And I do plan on taking it out tomorrow to shoot. I have the 85/1.9 and enjoy it, I am looking forward to trying out the 1.8. And after what Paul states below I am really anxious. Too bad I missed out on the 120, but it went to a good home...
I will be helping out at a 5k tomorrow morning. I hope to get some nice people shots. Paul, I am positive you will enjoy the *ist D. I know I am. Beware of flash photography. I have found the best results by using a meter - this is with the *ist D, D1X, and D1H. For the most part TTL works very well, there are instances where the camera metering is fooled. I have not sat down to figure out where, possibly where there is a lot of white in the image. I shot about 50 shots today and about a third was with the AF500FTZ with no problems. I have also used the AF280T and AF400T. Doing well to stay up to date, Cesar Panama City, Florida -- -----Original Message----- -- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 9:38 PM -- -- Well, I sold about $1200 worth of screwmount lenses in the last few -- days along with my Spotmatic Motor Drive, so I ordered an *ist D. My <snip> -- (Cesar got the best piece of screw mount glass -- I owned, -- -- the SMC 85/1.8 .<snip> List member Bernd Scheffler got another of -- the great -- ones -- the 120/2.8. So some of my good screw mount glass is -- still in -- the PDML family. ) I have saved a half dozen very nice M42 -- lenses, and -- I can still fondle now and then, so the separation isn't total. But -- it's time to move on. I'm looking forward to exploring the world of -- digital with my very modern manual focus K lenses <vbg>. -- Paul Stenquist -- (No longer a fondler) --
