Stacey_K

You seriously think they are gonna make a 110 when they have a 105? O.o

I have a 2 ring screwdriver version and am happy with it. Still being sold new, parts shouldn't be a problem for a long time.

Like a 120mm f1.8 is a popular lens... a 14mm f2.8 is a lens they used to make, show me ONE manufacturer that ever made a 120mm lens for this format!

My two favs for portraits on FX are the 85mm f1.4D and the 105mm f2 DC

I'd go for the older 85mm f1.4D. After using it, I sold my 85mm f1.8G. For portraits, the older D version nikkor is hard to beat. On DX the sigma 70mm f2.8 macro is a great option.

It depends more if you spend time looking for dust IMHO. I'm sure all my sensors have dust on them. I have an A7, several FX nikons etc etc. I just never shoot blank walls at f22, then open the ...

Shot a whole roll of 120 film in my fuji 6X9 rangefinder (on tripod, being very selective, incidence metering the exposure etc) only to discover I never took the lens cap off... That was 20 years ...

I've changed lenses on a whim without thought since I have been shooting digital and have NEVER cleaned a sensor. Ever. The whole dust on sensor thing is way blown out of proportion.

You do know you can stop down the f1.4 lenses right?

This sounds like someone who got sucked into "It's the principal of the thing" and lawyers fanned the flames. I've watched friends go into legal battles "for the principal" and the only people who...

It sounds like this is a shutter replacement not this reflection problem.

No it's not. The exposure is based on the camera trying to average the scene to 18% gray. It will try to make a overall dark scene brighter (Dark skinned man in a black suit) or a light scene ...

The problem with TTL in the studio is inconsistent exposure. If someone is wearing a dark suit vs a white shirt or has blond hair vs black hair, light skin vs dark skin: the exposure is jumping ...

Right, the whole pixel peeping thing is absurd. To see, in print, details you might see zoomed in to 100% on an over 20mp camera (Or even 12mp) will be an absurdly large print viewed from inches away.

Saved the front element from what? The bandsaw to remove the stuck filter?

the 18-35 nikon lens is great.

One more reason to not use a "protective" filter. I'm sure all that torque on the lens didn't hurt anything.

I like the early sonnar version.

Get some real studio monolights. I got a couple of these years ago and they work fine. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/541985-REG/Westcott_200_Strobelite_Plus_Monolight_120VAC.html

The customer loved it, that's all I care about. It was shot out in their front yard, I doubt they care about the surrounding being recognizable. Like "Oh wow those are our bushes and grass!" And my ...