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			 by biggerry on Sun Jul 03, 2011 9:10 pm
 Thanks to Cameron for his help, helped lighten my wallet     I think I am gonna enjoy this lens, good focal lenght albeit a bit restrictive but nice and sharp and provides pretty sweet contrast. This one is in very good nick and the focus rings is just right. At initial thoughts I would put this up there with the 105mm f2.5, however it is definitely still second rate when compared to it     first image  and one not long after, sooc  
			
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			 by aim54x on Sun Jul 03, 2011 9:48 pm
 Gerry, I am still uncertain if you will use this lens much (that 105mm is too good)...but it is a VERY nice copy of a very good lens. 
 I really like #2
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			 by biggerry on Sun Jul 03, 2011 10:12 pm
 aim54x wrote:Gerry, I am still uncertain if you will use this lens much (that 105mm is too good)...but it is a VERY nice copy of a very good lens. 
 I really like #2
 i agree, i am not sure how much i will use it, however I don't want to be kicking myself later wondering whether I would, and for that amount its a pretty cheap and safe excerise. 
			
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			 by aim54x on Sun Jul 03, 2011 10:49 pm
 biggerry wrote:i agree, i am not sure how much i will use it, however I don't want to be kicking myself later wondering whether I would, and for that amount its a pretty cheap and safe excerise.
 Definitely a safe exercise considering the price you netted it for! It is in real good nick as well.....CameronNikon F/Nikon 1 | Hasselblad V/XPAN| Leica M/LTM |Sony α/FE/E/Maxxum/M42Wishlist Nikkor 24/85 f/1.4| Fuji Natura BlackScout-Images | Flickr | 365Project 
			
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			 by surenj on Mon Jul 04, 2011 9:16 am
    Congrats. I knew there was going to be some damage at the camera market. I reckon it might be a nice video lens as well (if you can keep your hands still) #2 Where is this? On Observatory hill?? 
			
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			 by ozimax on Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:14 pm
 Glad you bagged a bargain Gerry. If the lens is even remotely like the Canon 135 F2, then you will have a cracker lens. 
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			 by biggerry on Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:22 pm
 surenj wrote::rotfl2:  Congrats. I knew there was going to be some damage at the camera market. I reckon it might be a nice video lens as well (if you can keep your hands still)
 #2 Where is this? On Observatory hill??
 lol yeah, there is some good stuff there but also some rubbish too and way way to many enthusiats     There was a nikkor 1.2? converted to canon mount that you could have brought     ozimax wrote:Glad you bagged a bargain Gerry. If the lens is even remotely like the Canon 135 F2, then you will have a cracker lens.Ozi.
 yeah dunno ozi, the canon has some good reviews by the look of things and of course it has AF - what I love about these older nikkors is their size, due to no AF or conehead stuff the barrel size is quite small and length (100mm) which makes them great for when weight is a bit of a issue. 
			
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			 by biggerry on Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:53 pm
 surenj wrote:#2 Where is this? On Observatory hill??
 Correct ! 
			
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			 by surenj on Wed Jul 06, 2011 9:10 pm
 biggerry wrote:There was a nikkor 1.2? converted to canon mount that you could have brought 
    That would be the day, although I could have used a cheep lens with a aperture ring for my uber cheep macro rig...     biggerry wrote: way way to many enthusiats 
  
			
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			 by colin_12 on Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:05 pm
 I think the second is a great image Gerry. It should make your next calendar.  Regards ColinCameras, lenses and a lust for life
 
			
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			 by PiroStitch on Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:22 am
 Lovely!  you won't be disappointed! The 2nd image reminds me of the Kindle App intro screen   
			
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			 by aim54x on Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:36 pm
 PiroStitch wrote:The 2nd image reminds me of the Kindle App intro screen  
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			 by biggerry on Sat Jul 09, 2011 5:07 pm
 colin_12 wrote:I think the second is a great image Gerry. It should make your next calendar.  
 yeah, i love the tones of this image, even though I missed the focus on the seat I still like it   PiroStitch wrote:Lovely!  you won't be disappointed! The 2nd image reminds me of the Kindle App intro screen  
 cheers, have you used it much? aim54x wrote:Now that you mention it, it does have a striking resemblance
 ha, not sure whether I should be happy or not about that   
			
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			 by PiroStitch on Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:00 pm
 @biggerry - Yes I have used it a fair bit.  Surprised I liked it more than I expected to. 
			
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