M3 Sedan in Carmel, CA
Nikon D100, Nikkor 35mm f2.0 AI
There were a lot of car enthusiasts in Carmel last weekend. We went for a walk in town, and I saw this nice M3 parked in the street in a nice setting. So of course, I couldn't resist taking a picture of it.
Any other Bimmer fans out there? :)
My old Nikkor manual focus lenses are getting more time on my D100 dslr as I am getting more used to the idea of shooting the D100 without TTL metering with the MF lenses. I particularly enjoy using the smooth manual focusing rings. I think it may be all in my mind, but I really like the resolution and "look" of digital images shot with these old lenses.
--Warren
posted by Warren T. at 12:27 PM
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It's not all in your mind. The Nikkor prime lenses are sharper than many current zooms. They're made better too, less plastic components.
Hi Martin,
Nice to see you posting here again. Where have you been? :)
yeah, I know that about primes vs. current zooms, that's why I have so many Nikkor primes :).
To go beyond that thought, I also noticed, for example, that my old AI mf nikkors (24mm f2.0, 35mm f2, 50mm f1.4, etc...) seem to have a more pleasing "look" to my eye than current AF Nikkor primes.
--Warren
Tom,
For me, manually focusing with my D100 is easy. I just aim my focusing bracket at my point of focus, and I turn the focusing ring until 1) the image looks sharp and 2) the in-focus indicator dot lights up. I take advantage of the body's focus assist indicator.
Focusing with the older, mf lenses is a much more pleasurable experience because of the wider focusing rings and smoother focusing helicals on the mf lenses.
FWIW, I use grid focusing screens that have no split prisms on both my mf Nikon F3 and my AF Nikon F4 with no focusing problems.
--Warren
The car of choice!
Nice Shot.
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