Photo of Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) leaves and Mountain Laurel (Kalmia Latifolia) flowers, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia taken at 2:06 PM on June 5, 2015. The Sassafras leaves come in 3 forms (3 lobes [many in the image], 2 lobes (mitten) and elliptical). Image taken with my tripod mounted A7r and my Minolta CLE MC 40mm f2 M-Rokkor lens, ISO 125, lens set to probably f8 for 1/30 second. Processed in LR6.
wfrank wrote:
Thank you seb. Much what I expected but appreciate it elaborated having valued your opinions for a couple of years.
And BTW, very nice CY images. I'd much stick with the thickie though the Mandler does its thing very well in your hands :-)
thanks, i think i'm actually going to sell the c/y. i love its draw, but it's so big i never take it with me unless i'm also shooting film on the aria. it also tends to make people nervous to have such a big lens at close range. perhaps the new zm will be able to replace it...
a couple less dark pumpkin patch shots with the contax:
Ronny, really loving the Iceland work. Many shooters go there, but seldom I see such compelling shots
Gregg, Lux is impressive with your old truck
Werner: superb color bokeh with trio plan and also the BW deep woods is excellent.
Phillip: nice to see the monster taken outside.
Pepijn: really wonderful horse shot
Charles; very professional portraiture. I find 35 beats 85 in one important respect: everyone looks skinnier
Lieut Z: that'a a cool one
Derek, love those two posts
Serhan, more good horses
This was taken in Lake Superior Provincial Park a few days ago, flew from Toronto to Sault St Marie and rented a car and racked up almost 1400 km. On day one the proximity sensor acted up and I had no idea what was going on, I usually use C4 to shut off the display but it started to turn on and off and then finally off and would not turn back on. I tried pulling the battery, changing lenses and then a reset to factory default and nothing worked the screen would not turn on everything had to be done through the viewfinder so at least I was still able to take photos and continue on our trip. I tried calling "The Camera Store" in Alberta were I bought the camera from and he said it sounded like a bad camera but it would have to be sent out to Canon for repair because I was more that 30 days and all issues would have to be dealt with the manufacturer. About an hour later as we continued up the Lake Superior coast I wiped down the camera and blew off all the dust with my Rocket Blower and sure enough all of a sudden the screen starts working again, I'm thinking it's got a loose wire but at least now I can see the pictures on the screen and make my adjustments that way and it managed to work for the rest of the day. That night I cleaned everything again and blew off any dust with the Rocket Blower and everything was good. The next Morning I called The Camera Store and talked to Chris Nicchols ( the guy who does all the reviews) and he told me about the proximity sensor and this is what happens when you get dirt in it.
So for the rest of the trip it worked great but talk about a frustrating first day and being new to Sony.
