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<p>Thaks a lot for kind words.</p>

 

<p >Kiron/Lester A Dine is really superb 105mm f2.8 lens. I have it for 2 years already. Since I've bought it I stopped to use 105mm Nikkors and finally sold them this spring. In my books beats Nikkors. (I did not try latest VR model). If you have opportunity to buy it at decent price - do it. They are more expensive then few years back. I've got mine in the dental set with Nikon 2002 and ring flash.</p>

<p >I have all arsenal macro lenses but this one most often brings most consistent results. My other favorite is Nikkor Zoom 70-180mm. Superb lens. This lens is the reason I resist to buy 200mm Micro f4.0. But NAS never sleeps!!!<br>

Once again great tread everyone. Every week I wait for it. Great pics everybody.</p>

<p>It's always plessure to open WedNEsDAy tread. My entry is...</p><div></div>

<p>Great WedNEsDAy again.<br>

After pair of discouraged gees left my backyard pair of mallard dacks try to settle in. Well, I love them but they are slowly taking over and are messy neighbors. We try gently let them know to find better nesting place.</p><div></div>

<p>Hello everyone. I have no time to look at your pictures right now but I'll do it tonight. There is mine.</p><div></div>

<p>Poor but happy. Taken at Dominican Republic in March 2008.</p><div></div>

<p>Hello Akira,<br>

Interesting but not chip at all. Thanx for the link. Not much to read for me but pictures tell a lot(great models by the way).</p>

<p>It's happening every spring. They land on the roof of our house and scout backyard pond for potential nesting place at same time making a lot of noise.</p><div></div>

<p>I second el chipo 8mm Peleng for casual shooting.</p><div></div>

<p>Just a test photo. I'm testing new to me but old (circa 1963) Enna Lithagon 28mm f3.5 converted to F mount. My testing is focused mainly at UV spectrum. Bellow one of the test pictures.</p><div></div>

<p >I hear you Akira. Yes we can always go back to old faithful film. On the bright side - Nikon sold truckloads of D40, D40X, D200, and D70. Anyone interested in UV spectrum of photography will have ample selection of CCD based machines to chose from. And we still don't know what we will get in the future?? Did you see Vivek's UV1? Neat. It may be another small breakthrough in approach to UV photography.<br>

Picture bellow – taken 2 hr ago. I just modified old Enna Lithagon 28mm to Nikon mount. This is first try in UV. It appears very promising. (about 1 stop bellow UV nikkor transmit ion), good contrast and sharpness.</p><div></div>

<p>Akira,</p>

<p > I've got mine D40 just for UV that time when you discovered it is very UV useful without modification. (Akira has all the bragging rights) Sure thing is sad to see it go but after so long run of 6MP sensor we kind of expected it. Just matter of time. I still use it and hope it will last me for a long time.</p><div></div>

<p>We are not at this stage of spring just yet. For now most of snow is gone but no signs of early flowers yet. Snowdrops flower bellow are from last's year spring.</p><div></div>

<p > Great photography everyone. It's real pleasure to open WedNEsDAy tread every week.</p>

<p >Lil, I hope you will get well very soon. Your woodpecker is great. One busy body. I'm sure he's got the drift of economy and just in case stacking on nuts. Sure thing you didn't loose your touch and you'll be back on right track in no time.</p>

<p >Once again, great work everyone.</p>

 

<p>No more winter pictures from me!!! I can't wait for spring any longer.</p><div></div>

<p>Mine 17-35 f2.8 AFS squeaks for years now. I don't know if it is same kind of squeak tho. Many of them do as a matter of fact. Never heard it led to permanent breakdown. I'll use mine and will see what happen. Yours is still under warranty. You have option to have it checked by Nikon.</p>

<p >Great tread like always. </p>

<p >Sparkly morning frost on car windshield.</p>

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<p ><strong>Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada at sunset. – 17C (0F) Drifting water cloud in the air partially covers sun. Inside of the building people without NAS blowing theirs savings away.</strong></p>

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<p>Great tread with great photography everyone. One bellow is from hot Mexico.</p>

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<p>Bjorn knows what he's saying. Besides obvious quality of Coastal Optics 60mm lens lays financial part of it. At almost $5000 someone need to ask yourself question - Is masculine improvement in quality worth it? Especially if he plans to use it as regular glass, not multispectrum tool. Some of Zeiss offering may work as good at fraction of final price.</p><div></div>

<p>...and the picture is...</p><div></div>

<p>Another winter storm!!!!</p>

<p> 3 rolls of Kodachrome 64 arrived from Dwayne's. I've ordered them with the scans on the disk. Slides are drop gorges but scans are terrible. One bellow is scan from Kodachrome 64 desaturated and grain added.</p><div></div>

<p>One of my 2008. Taken with Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-35mm f2.8 AFS lens.</p><div></div>

<p>Last Sunday in Niagara Falls. Pictured is US Falls (small falls) taken from canadian side. - 17C.<br>

Picture taken only in UV spectrum of light.<br>

Great pics everyone!</p><div></div>

<p>Kodachrome 64 - 25 years in my fridge.(not frozen) Still good.</p><div></div>