive one.

 

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I guess the working relationship between Nikon and Fuji resulted in the Fuji FinePix S1 Pro in 2000.

 

Fundamentally a Nikon F60 with a Fuji Sensor fitted across the film gate.

 

$3.5K and took CF Type II and SmartMedia Cards.

I guess the working relationship between Nikon and Fuji resulted in the Fuji FinePix S1 Pro in 2000.

 

Fundamentally a Nikon F60 with a Fuji Sensor fitted across the film gate.

 

$3.5K and took CF Type II and SmartMedia Cards.

The above $2,990 quote was from eBay for a used unit. Seriously, why would anyone in his/her right mind want to buy it, and use it?

Interesting. Thanks Shun for the history lesson.

 

I was still shooting F100 then. ;-) I remember a friend bought a D1 and sent me some bird images she shot in Florida. I thought it was so cool.

 

Just as a side note, It appears Julia Roberts did not research into holding a camera lens properly for the film. Unless she was doing something else other than getting ready to shoot, this is awkward. ;)

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Unfortunately, as stiff as the zoom ring is on some/many lenses (ALL my Olympus lenses), that is how I have to hold my zooms, in order to have enough leverage to quickly move the zoom ring. I have to grab the zoom ring, and use my arm to turn the zoom ring.

Not good, as I lose a lot of left hand support of the lens. It is hard to support the lens with the left hand, when my left hand is on the side (at 9 O-clock) rather than below the lens.

To put my hand below the lens, the zoom ring has to be light enough to easily turn with my fingers. Like my Nikon 70-200/4 :D

Responding to the original subject, I have used extension tubes with a Nikon 300/4 for closeups with long reach with good optical results. However with such a narrow angular FOV, supporting the lens can be very difficult when centering the subject. The original foot on the lens was too wobbly. Even after replacing the entire foot and ring with one from Really Right Stuff, it was very difficult to use due to spring-back, with a ball head where you manipulate the camera, or a 3-way head due to flex in the tripod. I had better luck with a video fluid head.

I haven't used a 3-way head in so long, I forgot the main problems were wobbly control arms and slip-stick action. Even my ball head is seldom used. I shoot a lot more video than stills, and find that a fluid head is also ideal for long lenses (and telescopes) for both situations. The camera is mostly hands-free, and so little torque is needed that the tripod and mount have very little spring-back. Fluid heads are only 2-way, and should be leveled. That's a minor inconvenience with a leveling platform or ball joint. The main downside is the size and weight of the head, also manageable.

 

With the ubiquity of image stabilization, even tripods are seldom needed, except for video. It's no fun to hold a 3 lb camera and lens steady for 20 minutes or more.

Unfortunately, as stiff as the zoom ring is on some/many lenses (ALL my Olympus lenses), that is how I have to hold my zooms, in order to have enough leverage to quickly move the zoom ring. I have to grab the zoom ring, and use my arm to turn the zoom ring.

Not good, as I lose a lot of left hand support of the lens. It is hard to support the lens with the left hand, when my left hand is on the side (at 9 O-clock) rather than below the lens.

Gary, I am sorry to hear that. No functioning zoom ring should be so stiff that the lens cannot be cradled in one's left hand while zooming to compose. Perhaps you should get in touch with Olympus about this?

Even after replacing the entire foot and ring with one from Really Right Stuff, it was very difficult to use due to spring-back, with a ball head where you manipulate the camera, or a 3-way head due to flex in the tripod. I had better luck with a video fluid head.

 

I found that for this kind of komb's a gimbal , or swinghead like the Manfrotto 393 come in verry handy ..

komb's

?? Job??

?? Job??

combinations .. (lost in translation... :))