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Observe Time

Observe Time
We measured time. We divided it. We made revisions. We engineered instruments of time. We commodified time. Time was bought and sold. We believe time is immutable. Yet we are fascinated by the possibility that it may be elastic.

Nikon D2Xs + Vivitar 28mm f/2.8 Close Focus Wide Angle lens. There are several versions of this lens; the serial number of this one is 28430xxx with a filter size of 49mm and marked 'Made in Japan'. That reveals it was made by Komine (Vivitar never actually manufactured any lenses - all the work was contracted out). It was an OK lens, nothing stellar, and I got rid of it. The Nikkor 28mm f/3.5 AI, although slower, is in my opinion much better, but it costs quite a bit more. And better still, I recommend the Nikkor 28mm f/2 AI. Manual of course, but plenty of depth-of-field to work with when using a wide-angle.

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 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Well captured and presented. I have that same lens, with the serial 28414XXX and was just thinking recently that I should use it again.
5 months ago.
The Limbo Connection club has replied to tiabunna club
If it reinvigorates your photography it is probably a good idea to give it an outing. With a few notable exceptions, however, I find there is a good reason why I have not bothered with a piece of kit for a long while. Recently I sold quite a lot of stuff because of this, and I'm not really missing it.
5 months ago.

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