aMAZing Raymond! I've never used such a long lens, but have many/many times tried for such a wintery/glowy shot with shorter lenses. I would never have thought that the natural compression of a 400mm lens would work for such a nature/winter shot, but you have truly captured magic with this one. Just goes to show that these old Nikkors have a lot of beauty left in them, if only in the right hands.
jimmuller wrote:
Fire and ice, I'd say.
I like your title better!
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SiMuMe wrote:
It worked. Fantastic.
Thanks Siphiwe.
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grantgoodes wrote:
aMAZing Raymond! I've never used such a long lens, but have many/many times tried for such a wintery/glowy shot with shorter lenses. I would never have thought that the natural compression of a 400mm lens would work for such a nature/winter shot, but you have truly captured magic with this one. Just goes to show that these old Nikkors have a lot of beauty left in them, if only in the right hands.
This 400 is a 2025 acquisition, my previous longest MFNG was 200mm. While I've shot above 200mm (mostly with zooms) this is the first really long prime I'm shooting with. Very definitely changes how I scan the environment for photos, and opens up new possibilities to isolate subjects better. Thanks for the kind words!
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DeltaSigma wrote:
That's a cracking image. Gorgeous!
Thanks Colin, I like "cracking"!
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serge07 wrote:
Ray, excellent photograph. I agree with Jim, more like fire and ice.
Serge, our resident globetrotter. I often wonder how long your passport pages last. This is wonderful and I was scrolling down thinking XE-1+28. Not disappointed.
SiMuMe wrote:
Serge, our resident globetrotter. I often wonder how long your passport pages last. This is wonderful and I was scrolling down thinking XE-1+28. Not disappointed.
Thank you, Siphiwe.
The passport does have a boat load of stamps and visas. It is an interesting read.
@jimmuller, to your question about EFCS, the impact is generally going to be to the bokeh since it changes the plane of the front and rear curtains relative to the sensor/plane of focus. I’ve seen examples but never been distracted by it in real life. Mostly going to happen (I think I recall) in bright situations with high shutter speeds and I think strobes can surface it. But it’s been a while!
AdaptedLenses wrote:
@jimmuller@, to your question about EFCS, the impact is generally going to be to the bokeh since it changes the plane of the front and rear curtains relative to the sensor/plane of focus.
Thanks for the reply. I haven't read anything about it affecting bokeh but I guess it's possible. One seemingly exhaustive comparison article I read talked up the disadvantages of each shutter type in certain circumstances, usually concluding that EFCS was the most versatile for most situations, but then concluded by saying EFCS wasn't all the useful for anything. It seemed inconsistent at best. I supposed I can do some experimenting. I was just curious whether you folks used anything other than the default shutter type.
Thanks again. Now back to posting pictures made with MFNG. (Mix one cup flour with 2 tspn of MFNG, salt to taste, bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour...)
GeorgeBo wrote:
Just a little fun contribution to keep the thread moving along.
This is a simple North Pole village that my wife and I have been putting up for years. This shot with the Zf using the tilt/shift F to Z adapter and the Noct. Shot at f/1.2 with lens swing applied to adjust the focal plane.
pbraymond wrote:
Last rays of the day illuminating the rising moon and after the sun dipped below the horizon. The color and mood change through the golden and blue hours, with the exact same processing, is always fascinating to me, to the chagrin of my wife who wonders why I can stay at one spot for so long. 50-135 f3.5 AI. https://www.pbraymond.com/img/s/v-10/p1239049598-6.jpg https://www.pbraymond.com/img/s/v-10/p1238965569-6.jpg
These are really great too - beautiful way of capturing the moon
