TPF Across America: The Journey of One Lens Across the USA

[FoggyLens]

Ok all..

I have finished my turn with the lens.. I will be shipping it tomorrow. : ) I had a lot of fun with it this week and wish is wasnt still brown and dead here in Colorado.. : )

Anyhow this is what i got.. lol.


Shot 1 is of Casa Bonita. This is a pretty well known place here. Mexican food while watching cliff divers.. : )

Shot number 2 is the sunset over the Rocky's. Landscapes are not a strong point for me.. lol..

Shot number 3 was taken at a cematary..

Shot number 4 I took for fun..

and shot number 5.. A portrait.

Again I had a blast and Im very happy I got to be apart of this project!! Thanks Mark and Derrel..

 

[Markw]

I'm happy to see you had a great run with the lens! The photos look great! Make sure to post and tag them on the flickr group as well. :thumbsup:

Mark

 

[Village Idiot]

We should do a spin off with a Canon 50 f/1.8

Yeah but everybody and their unborn child has a 50mm f/1.8. We should just send around an old MF lens with an EOS mount adapter. That would be pretty ballin'.

As long as it's cheap. They have a thread like this on POTN that's been going on forever with the 50 f/1.8. I know they're at least on their 2nd if not 3rd by now.

 

[dxqcanada]

Hmm, "Project M42" ??

 

[SJGordon]

Hmm, "Project M42" ??

That would be cool. I could participate in that one. It has been kind of nice following this thread and seeing the different places this lens has been so far.

 

[Derrel]

Your photos look good Trish! I find it interesting how the old 35-70mm f/3.3~4.5 AF NIkkor is one of the earliest pieces of autofocus Nikon gear, and you are using it with one of the very newest Nikon cameras. Pretty cool, bridging the Reagan era and the 2010's. And thanks again for getting the lens back into the shipping rotation and advancing this thread.

 

[FoggyLens]

Thanks Derrel. : ) I agree!! I think its pretty sweet!! How cool is that 1989 to 2011!. This lens has held up well through the times. Kinda makes me want to get a couple old timers myself.. : )

Happy I could get it back and can't wait to see what everyone does.. Lens is packed and ready to be shipped to the next person! : ) I will be running it to the post office here in a bit. : )

 

[FoggyLens]

Hey Mark,

I uploaded to the flickr group and added the pics but I cant figure out how to put them on the map?? .. :scratch: lol

 

[Markw]

I've added a link on the first post titled "How To Geotag Your Photos". Hopefully this will help you and all other members out.

Mark

 

[Markw]

Remember everyone, please PM me when you send the lens out so I can change your status to "completed"...and when you get the lens in so I can change it to "In Possession".

Thanks,
Mark

 

[kundalini]

Guess what I found in the mailbox last evening?

Thanks FoggyLens. BTW, nice hair.

 

[Hardrock]

Thinking about purchasing this so I can mount lens to my Canon 50D but I dont know anything about the lens as far as mechanics. Can the aperture be manually adjusted? If it does work I will donate the adapter to the project. If not I will just borrow a nikon body.

 

[Markw]

The lens is a 35-70D model, so the aperture can be controlled manually. The lens and that adapter will allow you to put the lens on your body, but it will be fully manual.

Mark

 

[kundalini]

This one doesn't count, alright? It just happens to be the first (after thought) shot with the lens. I had finished my shots for the evening and remembered the LENS.... OMG. so this is what I snapped. She was patient, but she was ........

A Lady in Waiting

 

[OrionsByte]

Something struck me today, and I'm just curious - after the whole fiasco with the lens disappearing for a while, is the extension tube still riding around with it?