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Archive 2009Contax N Image Thread
p.21 #1Contax N Image Thread
Paul, the good news is that there are plenty of 100Ns still avialable (just not this one 
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)Aug 18, 2010 at 09:14 AM
p.21 #2Contax N Image Thread
I might pick one up, unconverted one, for about $500 ..... I think that's a pretty good deal....
Aug 18, 2010 at 11:03 AM
p.21 #3Contax N Image Thread
Conurus has one available for $1299. After buying a used one, paying shipping to you, shipping to Canada, conversion and shipping back, it's going to be ~$1100-$1150. Maybe you can work a deal with Bo-ming on the pre-converted lens.
BTW - does anybody know when he'll start working on the next batch of 24-85N's? I've got one sitting here that I may get converted. I've emailed Bo-ming but haven't heard back. I don't feel like shipping it off only to see it sit in Vancouver for 4 months.
BTW - does anybody know when he'll start working on the next batch of 24-85N's? I've got one sitting here that I may get converted. I've emailed Bo-ming but haven't heard back. I don't feel like shipping it off only to see it sit in Vancouver for 4 months.
Aug 18, 2010 at 11:31 AM
p.21 #4Contax N Image Thread
Paul Yi wrote:
I'm using Marumi UV filter ...
Can't afford a decent (slim) filter for such an expensive lens?
I'm using Marumi UV filter ...
Can't afford a decent (slim) filter for such an expensive lens?
Aug 18, 2010 at 01:15 PM
p.21 #5Contax N Image Thread
... I'm a gearhead with cheap attitude.....
Seriously, I have and used 3 Kaesemann Slim CPL, and I hated the caps on them....
I wish they make ones which can fit the Canon Caps....
Aug 18, 2010 at 01:27 PM
p.21 #6Contax N Image Thread
Never understood why one needs a lens cap when the cir-pol filter is on. When the lens is on the camera, the hood stays on. If the lens is stored off camera, then the polarizer is off and the cap is on. What am I missing?
Aug 18, 2010 at 02:08 PM
p.21 #7Contax N Image Thread
My reason .....
1. Lazy
2. Don't use hood that much, and don't want to carry filter cases....
1. Lazy
2. Don't use hood that much, and don't want to carry filter cases....
Aug 18, 2010 at 03:27 PM
p.21 #8Contax N Image Thread
Paul Yi wrote:
My reason .....
1. Lazy
2. Don't use hood that much, and don't want to carry filter cases....
The fact that you are out shooting great images every weekend, if not every day, certainly disproves the "Lazy" theorey.
My Leica R 180 APO / 2.8 arrived today. I am at the unfamiliar state of mind that I feel I don't need / want any more lenses. Wonder how long that will last.....
My reason .....
1. Lazy
2. Don't use hood that much, and don't want to carry filter cases....
The fact that you are out shooting great images every weekend, if not every day, certainly disproves the "Lazy" theorey.
My Leica R 180 APO / 2.8 arrived today. I am at the unfamiliar state of mind that I feel I don't need / want any more lenses. Wonder how long that will last.....
Aug 18, 2010 at 06:50 PM
p.21 #9Contax N Image Thread
Congratulation....
That lens will beat almost any lens in its image quality.
I really wish to buy one in the future....
That lens will beat almost any lens in its image quality.
I really wish to buy one in the future....
Aug 18, 2010 at 07:35 PM
p.21 #10Contax N Image Thread
Can anyone from US help me bid for this lens?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Contax-Carl-Zeiss-85mm-f1-4-N-Mount-Planar-w-caps-hood-/130422424121?pt=Film_Cameras
http://cgi.ebay.com/Contax-Carl-Zeiss-85mm-f1-4-N-Mount-Planar-w-caps-hood-/130422424121?pt=Film_Cameras
Aug 20, 2010 at 02:29 PM
p.21 #11Contax N Image Thread
Paul Yi wrote:
... I'm a gearhead with cheap attitude.....
Seriously, I have and used 3 Kaesemann Slim CPL, and I hated the caps on them....
I wish they make ones which can fit the Canon Caps....
Aren't there some slim filters (like from Hoya) that still have filter threads? (Obviously not as slim as they could be but at least normal lens caps will fit.)
... I'm a gearhead with cheap attitude.....Seriously, I have and used 3 Kaesemann Slim CPL, and I hated the caps on them....
I wish they make ones which can fit the Canon Caps....
Aren't there some slim filters (like from Hoya) that still have filter threads? (Obviously not as slim as they could be but at least normal lens caps will fit.)
Aug 21, 2010 at 05:59 AM
p.21 #12Contax N Image Thread
Some with the 50N & 1Ds3 -
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Aug 22, 2010 at 03:41 AM
p.21 #14Contax N Image Thread
Thank you. Texas is lacks historic European architecture and it's pretty darn flat, so the landscapes are pretty dull compared to mountains and oceans. So lots and lots farm equipment these days...
Aug 22, 2010 at 01:32 PM
p.21 #15Contax N Image Thread
philber wrote:
Lovely shots, John!
+1
Really like the rendering and PP in your shots John. Any tips maybe...?
Lovely shots, John!
+1
Really like the rendering and PP in your shots John. Any tips maybe...?
Aug 22, 2010 at 06:51 PM
p.21 #16Contax N Image Thread
Thanks Charles. Several people have asked the same question, so I guess I'll write a blog entry or two. To be honest, alot of it is color editing in photoshop and just making it up along the way. I wish it could be built into a photoshop action/script, it would save alot of time.
Aug 23, 2010 at 11:47 AM
p.21 #17Contax N Image Thread
Not sure why, but the Mrs. likes this one. It's my first grip portrait 50N @ F2.5 (sun had set).
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Aug 23, 2010 at 11:48 AM
p.21 #18Contax N Image Thread
John Black wrote:
Thanks Charles. Several people have asked the same question, so I guess I'll write a blog entry or two.
That would be greatly appreciated. I'd definitely like to know what methods you use to achieve the look in your pictures, just get an idea of what I could work with to achieve something according to my own tastes.
Thanks Charles. Several people have asked the same question, so I guess I'll write a blog entry or two.
That would be greatly appreciated. I'd definitely like to know what methods you use to achieve the look in your pictures, just get an idea of what I could work with to achieve something according to my own tastes.
Aug 23, 2010 at 12:07 PM
p.21 #19Contax N Image Thread
Finally, I get to contribute to this thread.
N50 @ f2
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4925702348_1acd7be23b.jpg
N50 @f1.4 cropped
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4925694936_7a54dd48ef.jpg
N50 @ f2
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4925702348_1acd7be23b.jpg
N50 @f1.4 cropped
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4925694936_7a54dd48ef.jpg
Aug 24, 2010 at 11:06 PM
p.21 #20Contax N Image Thread
Thanks John, would be great to read your PP technique in your blog.
Aug 25, 2010 at 04:23 AM