Holy Crap! Just discovered that my ancient, circa early-70s, 105mm/2.5 Nikkor P-C lens will work on my latest Nikon, a digital mirrorless Z50.
Of course it’s all manual — focus, aperture, etc, but it works!
The 105mm/2.5 Nikkor lens was considered a classic in its time, the epitome of sharpness.
Man, I going to have fun playing with this . . .
Thank you to the Ken Rockwell website for pointing me in this direction.
And I have 1970s 24mm/2.8 and 50mm/1.4 manual Nikkors, too. Yoikes. Lenses that fast are expensive. Well, they were expensive back then, too.
Some say the Nikkors of film days are not as good as current ones for DSLRs, but hey, will mostly be playing with these near wide open anyway. . .
I put in a lot of babysitting hours and photo documentary jobs for community groups in my teens to upgrade to Nikon systems. . .
I started out in my teens with Mamiya and Pentax film cameras with 42mm screw-mount lenses. . .
As Russian politicians and media make increasingly weird comments, what strikes me is their collective mass delusion that anyone would want to invade Russia.
Or wanted to invade Russia, or was a threat to Russia.
Nobody wants to invade Russia. And there, perhaps, lies their angst.
They are not invasion-worthy. Whereas Ukraine, a democratic, freedom-loving nation, would be a juicy totalitarian prize.
Nothing makes the unloved and unenvied more satisfied than bashing others down to their self-perceived level.
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays. . .
We intend to emulate Sora the Cat for the next few lazy days
Wishing everyone a Happy Solstice Sunset from Burnaby, BC!
The snow was high, and so were my spirits despite some tough slogging through high snow in Byrne Creek Ravine Park in SE Burnaby, BC, today.
That’s been quite the snow here in Burnaby, BC.
A few shots of the accumulation on our balcony and on the sidewalks in our townouse complex. I’ve shoveled for over an hour today arleady.
The birds are feeling it, too. We have two hummingbird feeders and alternate them as they start to freeze. This wee Anna’s Hummingbired looked very cold, and there was also an American Robin outside our front door all puffed up trying to stay warm.
In addition to the Wildlife 2023 Photo Calendar I put together (see post below) , I’ve also made a BC Scenic Nature Views Calandar 2023.
It’s available for online ordering, but in US$ and with US shipping. Still looking for an ordering – printing – fulfillment solution in Canada.
Here’s the back cover that shows all the months:
BC Scenic Views Calendar by Paul Cipywnyk
It was sunny but cold at Fraser Foreshore Park in south Burnaby, BC today.
A lot of the birds I saw today were taking advantage of the sunny day to chow down in preparation for the cold snap.
While walking along the Central Valley Greenway in Burnaby, BC, today, I came across at least a dozen dead crows. It was disconcerting.
I called Wildlife Rescue and they referred me to the BC Wild Bird Mortality Investigation program. I also reported it to City of Burnaby Parks.
I searched a bit online and came across this story of unusual numbers of dead crows in eastern Canada .
UPDATE: My interview with CBC Radio’s Gloria Macarenko .
UPDATE (Dec. 16): Environment Canada says tests show Avian Influenza
Towers in the fog viewed from the Central Valley Greenway in Burnaby, BC, this morning. No filters, no effects. . .
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