bjhurley wrote:
Some photos from last night with the Nikkor 85/1.4 Ai-S.
Very nice use of the 85 f/1.4, BJ! The smokey atmosphere is reminiscent of 20th century jazz clubs. By the way, it's nice to see a fellow Canadian on this thread. I lived most of my life in Ontario, spent ten years in Newfoundland and now live in BC. What part of the country do you call home?
Here are a few IR photos from the Ocean Idlers car show in nearby Coombs, BC. All were taken with the 24 f/2.8 NC on my converted Fuji X-T2 and Len Turbo II focal reducer.
GroWeb wrote:
Very nice use of the 85 f/1.4, BJ! The smokey atmosphere is reminiscent of 20th century jazz clubs. By the way, it's nice to see a fellow Canadian on this thread. I lived most of my life in Ontario, spent ten years in Newfoundland and now live in BC. What part of the country do you call home?
Thanks, I'm in Montréal. I was born near Toronto but we moved to the States when I was a year old and I spent my first 40 years there, then moved up here.
Ever interesting autos, Glen. Good to see you.
BJ, I have a feeling the music was great. I'd have a difficult choice, listen to music or take pictures.
George, making everything look good.
Df is back from injury. I picked it up yesterday morning. I think I got a very good deal on this repair, better than any I've ever done before, considering the work done. Looks brand new.
They replaced
- F-FO PCB Unit (10T46)
- Focusing screen
- A spring
- Did a service
- Replaced all rubbers.
There was no stock of parts so they imported, which took two weeks.
All this work for an equivalent of US $56 in local currency.
While it was out recovering I secured a "beastly" version of the 35-70mm range. Recall, I have the same focal range in f/3.5-4.8 covered in plastic, which I like for its lightness but a metal 35-70mm f/3.5 showed up and I broke down.
I took them out on a neighbourhood early morning(not Raymond's kind of early ) walk. To have, and to hold, they say.
George's product photography crown is far from being threatened.
SiMuMe wrote:
Df is back from injury. I picked it up yesterday morning. I think I got a very good deal on this repair, better than any I've ever done before, considering the work done. Looks brand new.
They replaced
- F-FO PCB Unit (10T46)
- Focusing screen
- A spring
- Did a service
- Replaced all rubbers.
There was no stock of parts so they imported, which took two weeks.
All this work for an equivalent of US $56 in local currency.
While it was out recovering I secured a "beastly" version of the 35-70mm range. Recall, I have the same focal range in f/3.5-4.8 covered in plastic, which I like for its lightness but a metal 35-70mm f/3.5 showed up and I broke down.
I took them out on a neighbourhood early morning(not Raymond's kind of early ) walk. To have, and to hold, they say.
George's product photography crown is far from being threatened.
Glen, great to see your photos of interesting classic vehicles. Nice captures!
This was an unscheduled exploration but when realized it was less than an hour from Nice, had to do it.
Ventimiglia, Italy:
Arrival at the train station:
Ventimiglia is two cities in one, the Medieval upper and the relatively modern lower section. The geography is stunning with the Roia river bordering the front and terrific Mediterranean views from the hill top. The mountains in the background and great beaches complete the super scenic package.
I had no idea how to get to the hill top so decided to follow a group of locals that guided us through this tunnel. A ways down is a small opening that leads to an elevator, worked like a charm.
Ventimiglia is two cities in one, the Medieval upper and the relatively modern lower section. The geography is stunning with the Roia river bordering the front and terrific Mediterranean views from the hill top. The mountains in the background and great beaches complete the super scenic package. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54788967280_ac6ab65e59_h.jpg
I had no idea how to get to the hill top so decided to follow a group of locals that guided us through this tunnel. A ways down is a small opening that leads to an elevator, worked like a charm. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54788889073_7267b6d14d_h.jpg
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Great stuff, Serge. So nice of you to take us with on your travels. Enjoy.
I don't know how many of you knew him on FM or other photography sites, but Trenchmonkey was a great shooter and always willing to share advice. He died Thursday, 25 Sep 25, from an aggressive form of esophageal cancer, per this thread.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
I don't know how many of you knew him on FM or other photography sites, but Trenchmonkey was a great shooter and always willing to share advice. He died Thursday, 25 Sep 25, from an aggressive form of esophageal cancer, per this thread.
Sorry to hear about trenchmonkey. I did often come across his posts. He always had pictures of cranes (?) that frequented his area. On the funny side, one of his long time ago comments about this thread was something like "those people will mount their lenses on anything".
A couple from the other day with the D850 35mm f1.4 ais and the modified TC-16A. I am so grateful to see imagination at work. It makes the future hopeful - IMO
GroWeb wrote:
Very nice use of the 85 f/1.4, BJ! The smokey atmosphere is reminiscent of 20th century jazz clubs. By the way, it's nice to see a fellow Canadian on this thread. I lived most of my life in Ontario, spent ten years in Newfoundland and now live in BC. What part of the country do you call home?
Here are a few IR photos from the Ocean Idlers car show in nearby Coombs, BC. All were taken with the 24 f/2.8 NC on my converted Fuji X-T2 and Len Turbo II focal reducer.
Interesting IR rendition Glen.
I have been taking photos of cars and the season is almost over, Cruising Grand ended Friday with the Rod Run. There is no weather reason that it could not continue all year.
I have been thoroughly enjoying the 1962 Vette, it is finally sorted out after many 'minor' mechanical repairs and one major one, a new positraction rear axle. Only defect left is the fuel level sender, still need to put it in.
I enjoy the conversations at the shows, this car brings memories: a gentleman stopped by and told me he bought a C1 in 1959 and took it for his honeymoon trip, it was a memory with a sad overtone as his wife had already passed..
Kids love it, look at the driver in this photo: his two brothers looking on:
That in the background is a 1000HP convertible ZR1. A Chevy dealer was showing some cars, including two ZR1s so I thought parking my car in front of their exhibit would be welcome, and it was. Note my car is on a red zone, the police were next to us and they did not care for the two hours I kept it there. The dealership employees loved the extra attention their exhibit was getting with my car in it.
The second person from the left in the photo below, if you read photo web pages, is Ken Rockwell. Friendly guy out reviewing some Canon gear, of couse I told him about my super rare R-Nikkor and plan to have him add it to his lens reviews. Here is a link to his pages.
rafaelcasd wrote:
I have been taking photos of cars and the season is almost over, Cruising Grand ended Friday with the Rod Run. There is no weather reason that it could not continue all year.
I have been thoroughly enjoying the 1962 Vette, it is finally sorted out after many 'minor' mechanical repairs and one major one, a new positraction rear axle. Only defect left is the fuel level sender, still need to put it in.
I enjoy the conversations at the shows, this car brings memories: a gentleman stopped by and told me he bought a C1 in 1959 and took it for his honeymoon trip, it was a memory with a sad overtone as his wife had already passed..
Kids love it, look at the driver in this photo: his two brothers looking on:
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I hope the C9 does away with the batmobile angles.
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You take the best car photos, Rafael. And with such old lenses! The Corvettes are interesting supercars. We don't have them here. I'm beginning to miss your other one. Doesn't get a lot of love these days, .
) walk. To have, and to hold, they say.
