The never-ending winter is finally done, and I've gone out at dusk to shoot this year's crop of crabapple blossoms with a variety of lenses. Here are the first few samples, all with A7RIII:
Met a new grad today at a landmark view who was happy to have me take some pics (and gave me permission to put them up). Still playing with my GM 100 STF:
We went to our cabin in Sweden last week and to make Samuli happy I decided to bring CY 50/1.7 (and CY 28/2.8, which I didn't use this time).
The light was nice and made the colors really pop.
Love it when the grass is yellow. I think it is much nicer for photography than when everything is green. Green is OK in early spring though when it is fresh and have many different tones.
Gunzorro wrote:
Here are a few quick pics from today with newly received Commlite AF adapter, Nikon G --> Sony EF, using Nikon 45/2.8 PC-E lens.
Hi
How could you stop down the E-lens?
Mounted on a nikon body first, stopped down and then throw off? Or is there a way to stop down a Nikon E-lens now?
Wasn't any active in the last time, but made a very few shots with the 100 STF.
AGeoJO wrote:
As a few sun rays started to shine on the fog covered lowland and selected parts of the Bromo National Park in Indonesia. Mount Bromo is the open crater in the center right area where you see some smoke rises. What a jaw-dropping view!
Absolutely stunningly gorgeous Joshua !
Bromo (Indonesia island hopping) is one of 3-4 locations penciled in for the next 18 months (Kyrgyzstan, Sichuan in China and a 4th trip to Nepal are the others). Shots like this make me want to promote Indonesia to the top !
This thread is so addictive I often avoid it as I know I'll end up spending up to an hour here on it each visit *sigh - weak-willed*
End of March I was trekking/camping alone on around 70kms of a few of the amazing Great Wall 'wild' sections (as in never tended or repaired so just left to crumble over hundreds of years), it was a great experience and mostly great fun!
A few of these sections are definitely not for those who suffer any fear of heights or don't wish to climb verticals! However this section, Jinshanling, is probably the best for people taking day trips and looking for a more authentic Wall than those restored sections at Badaling or Mutianyu that as a result attract hordes of tourists, foreign and domestic alike.
This shot was a two shot pano taken with the 55mm on a Sony A7r. Cropped (and it seems the sharpness has dissipated on upload - and here was I worrying it would be too sharp) !
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Desertcruiser wrote:
Hi
How could you stop down the E-lens?
Mounted on a nikon body first, stopped down and then throw off? Or is there a way to stop down a Nikon E-lens now?
Hi Chris -- First, let me say how much I enjoy the photos of your model (who must be your wife or girlfriend?). She seems always enthusiastic to provide great poses for you creative photos. Thanks for all these striking photos and please pass my compliment to your model.
Second -- I don't quite understand your question about the "E" aperture adjustment, so I'll blunder on to try to explain.
The title of the lens contains "PC-E" which means Perspective Control -- Electronic (aperture and exif). The Commlite adapter helps the lens perform along the same lines as it does on Nikon body when being mounted via adapter on Sony body. In this case, the aperture is controlled by the Sony body -- in my case in "A" aperture mode by the front control wheel dialing in what aperture I prefer. The method seems to work well enough, but the adapter is not without its quirks for "G" mount lenses without the manual aperture ring of the AF and AF-D.
I hope that is a little closer to the question you have asked. If not, I hope you can re-phrase in a way I can more easily understand.
I decided to bring CY 50/1.7 (and CY 28/2.8, which I didn't use this time).
