Quick hive-mind question. I have a 400/5.6 that was in my cabinet and I didn’t notice the rear cap had fallen off at some point. I don’t have anything long enough to clean the little bit of dust on the rear element. Any ideas? I would need something about 5 inches long to reach…
kwoodard wrote:
Quick hive-mind question. I have a 400/5.6 that was in my cabinet and I didn’t notice the rear cap had fallen off at some point. I don’t have anything long enough to clean the little bit of dust on the rear element. Any ideas? I would need something about 5 inches long to reach…
The VSGO branded, T-shaped, sensor cleaning swabs that I use are ~5 inches long.
SiMuMe wrote:
Hey Serge, I remember the disappointment from the covered mosaics. Pictures from your travels looking great, as usual. Amazing craftsmanship from centuries ago.
Siphiwe, thanks and you have a very good memory.
Siena Cathedral is one of those places that needs to e seen to fully appreciate the enormous talent of the builders and artists.
Yeah, I use them in a similar pair in black now, so I can tell where I am in my rotation of shoes. (Eight pairs of shoes for work, gives them a chance to rebound and dry out, and they last longer, this white pair I had gotten for my nurse aide classes in the beginning of 2014, the blowout happened in May of 2020. I got my money's worth out of those pairs of shoes!
Current rotation of shoes were bought in 2020 and still going, still look good, no blowouts.
I am happy to hear you kept the shoelaces. They are very nice Laura.
kwoodard wrote:
Quick hive-mind question. I have a 400/5.6 that was in my cabinet and I didn’t notice the rear cap had fallen off at some point. I don’t have anything long enough to clean the little bit of dust on the rear element. Any ideas? I would need something about 5 inches long to reach…
Steve, excellent series with the 50/2 LTM. I have the lens but it does not play well at distance with the thicker cover glass of the Fuji sensor. My understanding is the Nikon Zs and Leica are the way to go if using these lenses.
Regina, beautiful capture.
James, super detail of the silver medallions.
Laura, great sunset series.
Glen, gotta love the color and reflections of you classic automobile photos.
Ray, great close up photography.
Siphiwe, you are doing great work with the the 35-70, a lens totally outside most folks radar.
Antinori Winery in Tuscany, this is one serious operation.
Andy, These medallions are an "investment" my father made through an ad in National Geographic magazine. "FRANKLIN MINT 100 Greatest Masterpieces Silver Proof Coin Series - PRAYING HANDS". I can't remember if he paid $19.95 or $39.95 in the 1970s for each 0.925 pure silver 2.3-2.6 ounce coin. Current value is $17 - I almost sold the set to a coin dealer at "melt point", and at that time silver was $39 an ounce. I would have if this was about money, but the engraving quality - the sometimes rendering 3D out of a 2D source I found very impressive.
I shot this sitting in a chair holding one of the black velvet trays, and rotating a 3" square light panel around the coin a various angles looking for the best light. Focus is a bit off, and DOF could be better - dust and lint were everywhere. Some of the coins flat fields are getting a faint oxide - even though none of the coins were ever touched with bare hands.
cadman342001 wrote:
Wow
What is the history of these? the quality is amazing. How did you light them? (pity about cutting the 2nd image/crop)
