Lens Across America : ROUND 3!

[480sparky]

Check yer inbox.

Boy have I got a treat for you guys. We have a Lamborghini Mercialago in the showroom and I have access to the keys.

What time are you picking me up in for a spin????

Why did DJ Jazzy Jeff's Parents Just Don't Understand start playing in my head?

 

[MartinCrabtree]

Honestly I'm kinda scared to drive it. People trust me with their big money motorcycles all day long. However few of them cost more than a house. I've driven a lot of exotics and they're sort of disappointing. Angry,twitchy handling and nervous are words I've used to describe them. The Ferraris and Porches are the best of that ilk. But they are beautiful and wonderful to photograph each and every one.

A teaser of a recent encounter.

*Ferrari 360 Challenge.

 

[astroNikon]

Honestly I'm kinda scared to drive it. People trust me with their big money motorcycles all day long. However few of them cost more than a house. I've driven a lot of exotics and they're sort of disappointing. Angry,twitchy handling and nervous are words I've used to describe them. The Ferraris and Porches are the best of that ilk. But they are beautiful and wonderful to photograph each and every one.

A teaser of a recent encounter.

*Ferrari 360 Challenge.

Back in my automotive days I used to have to test drive the high powered cars - before environmental chambers and electronic testing existed.
I remember taking a preproduction 348 out once and fishtailed for about 50 yards until I realized that I was driving a very expensive car that wasn't mine.

 

[Aloicious]

Forgot to post this up, but the lens is en route to MartinCrabtree

 

[MartinCrabtree]

Anxiously awaiting the arrival. Be outta town until Friday night but someone's here to accept it.

 

[odagled]

Sparky, I sent a PM. Would love to be added to the list!

-Danny

 

[pthrift]

Sparky, I sent a PM. Would love to be added to the list!

-Danny

I said the same but I never got any response from him :/

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4. probably at work.

 

[480sparky]

Sparky, I sent a PM. Would love to be added to the list!

-Danny

I said the same but I never got any response from him :/

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4. probably at work.

I've sent you 4 emails now.

 

[pthrift]

Sparky, I sent a PM. Would love to be added to the list!

-Danny

I said the same but I never got any response from him :/

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4. probably at work.

I've sent you 4 emails now.

I've gotten 4? really? Hmmm..I need to check my spam settings then, I only received the one sent at 857am this morning

Edit: sure enough you've sent several messages. My spam folder picked up your domain as spam and kicked it out. I'm sorry-

 

[astroNikon]

I said the same but I never got any response from him :/

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4. probably at work.

I've sent you 4 emails now.

I've gotten 4? really? Hmmm..I need to check my spam settings then, I only received the one sent at 857am this morning

Edit: sure enough you've sent several messages. My spam folder picked up your domain as spam and kicked it out. I'm sorry-

Make sure your INBOX isn't FULL .. and unable to receive PMs

 

[480sparky]

Make sure your INBOX isn't FULL .. and unable to receive PMs

This is email..... not PMs.

 

[astroNikon]

Make sure your INBOX isn't FULL .. and unable to receive PMs

This is email..... not PMs.

:hail:

 

[MartinCrabtree]

Well I got home tonight to a package waiting for me. Opened it up and removed the lens. It's really screwed up. No focus or zoom ring movement whatsoever. Aperture ring moves freely and seems to be OK. I'll see what I can do with it in the morning (it's late) but with it being fixed that will challenge everyone. We shall see.

 

[Aloicious]

Yeah I had the same issues. The focus ring stiffness seems the least when you can get the zoom around 50mm, anywhere else in the zoom range and the focus ring kind of locks up

 

[astroNikon]

Yeah that lens had a few issues.
I was able to, after moving the zoom back and forth get the internal cams to work to zoom up and down a bit. Of course zooming also changed the focusing, so you had to be aware of that.

Don't have your camera AF ON that's for sure.