I've experimented with panoramas again after some time.
The picture(s) was captured in the Rhodope mountains in Bulgarias Pazardzhik region on the shore of Shiroka polyana lake, merged in Photoshop and processed a little with the NIK collection. The original is 24000 px wide or 80 in with 300 dpi.
Since we finally had some more interesting light (gone now though) I walked down to the river delta again.
The area is very popular with birds. The strong wind seemed to distract them and I happened to get within 4-5 meters of a Crane walking on the field close to the path. Unfortunately I didn't notice it before it took off in panic so I didn't have a chance to take a photo. I thought it looked somewhat small and different, but assumed I had imagined it and walked on. A while later I came across a bird watcher who excitedly said that it's a Demoiselle crane (Grus virgo), only seen in Norway a few times ever. The guy was struggling to get a good view through his monocular spotting scope and was quite envious when I told him about my close encounter. Probably a once-in-a life time experience for me when it comes to birds!
HelenaN wrote:
Since we finally had some more interesting light (gone now though) I walked down to the river delta again.
A7II and C/Y 50mm/1.7.
Your "interesting light" combined to C/Y 1.7/50 produces once again really nice rendering style, enjoyed viewing them very much, thanks for posting!
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Yesterday I went to used camera&lens store and exchanged few lenses to landscape long zoom; Alpha mount Sony 70-400 G SSM. I tried it in store before buying "can this be manually focused", and it seemed fine, very smooth manual focus with long enough throw. When shooting with it I tried autofocus and to my surprise it works very well with A7r mkII, I assumed this will be 100% manual focus lens Handhold shooting is also doable, the IBIS in A7r mkII did work pretty well, but with tiny A7-body I feel more comformatable on tripod with this lens.
While I was testing my new lens this morning two swans did swim to my landscape. I have never done bird photography, even I have been photographing 20+ years, so here is first and last time and the landscape.
Sony 70-400mm F/4-5.6 G SSM @ f/8.0 & 400mm, 1/100s, A7r mkII @ ISO 100 - boke quality at large distances is absolute horrible like the newer version in FE-mount with 100-400 range
Sony 70-400mm F/4-5.6 G SSM @ f/14.0 & 70mm, 1/50s, A7r mkII @ ISO 100
Mathieu18 wrote:
Some good lemonade all things considered! So ZF2 can transmit EXIF? And aperture set on the lens? Might have to rethink my ZF’s...
Thanks Mattieu! Yes, you can either set aperture manually, or lock on lens body to f/22 and use the camera to set aperture (what I do). Exif is so nice -- I hardly have any desire to shot my ZF 25/2.8 as a result.
I need to find some way to shorten the adapter 0.011" without hurting the electronics. Until then, I'll use the 45 PCE or just stop down heavily with wide angle lenses like this one.
Thanks, good to know. I got away from ZE’s because I like using aperture rings. I didn’t think the ZF2’s did that but now I know better. Still, I’ll have to think about it. If I recall there’s only one company actually making those adapters, and I sort of like my all mechanical ZF’s. Modern lenses with classic build... thanks again though, good for thought.
Gunzorro wrote:
Thanks Mattieu! Yes, you can either set aperture manually, or lock on lens body to f/22 and use the camera to set aperture (what I do). Exif is so nice -- I hardly have any desire to shot my ZF 25/2.8 as a result.
I need to find some way to shorten the adapter 0.011" without hurting the electronics. Until then, I'll use the 45 PCE or just stop down heavily with wide angle lenses like this one.
Probably a once-in-a life time experience for me when it comes to birds!
