Photo taken October 1, 2015 at 1:16 PM taken on the property of the Adirodack Mountain Club (ADK) not far from the ADDK Loj (Lodge) at Heart Lake (Lake owned by the ADK) in the Adirondack Mountains, Lake Placid, NY. Image taken with my tripod mounted A7r.and my Leica M 90mm f2.5 Summarit lens, ISO 200, lens set to probably f8 for 1/160 second. Exposure corrected by +0.24 Stops and processed in LR6.
Peire -- I love your studies of the old architecture in your region. I'm very impressed what you were able to produce with that old Nikon 24-120 lens! I had that once myself and found it a bit too soft and hazy for my taste, but you've given it a slightly dreamy quality for the buildings. Also proving that a "sub-par" lens doesn't lose anything moving to a higher rez sensor!
Gunzorro wrote:
Peire -- I love your studies of the old architecture in your region. I'm very impressed what you were able to produce with that old Nikon 24-120 lens! I had that once myself and found it a bit too soft and hazy for my taste, but you've given it a slightly dreamy quality for the buildings. Also proving that a "sub-par" lens doesn't lose anything moving to a higher rez sensor!
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Back to a few forest shots . . .
Thank you very much Jim.There are lots to search and find out about all those little historical gems,which I will be doing with a great pleasure.
Yes.the 24-120/3.5-5.6 Nikkor is a bit tricky to take out most of it's goodies..It is best at the wide end and deteriorates gradually towards the tele end.
Like you, I didn't rave about it in the film times ,(thoug some pictures from Provence taken with this lens on Fuji Reala in the late 1990s are still selling).I have tested a few copies on digital and found that stopping to f5.8 -8 from 24 to 85 gives good results,whereas at longer fls, f11 is necessary to get acceptable IQ.Pictures taken wo are also fine if you focus properly.on what you want to be sharp.
Anyways - I think I'll be using it from time to time just for sheer convenience and because I like to revive old lenses. finding their good sides rather than bad.
).I have tested a few copies on digital and found that stopping to f5.8 -8 from 24 to 85 gives good results,whereas at longer fls, f11 is necessary to get acceptable IQ.Pictures taken wo are also fine if you focus properly.on what you want to be sharp.
