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Magical Mystery Lens (test examples).

2020, Favourite, Inspiration, Nikon, Nikon Z7, Print, Q&A, Teaching point, Undisclosed Magical Mystery Lens, Within 200 feet of My House™

Here’s an example of what the MML performs like wide open:

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And here’s the 100 % central crop:

↑Nikon Z7 + Undisclosed Magical Mystery Lens (100% central crop).

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Here’s another example of the MML lens performance wide open (with some bonus bokeh):

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And here’s the 100 % central crop:

↑Nikon Z7 + Undisclosed Magical Mystery Lens (100% central crop).

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I’ll leave it to you to decide if you’d be happy with this level of central performance + bokeh.

I really like it.

A few of you have purchased the identity of Magical Mystery Lens from my site — thank you.  For those of you who are tempted to, I’ll let you know that until 11:59 PM tonight (Eastern Standard Time), this lens is on sale at one major retailer.

—Peter.

The Light’s Coming Back (1, 2, and 3).

2020, Favourite, Inspiration, Nikon, Nikon Z7, Print, Undisclosed Magical Mystery Lens, Within 200 feet of My House™

The light’s finally coming back, at least in the Northern Hemisphere.  Amidst the calamity of Covid-19, it’s nice to be reminded that all dark periods eventually end.

I took the opportunity this morning to step out of my house for the first time in 14 days, after a period of self-isolation, and went for a walk.  How wonderful it was to do that!  Later — this evening — I snapped a few shots around my house just to take advantage of how beautifully the shift in the light painted everything.

Here’s to more light, and a safe journey ahead… for all of us.

—Peter.

↑Nikon Z7 + Undisclosed Magical Mystery Lens.

Memory Lane.

2020, Beyond 200 feet of My House™, Favourite, Inspiration, Nikon, Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF ED DX, Nikon D70, Portrait, Print, Q&A, Within 200 feet of My House™

My wife was tidying the file cabinet this evening, and she came across a folder with some interesting contents in it — contents that I had long forgotten about.

Specifically, there were some receipts and warranty cards from Nikon, from 2004.  Your see, in that year, I bought my very first digital DSLR, the Nikon D70 along, with its kit lens, the 18-70mm.  That started a crazy journey for me that I’m still on, and — interestingly — the path has recently wound its way back to Nikon.  Through it all, I never sold my beloved D70 and 18-70mm combo.

They are, in fact, the only pieces of photographic gear that I’ve never sold.

—Peter.

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Here’s the original Nikon Canada warranty card for the D70:

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And here are the dynamic duo, in the flesh (so to speak):

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And here they are posing with a photo that was created by them: