Griz's Photo Blog

There was no color in the trees but oddly the ground had dead leaves everywhere. Putnam Park in Bethel/Redding Connecticut. This is a crop of the original as i did not like the green leaves on the trees in the background.

OK, I’ve been posting here for 45 days straight now and feel a need to change things a little bit. I am changing the blog to just be Griz’s blog and dropping the photo part. There will still be a photo section and I will continue with that of course but will be adding sections for Golf, Woodworking and my bikes to go along with the photo piece. I also just ordered a new computer that is being delivered today so it will take a week or so to get this all straightened out. Once back there will still be a photo of the day theme to it but most of them will just be snaps of things I find interesting. When I actually do go out and shoot that will end up in the photography section….. Griz.

Here are a few shots from the wedding…..

Here are the shots from the lighting test at Crofton. all 1/60th @ f4 iso 800. I used program mode per Gary Fongs video for the lightsphere. I believe I will have to go to Manual mode and get the shutter up a little…

I need a little help Identifying these lenses. I am mostly a Canon guy so the whole Nikon Ai thing has always been a mystery to me. Here are the lenses and what I think I have….

OK here is what I think I have. The first and last photos are group shots so starting with image 2. This is a Vivitar 135mm /2.8. It is really well built and comes with a nice metal hood. Sad;y this is a non AI lens I believe and would not work on a D100. Image 3 is of a 35~70 /3.5~4.8. This thing is plastic and feels cheap. It does not have the metal tong that all of the other lenses have. I am guessing E series here from what I read but that may be wrong. This may be AIS since the F22 mark is orange and it has a little half circle routed out of the bottom. Also there are 2 very small holes where a tong would be so it may just not be on this lens or has broken off. The aperture ring does not have any click stops and it does not want to stay in place on the f3. There seems to be a spring that wants to move it and without the stops it keeps shifting to the end. Works fine on the F. I am guessing this will mount on a D100 but may have the same aperture ring problem. It is cheap and I don’t care much about it. Image 4 is 50mm /1.4. This is a very well made lens that I believe to be non AI. To bad it is a very nice lens. It will stay on the F. Image 5 is the micro Nikkor 105mm /4. I thought this was AI-s but now believe it to be AI. I think it will work on the D100. Image 6 is a 50mm /2. Also in nice shape but I believe non AI as well. It is a shame because I was hoping one of the 50’s would make it on the D100. This one lives on a nikkormat and I guess that is where it will stay. Image 7 is a 43~86 mm /3.5. I believe this to be AI and good to go in a D100. The hood is not original to this lens.  So in a nutshell I believe I can mount the 105, and 43~86 and have them work albeit without metering on a D100. The 2 50’s and the Vivitar are out and the plastic 35~70 zoom may work if it is not broken. Sound about right? thanks for any help….Griz.