More with the 180MM f2.8 ai'd Nikkor-P & TC-16A. These sunflowers grew so fast - this is May of 2023, and by June they were gone. Only got about 3 feet tall. Next day I ran a comparison test of the 180s that I owned.
Here is that next day test. I thought I shared this awhile ago, but I can't find the files - so, maybe not. In my head (which is increasingly incorrect as I age) - The AF 180mm f2.8 was much sharper than the older ai'd version. This has proven to be wrong many times since this first go-round. Aging stinks!
Lenses side by side
100% crops using lawn furniture. Same tripod, & camera, unedited - just switched out the lenses
AF
Another follow up. I should have known better, but Adobe’s Noise Reduction AI is limited to computers/desktops, it’s not available on iPads even though it apparently flies on M1 MacBooks. I can kind of understand as it is ridiculously slow, but the results appear to be worth while. We took my daughters to the beach so I have some we’ll want to print large, just usually don’t share the kids. Anyway, curious to hear any thoughts. First is typical noise reduction, second is Adobe’s advanced / AI reduction.
I don’t know if I’m one, but work and back to school have made for busy periods. Also “had” to use some AF recently which is never fun and means I have less to contribute.
One from the 55/1.2 to stay out of the dog house. Nothing special but I like the chaos of the shot. leighton w wrote:
What's happened to some of our regulars? You know who you are.
AdaptedLenses wrote:
I don’t know if I’m one, but work and back to school have made for busy periods. Also “had” to use some AF recently which is never fun and means I have less to contribute.
One from the 55/1.2 to stay out of the dog house. Nothing special but I like the chaos of the shot.
AdaptedLenses wrote:
Another follow up. I should have known better, but Adobe’s Noise Reduction AI is limited to computers/desktops, it’s not available on iPads even though it apparently flies on M1 MacBooks. I can kind of understand as it is ridiculously slow, but the results appear to be worth while. We took my daughters to the beach so I have some we’ll want to print large, just usually don’t share the kids. Anyway, curious to hear any thoughts. First is typical noise reduction, second is Adobe’s advanced / AI reduction.
leighton w wrote:
What's happened to some of our regulars? You know who you are.
Life has been very hectic, but I'm managing to take a few photos here and there. The problem is that I'm doing all of my shooting on film. I need to process it and see if there is anything worth sharing.
