It has been a while!

[Stan Hesketh]

Haven't been on the forum for quite some time, and not very active with cameras, mainly due to temporarily losing my vision, which is not ideal for photography! Because of the miracle of lens implants, my cataracts are now history, and my eyesight is possibly better than it ever was. This is great of course, but one downside is that when looking through my photos, some are not as well focused as I had originally thought! That aside, I have inherited an immaculate, if elderly, Nikon D50 with kit lenses, and extremely low shutter count. I am extremly impressed with the Nikon lenses that came with it.This will keep my equally elderly 1100D company. I also inherited a box of vintage lenses, various makes/mounts, but the one I like best so far, is a Yashica 50mm. It plays really nicely with the Canon and when I get the opportunity, plan to test this and the others out properly (busy restoring a house.) Having lived on a boat for a number of years, I left 35mm behind, but still have some 35mm cameras, including three really nice 35mm Yashicas that I inherited. Perhaps one day...
Good to be back

 

[Pete Askew]

Welcome back, Stan. It has be a while hasn’t it, and I’m glad to hear about the restoration of your sight. I’m looking forward to seeing what you create with the D50.

 

[Beth Anthony]

welcome back

 

[Gary Ayala]

Welcome back Stan Hesketh. I am happy your operation was successful.

 

[Charlotte Ortelli]

I'm happy to hear of the wonders of modern medicine! Good luck getting back into things.

 

[Gianluca Drago]

Congratulations on your regained sight, sometimes there are stories with happy endings and this warms our hearts.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

I have been in the same situation and now my eyesight is a Hawk's vision on my right and my left, they made a mistake and the surgeon took an hour to reduce it to a reading glasses vision. But that makes it quite good. No reading glasses are needed unless the writing is too small.

 

[Stan Hesketh]

I have been in the same situation and now my eyesight is a Hawk's vision on my right and my left, they made a mistake and the surgeon took an hour to reduce it to a reading glasses vision. But that makes it quite good. No reading glasses are needed unless the writing is too small.

Very pleased that it was a success for you. Did they correct the mistake by laser?
I can never forget my first eye being operated on. Within minutes of coming out of the surgery, I could see more clearly than I had done for years.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

Very pleased that it was a success for you. Did they correct the mistake by laser?
I can never forget my first eye being operated on. Within minutes of coming out of the surgery, I could see more clearly than I had done for years.

No, Stan, my left eye is only sharp at close distance. I have been informed that it can't be mended. I am, however, in doubt about that. But it works to my content, sort of.