Helena, I find the 3rd one of the b/w versions creates quite a mood, hence I like it most of the Lensbaby images.
Rene, I remember someone on this or the Loxia thread mentioned you make every lens look great. Well, your set proves it to be true another time.
Ronny and Joshua, thanks. I keep enjoying many of your photos since I joined the forum.
Peire, I especially like the middle one of your set.
Phillip, Manuel, Peter, Michael - great sets and mood.
Daniel, I liked pull in the boat and the coast sunset most.
Ole, I really like Serenity.
Jannik, I like the b/w set and to me, the 2nd one stands out.
Werner, it's amazing how you manage to make 10mm work. I sometimes even find 21mm quite wide and honestly think it would be too wide for me personally to make it work this way.
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To conclude I would like to ask a favour - keep posting And especially those who already got a Loxia 85 since it seems so nice based on the images posted here and the L85 thread....Show more →
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Thanks for the comment Roland. a wonderful thing is to delight people with pictures. life is made up of louder moments. everyone is right now is unique. and photography is the ability to capture this and to share with everyone.
Ronny Olsson wrote:
Great shots Rol-and, Werner,Joshua, Kevin, Ole, Jannik, Mark, Rene, Peter, Manuel and Jim
Thank you, Ronny! Nitro is really a fearsome looking German shepherd and you captured him at the peak of his jump. Bravo!
Frogfish wrote:
Actually I don't have to give them anymore, due to my age and that our children are both working and don't have any offspring as yet Actually once reaching official retirement age (65, in 7 years) the Hong Bao should now be coming back to me and I would be planning on the A9 or maybe a 70-400 !
I already passed that age and believe me, it doesn't work quite that way .....
OleAndre wrote:
This year will be less Hong Bao intensive for me also. Usually my wife and I are going back to Hong Kong for Chinese New Year, but this time we will delay the journey until April. Luckily we still can have the celebrations here in Norway, with turnip cake and lots of XO sauce
More funds towards camera gear then
Michael Everet wrote:
Nice scene from your window Josh.
Here a triptych from a recent modern dance concert.
Thank you, Michael! Those are some awesome "apparition" - I love the sweeping movement there .
rol-and wrote:
As the thread moves so fast, I hope you don't mind if my comments are summarized for the last couple of pages.
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Ronny and Joshua, thanks. I keep enjoying many of your photos since I joined the forum.
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To conclude I would like to ask a favour - keep posting And especially those who already got a Loxia 85 since it seems so nice based on the images posted here and the L85 thread.
Thank you, Rol-and! I enjoy your images very much so.
ManuelLaMantia wrote:
Thanks Joshua! And snow over LA sound like an incredible event... great capture, hope you have more to share here
Manuel
Thank you, Manuel! I didn't take that many pictures, I was still in my... hmmmm, jammy when I did it .
Thanks for your likes and comments about my Loxia 85 +fog shots. Too much fog this morning but I am still very bullish about this lens (sorry, that was pathetic!)
Peter T wrote:
Thanks for your likes and comments about my Loxia 85 +fog shots. Too much fog this morning but I am still very bullish about this lens (sorry, that was pathetic!)
Loxia 85 with the SR app. Clouds were moving fast. I think this was about a 50 sec exposure. I tried the 16 Stop and 10 Stop ND filters but the clouds lost their definition.
AGeoJO wrote:
Southern California was pummeled by 3 major storm systems. It rained from last Thursday until yesterday, Monday. Granted the rain was not continuous but it was pretty hard at times. And last Sunday, it rained the whole day basically non-stop and yesterday, we saw hail storm. The snow level in our nearby mountains dropped. Judging by the amount of the snowfall up in the Sierras further north, the drought in California better be over by now . For you in other parts of the country or even other parts of the world, this may not be unusual, but Southern California is located in the desert. So, everything is relative, of course .
This morning, finally, we could see the sunrise again after 4 days or so. Here is a view of the mountain range behind our house when the sunlight started to shine on the snowy mountain top, taken from our living room. The warm sunlight on the snow is something that we don't see often. The snow cover, yes, quite often in the winter. The sunlight, not seldom in Southern California but the combination of the two... quite seldom and unusual. As matter of fact, I don't remember seeing something like that from the living room....Show more →
Taken FROM YOUR LIVING ROOM ?!?!?!
First photo excursion with the new camera, just climbed to the Art department on campus and took pictures in the aftermath of many of their projects. Amazing how the files require an entirely different approach toward processing (I feel like I am overdoing it right now and they are just *missing* something, but this is the first large batch), I don't have a hang of it yet, hopefully in the next few weeks I will. Bought a small bag (Lowepro Format 120) that is exactly perfect for the A7II + Voigtlander 180/4 + Canon FL 55/1.2 and am now carrying the camera wherever I go. It feels great to do that.
And a couple of a cheeky squirrel that decided to follow me. They climb a tree next to the building, then hop off the branches onto the balcony. People like to bring their dogs and they will run up and down the stairs of these buildings chasing squirrels on the railings. The squirrels are fearless. Love the image stabilization with the Voigtlander 180, it really is a game changer. I am surprised at just how big of a difference in terms of field of view that the switch from crop to full frame makes. My 55mm is much more useful (strongly considering the Zeiss at some point), and I really like the 180 as a true 180 (I also liked it a lot at ~270 equivalent on the NEX 5). The jump from the NEX 5 is a big one : )
Great pics Phillip, I can see you shot these with the VM 35 1.7, and it's also your review of this lens that scares me away with regards to pronounced field curvature....
Are you able to explain how I can avoid that/what I should look out for? Thanks.
Two with the 1.4/85 GM. I am reading quite often, that f/1.4 is useless on a 85mm lens, especially in the Loxia discussions around the net. I have to disagree - this can be the special sauce for some images.
Looking at rocks, path, and shoreline
Tripod mounted A7r and Minolta CLE MC 40mm f2 M-Rokkor lens
ISO 100, lens set to f11? for 1/160 second
Exposure corrected by -0.36 Stops; processed in LR6.4
June 30, 2015
At Mount Desert Island, Acadia National Park, Maine
kin2son wrote:
Wow I never knew that Phillip is in the house
Great pics Phillip, I can see you shot these with the VM 35 1.7, and it's also your review of this lens that scares me away with regards to pronounced field curvature....
Are you able to explain how I can avoid that/what I should look out for? Thanks.
I started this thread (only because I was lucky enough to receive on of the first a7 cameras ever shipped)
The field curvature is only a real issue in a rather limited set of applications, when it is focused to about 1.5-4m and when the aperture is at f/1.7 or close. Here are some examples:
For most uses it is a no-issue and I think my enthusiasm for the lens was pretty evident in the review. Stopped down to f/8 it is a great performer for landscape photography.
And especially those who already got a Loxia 85 since it seems so nice based on the images posted here and the L85 thread.
Actually once reaching official retirement age (65, in 7 years) the Hong Bao should now be coming back to me and I would be planning on the A9 or maybe a 70-400 !
