AF Nikkor 24mm f2.8 D
s/n: 651550
 |
| Purchased from this table/vendor at the WPHS annual Camera Show & Sale |
 |
| My first picture, on the way home from Tucson where I bought it |
I really like a Nikkor 20mm f2.8 AIS and Nikon Series E 28mm f2.8 AIS is a nice lens too, really, not really but I kept it this last sweep to reduce my lens collection. Why not split the difference? I wanted a wide prime and I read that this lens is sharper than my AF-S Nikkor 14-24 f2.8 G ED FX, and I like Ken Rockwell’s reviews.
I had gotten up this morning at 4:30a and drove down to Tucson to the WPHS annual Camera Show & Sale. The drive isn’t bad, it’s just fast and busy the whole way. The freeway had construction that completely blocked southbound traffic. I got re-routed through Sacaton, never been through there. I’ve flown over it in my hang glider but not through it. Southbound traffic at 5:45a was light.
Back on the freeway, I listened to music and it was sweet. Some old, some blues, none I borrowed but I married music and looking through the windshield.
I found this lens on a table filled with gems, crinkle finished shaft drive glass. I picked it up, I put it down and walked away and thought about it. I had about an hour total time and went back and closed the deal.
I bought it for one hundred and twenty dollars and it is new, not a scratch on it. D lens goodness.
F mounting it on my digital camera, I bright it to work and took it out for a spin after work.
These are my first few shots.
Ok ok, I’m really liking this lens. It’s on the normal end of a wide angle. I don’t do post processing so it’s easy for me to see quickly just what I’m going to do with it. I do believe this will be picked more and more as I learn to use it. Above is my first whack at it. I drove through a neighborhood close to home. This is a planning mission every time I go here, looking for a lot for my new home when I win the lottery.
But this lens…
I like it a lot.
Ken, below can tell you much more about what he likes about it.
Me?
It reminds me how I see saw things when I was younger.
Resources
Ken Rockwell AF Nikon 24mm f2.8 DAlex Luyckx: OPTICAL REVIEW BLOG NO. 40 – AF NIKKOR 24MM 1:2.8
No comments:
Post a Comment