Showing posts with label D780. Show all posts
Showing posts with label D780. Show all posts

Saturday, October 11, 2025

AF-S Nikkor 18-35 f3.5-4.5 G ED FX


AF-S Nikkor 18-35mm f3.5-4.5 G ED FX
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This is one of my favorite lenses. I use it with my Nikon D780 and the F6. It is the perfect lens for close quarter shooting of the petroglyphs I’m collecting. I sometimes use it for architectural photography. I find it a versatile lens in that I can use it in a wide variety of situations. Below are pictures from both cameras.

D780 and the AF-S Nikkor 18-35 f3.5-4.5 G ED FX

   

These are from the D780 and the AF-S Nikkor 18-35 f3.5-4.5 G ED FX


             

The pictures below are from my Nikon F6 with the AF-S Nikkor 18-35 f3.5-4.5 G ED FX using Provia 100f.


              




I really wanted the AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f4 G ED VR FX but I just could not justify the added expense. What that lens would offer me was not worth the higher price. I can hand hold the 18-35 in low light without the VR and get the desired result, I just could not justify spending more. The 18-35 f3.5-4.5 G was the obvious choice. After purchasing and using both, I know I made the right choice. The comparisons from professional photographers rang true with me. I use their advice and make my choices based in my own experiences.

I rented the 16-35 and used it to shoot my son and his band so I have a little experience with it and right from the first image, I knew they are in the same league. The below pictures are from the AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f4 G ED VR FX

  

Self portrait with the AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f4 G ED VR FX

camera | lens | film | flash

Monday, September 29, 2025

Phoenix from Camelback Mountain Clean Air Photo Shoot

iPhone photo before the rain (no camera)

It was a weekend of violent thunderstorms, lots of flooding. We received half of our annual rainfall in just two days. The desert is so dry, water doesn’t soak in, it sheets off.

Today was clearing, the dust in the atmosphere gone. I promised myself to run up on the mountain and take some photos of it so clear. I grabbed two cameras, analog and digital. The D780 and a 28-300 lens and an F3 with a Reflex C 500mm. 

The images below are from the DSLR.

Film images forthcoming…