philm5d

Nikon DF. Incredible they gave it only one slot when (otherwise) less specified Nikons carry two.

Apart from the tilt, the fundamental error(s) are having heads lined up vertically above each other. It really grates on me . I was taught a multi level group should be similar to a bunch of ...

The difference is that a bubble in spectacles would be seen by the wearer, like a speck of dirt would, whereas a bubble within a lens element is so far away from the plane of focus as to be ...

No way to know without popping the back in the dark, otherwise wind and shoot to the last "exposure" - 12 if you use 120 film and further wind on until any film and backing is wound through. If ...

Over the years I've had various lenses with a single tiny bubble within. Advice at the time was that the occasional small bubble was to be expected in the lens manufacturing process, harmless, and ...

Right, you had to get ten to get one good 'un and that one wouldn't last long, they were £20-£25 when a praktica was £50 and a Pentax £125.00 with a Nikkormat a bit more than that. My brother found ...

Don't know about the name but on my screen there's a pop up offering some free processing hints and tips - maybe the name is mentioned there?

"What's new at Specsavers" reads the leaflet just through my door featuring Kylie Minogue. Certainly not the Zenit-E they gave her to pose with - I suppose it saves them taping over the brand name ...

Have to say that both the 85 and 35mm VC tamrons I owned miss-focussed around 30% of the time at wider apertures. Could have been the camera, a D810, I suppose, however they weren't dependable for ...

Try a two button factory re-set ????

Mine did EXACTLY the same as your lens. Only had it a few days. Picked it up to find the rubber seal dislodged and hanging in a small loop. Goodness knows how it happened. I managed to ease it ...

Three words - get the Nikon. I am a pro photog of 40 years. In the last 2 years I strayed from the Nikon-only philosophy being seduced by all the hype. Amongst the 3rd party lenses I bought the ...

Well done young sir - enjoy your camera. Best regards, Phil

In the UK I saved £1400 (c $2000) by buying a D5 from Hong Kong. First time I've ever done this but that's a lot of pocket money. 3 year Warranty, backed by Nikon (they say) - Sceptical at first ...

Re the filter array - I thought it was my imagination the D2XS I had didn't seem to be quite as nice colour-wise as its predecessor - thought it was my imagination!

At 71 you have a few more miles on the clock than I do (but not many). I'm still (just) a full-time pro and regretted selling my D2X for £600 a few years back but now they appear used for ...

Have you tried it on a different camera? Even if the problem still there I'm tempted to say -  "who cares???" (if you'll pardon the expression). Being an older lens it may have some minor ...

You'll doubtless start to realise what a great camera the D3/D700 was (is) and wished you'd stuck with 'em!!!

in the early days they used to alternate between Harrogate and Birmingham. NEC is the centre of UK population density so sort of makes sense in a way. I used to go every year but a 4 hour car ride ...

Thanks to all who replied - great to wallow in all this nostalgia!