Photo Clash

Purchased Nikon Zoom-Nikkor AF 70-210mm f4-5,6 on march 22, 2006 for 2,500 baht. The lens was in mint condition as it has been used twice and kept in the box. The lens has 2 few fungus, visible if the aperture was wide open due to overlong storage at an uncontrolled humidity. However, if the aperture is closed by 1 steps, the lens is clear. Physical condition was perfect, no scratch, looks new. Found out that cleaning the lens costs 3,000 baht in Nikon Service Center (Although I had a very bad experience) but I asked Nikon Service Center in Jakarta, Indonesia, they will charge Rp. 385.000,00 which is around 2,000 baht which is not bad, I haven’t asked at local unofficial services which supposedly to be cheaper. As for now, I’m loving this lens regardless the fungus, it still looks sharp in everyway. The shortest focal was 70mm which is quite tele as I can’t really get any panorama at all and I can’t focus anything closer than 1 meter. I think I have to learn more about using this lens. Bokeh was great at all focals, so its pretty great using this lens for close-ups.

Below are the images taken with this lens at its maximum focal range:

~ by adityapamungkas on April 3, 2006.