Lens Across America : ROUND 3!

Rocketman1978 · Jul 16, 2014

480sparky said:
Update:

Both the lens and the Canon adapter are on their way to astroNikon.

The universe is again in balance.

Shipping to astro today via UPS, will provide him tracking information after lunch, he should have it tomorrow I would guess.

480sparky · Jul 16, 2014

astroNikon said:
someone pilfered a 35-70 AFD and extension ?!?! .. that stinks.

The first two LOA attempts ended in AWOL glass.

Derrel · Jul 16, 2014

480sparky said:
astroNikon said:

someone pilfered a 35-70 AFD and extension ?!?! .. that stinks.

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The first two LOA attempts ended in AWOL glass.

Yeah, AWOL is appropriate. The person who pilfered my lens and tube was an active duty member of the US military...he got the lens, then dropped off of TPF and was never seen again. Not sure who took the lens Mark bought to replaced my old beater 35-70 f/3.3~4.5, which BTW, is an affordable and small, decent lens. The 28-105 Sparky has set us up with for this gig is actually a pretty decent zoom lens. I was actually VERY impressed by its low level of distortion and its overall performance. I'm sooo glad to hear that balance has been restored in the universe. And the Canon adapter--it has a small, silver tab that has some gentle click-stops, to set aperture if using a G-series lens. Not sure fully how that interacts with a D-series lens. I know Paige mentioned she had to shoot wide open: I suspect that the little minimujm aperture locing mechanism on the Nikkor was locked, and that she was unaware of how the Mickey Mouse little un-locker dealio works on those older Nikkor lenses.

astroNikon · Jul 16, 2014

Rocketman1978 said:
480sparky said:

Update:

Both the lens and the Canon adapter are on their way to astroNikon.

The universe is again in balance.

Click to expand...

Shipping to astro today via UPS, will provide him tracking information after lunch, he should have it tomorrow I would guess.

Well I hope it ships more direct than the cross screen filter I bought from Adorama.

UPS redirected my Adorama UPS shipment from Troy (right next to me) to Dearborn .... package out for local post office delivery ?? hmmm .. it was "local" then it turned into "long distance" lol

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snowbear · Jul 16, 2014

astroNikon said:
UPS redirected my Adorama UPS shipment from Troy (right next to me) to Dearborn .... package out for local post office delivery ?? hmmm .. it was "local" then it turned into "long distance" lol

I've had that happen: from GA, north to Philly, then back south to DC area -- hubs and distribution centers.

astroNikon · Jul 17, 2014

I've got the lens., and rubber hood that likes to fall off, front and rear caps, bubble wrap, cardboard box and a 5 dollar bill !! I'm rich :mrgreen:

Aloicious · Jul 17, 2014

score! what filter thread is the lens? I might have a screw in collapsible rubber hood that I'd donate to the project if the one that's on it doesn't stay on properly.

edit- looked it up, its probably 62mm, I don't think my hood will fit.

astroNikon · Jul 17, 2014

The hood stays on well enough, as long as you don't touch it. Seems to like to come off when you take the lens cap off though.
But looking at the several gouges on the outer lens ... I don't think it matters too much.

It wouldn't focus at first on my d7000 ... put it all in Manual .. and then the cams after getting jammed got aligned again and now it focuses

So I'm all set. Gonna bring it along with me on my photo travels this weekend on the d7000
It has a macro mode too .. so I'll try to do something macro with it too.

ooh ... I lost the $5.00 ... could 'ya all send me some replacements ?
Don't worry about sending too many. I'll figure out what to do with 'em all :mrgreen:

astroNikon · Jul 19, 2014

Boy, this lens really bugs me.
It really only works in manual focusing. Since it was bugging me so much, and this gigantic beetle was in my yard, I'd thought I'd practice focusing on it.

I waddled through a spider web, so it's wearing a see-through mask.

SnappingShark · Jul 19, 2014

A bug's life!

Woo - how many people are we through now? (I can't be bothered to count)

astroNikon · Jul 19, 2014

A few of the grand James Scott Memorial Fountain on Belle Isle, Detroit

Yes, only in Detroit ... barfing turtles ...

More than one too ...

The whole set of Belle Isle is on my Flickr account ... it started raining, quite heavily too. I hope to go back later as there's plenty of other things to take photos of.

Well this lens was fun. The cams in it seems to be degrading. When you zoom, you also change focus. The AF gets jammed ... so it's only really good in manual Focus and then you have to jiggle the zoom here and there to get the focus you want.

But .... on to the next person ... or am I waiting for the Canon adapter ??