Using the nikkor H.C 50mm f2.0

Made in Japan

I just received this lens for about 3 days already. Normally I would have lots of pictures taken. But literally I could not. I hurt both my shoulders and I find it even difficult to bring the viewfinder to my eyes. But I tried, using many things as support. 

Nikon Nikkor

First impressions: Very nice.

Besides being very affordable, its also very compact. Minimum focussing distance is less than 0.6m. The focussing ring stand out because, its of a bigger diameter than the rest of the lens, while everything else is where it should. Mine is from the older generations where I think its not even Ai-S. But that does not matter me as I used it on my xe2.

Handling, its ok. Normal for a normal 50mm lens. Sometimes I fiddle with the aperture ring because the butterfly catch may be a bit intrusive. 

Contrast.

Using a manual lens for manual focus, you need to rely on contrast to help you to nail that focus. The nikkor level of contrast is better than average. Thus providing images with better than adequate contrast, but not too much that will give a jarring difference between the highlights and the shadows. Thus, the images, from my eyes and my opinion as well, are very pleasant allowing lots of details to be seen even in normal jpegs.

Picture quality.

As for the famed sharpness of this lens, I really can’t tell and conclude that its the sharpest 50mm nikon ever created.I simply do not have the resources to compare it to all the 50mm Nikon has ever built. But is it sharp? Of course. Its a 50mm lens. Does it glow? No. Does it have character? All lenses have character of their own, even different lenses from the same make and brand and focal length. It produces very clean images. The out of focus areas are not distracting and it makes the subject stand out very well, even at f2.8. However, I don’t think the image can be said to be as organic as the ones from the Contax 50mm. Clinical and dependable would be those words I would use to describe the final images.

Did I regret getting this lens, of course not! For less than $100, I was excited. But I regret not knowing about it sooner. To summarise, if you love the type of images produced by a Nikon, get this cheap nifty fifty. On the xe2, it will give a 75mm-ish fov. My kind of focal length.

Pictures of the lens and camera are taken using the Em5 and the olympus 45mm 1.8

Some pictures.

Here are some pictures. Mostly SOOC after imported and exported from LR. Except the ones with the yellow stripes, I had to decrease the exposure and increase the blackness as mainly black road, came out grey. LOL.

Rear View Mirror

Dinner table.

After School

I am a washing machine

 Thank you for reading.

Stripes

As and when I use the lens to take pictures, I will post it up at my flickr account.

4

4
The magical number this year. This is my youngest's 4th year celebrating Hari Raya with us. And every year he reminds us how magical it was when it was just us and my eldest. Its never the same when its with him, though. There is always a magical layer whenever he is around. His carries his wit around him, and yes, he can be very lovable and huggable. Looking forward to the 5th year. Here are some pictures, taken with my Fujifilm gear.

At Safra Punggol

In the car.

Pouty Mouth

Going to school for Eid celebration.

Ever so smiley.

With the bear.

Smiley bear.

Playing with his nerf gun.

With Hana, his cousin twice over.

Pizza face.

While grabbing something for dinner.

Ever so happy.

Tools
The camera, a tool to capture the moments for when you look back at those moments, it capture not just the pictures but the emotions too.

Bandung

Bandung
Before I bore you with the details, here are some pictures.

At Changi Airport, boarding gate 13.

Choosing whether we wanted our meat grilled or fried.

Rows and ros of garnishes.

At the hotel swimming pool.

Lembang Floating Market.

Balls.

An unnamed eatery where they served gorgeous kway teow goreng.

At Alas Daun Restaurant. Sunda styled cooking.

At the Bandung airport lounge.

Prior to boardimg the flight to Bandung.

The locals called it Pempek, I just called it delicious.

Beautiful blue sky.

On the tarmac. Going home.

Easton dining. At Rumah Mode Factory outlet.

Lembang floating market.

Seller. Lembang Floating Market.

Blue Skies.

Boarding the plane.

Some of the foods that were being sold.

Padang dishes.

SIL and MIL. Happy.

Two of the various sambal sauces.

At Sapu Lidi Restaurant. Where one can choose to eat in a gazebo.

Signages at Lembang Food Market.

Hotel swimming pool.

At De' Ranch

SIL with cream soda.

Still could not rearrange the pictures properly, so they are not in order.

Information
We went to Bandung for a total of 4 days. More like 2 days and 3 nights actually as we arrived late in the evening and left early in the morning. Took AirAsia and had to disembarked onto the tarmac in Bandung. Its a small airport, I think they have about 4 immigration counters only.

Stayed at favehotel cihampelas which, to me was a good choice. Its just across the street from Jeans Street. If you are looking for big sizes for jeans, the biggest that I can find is size 46. Sidewalks are not well paved. So if you have a 2 year old son sitting in a stroller, you would need some assistance.

My take
Traffic is horrible. If you intend to go to several places for sight seeing or shopping, I would recommend that you space them out with only one location per half a day. If not, you will spend much much time in the vehicle travelling at a slow slow pace.

But do not forget to eat. Let your driver bring you around for your meals. The food is cooked in a predominantly two style of cooking. One is the Sunda way, while the other is the Padang way. Padang food is richer, usually contained coconut milk. They are both fantastic. We had our meals at Restaurant Sederhana (Padang), Alas Daun (Sunda) and Sapu Lidi (Sunda / Bandung). I could not fault any of them, ok, maybe if they have a less undulating floor.

Because of the too many places that we wanted to go, we could not shop to our heart's contend. If you do decide to go to Bandung, you need to prioritise, and also, go during the weekdays.


Pictures taken using Fujifilm x100s.

Slim. And happy Ramadan everybody.

2nd day

Su has left for the States on Saturday night / Sunday morning. So I guess this is the second day I am living the bachelor's life. Although I have two boys who will say otherwise. It has been good. My helper helps lots. My feet hurts lots too. The young one seems not to exhibit any withdrawal symptoms while the mom is not here while the older seems to be able to grasp the fact better. Seeing that this would be his third time that he has to be alone with me.

All in all, I am happy I have them. Keeps me on my toes. So darling, if you are reading this, I hope you know that you are wanted still. I said my I love yous on whats app and hangouts and whatever, but it does not beat being able to say it while snuggling with you on our too soft mattress...

Here are pictures of what happened today.

Tea Break, instant noodles, Adam's idea.

Wanting to come up the bed.

Wrestling. As usual, the older one lets the younger one win.

Multi tasking

David and Goliath. Role play is good?

Trying to spoil my other camera.

Now he wants the smaller camera.

And take 5 while answering a call.

Love you.