ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!)
p.361 #1ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!)
Abhijeeth, those last two shots of yours are breathtaking, the last one in particular!
Regarding the boiler on the river boat, it is a coal-heated one, so it produces whisky rather than other spirits. Bootleg, of course...
Regarding the boiler on the river boat, it is a coal-heated one, so it produces whisky rather than other spirits. Bootleg, of course...
May 23, 2011 at 01:43 AM
p.361 #2ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!)
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D3s. ZF 100/2. f4. 1/600s. ISO 400.
May 23, 2011 at 07:55 AM
p.361 #3ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!)
abhijeeth wrote:
Brandon: this is from the same place? [abandoned prison?] - good series. Do they let you wander in and take pics without any issues? [hopefully that is the case]
Yes, all the recent shots I have posted were from the old prison/reformatory (except the tulip shots).
They generally offer guided tours, though I believe you can take a self-guided tour on weekdays now. I was there for a sort of special access photography day where tripods and "pro" equipment were permitted. They pretty much let us wander wherever we wanted.
Brandon: this is from the same place? [abandoned prison?] - good series. Do they let you wander in and take pics without any issues? [hopefully that is the case]
Yes, all the recent shots I have posted were from the old prison/reformatory (except the tulip shots).
They generally offer guided tours, though I believe you can take a self-guided tour on weekdays now. I was there for a sort of special access photography day where tripods and "pro" equipment were permitted. They pretty much let us wander wherever we wanted.
May 23, 2011 at 08:05 AM
p.361 #4ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!)
ZE 100 MP from Chiang Mai in Thailand
May 23, 2011 at 12:29 PM
p.361 #5ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!)
No fair! Too many great shots! 
A couple from my adventures with the Contax/Zeiss 80-200/4. I love the color and contrast of this lens -- no color correction or added saturation.
Wide open, no PP
f/11, slight PP
A couple from my adventures with the Contax/Zeiss 80-200/4. I love the color and contrast of this lens -- no color correction or added saturation.
Wide open, no PP
f/11, slight PP
May 23, 2011 at 12:40 PM
p.361 #6ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!)
abhijeeth wrote:
Sunset over Mt Cook. This is from the 40D + ZE21 Combo: [Sat/vibrance: untouched]
http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/__3MjjiitaNo/Tdm-siuu0HI/AAAAAAAADCc/UeTPYqstOK4/s1200/NZ-4.jpg
What a beautiful place and what a beautiful capture, like it very much abhijeeth!
Sunset over Mt Cook. This is from the 40D + ZE21 Combo: [Sat/vibrance: untouched]
http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/__3MjjiitaNo/Tdm-siuu0HI/AAAAAAAADCc/UeTPYqstOK4/s1200/NZ-4.jpg
What a beautiful place and what a beautiful capture, like it very much abhijeeth!
May 23, 2011 at 12:57 PM
p.361 #7ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!)
Wow. The last few pages, just wow.
I'll miss someone if I try to hit everyone, but Bob, Abhijeeth, Peter, Hugo, Lars, and everyone... keep up the phenominal work.
Abhijeeth, my keeper rate with slow to medium movement on the 100/f2 is pretty good actually... I find the lens is very smooth and at the FL fairly forgiving for a MF lens. Anything moving fast is really hit or miss and a lot of guessing. Having enough DOF of course helps, but the focus throw is so good that even moving subjects are possible...
I may not always get it nailed, but it sure helps the way the 100/f2MP handles. I could never do moving subjects well with the Nikkor 105/f2.5AIS and its short sloppy focus throw.
I'll miss someone if I try to hit everyone, but Bob, Abhijeeth, Peter, Hugo, Lars, and everyone... keep up the phenominal work.
Abhijeeth, my keeper rate with slow to medium movement on the 100/f2 is pretty good actually... I find the lens is very smooth and at the FL fairly forgiving for a MF lens. Anything moving fast is really hit or miss and a lot of guessing. Having enough DOF of course helps, but the focus throw is so good that even moving subjects are possible...
I may not always get it nailed, but it sure helps the way the 100/f2MP handles. I could never do moving subjects well with the Nikkor 105/f2.5AIS and its short sloppy focus throw.
May 23, 2011 at 01:48 PM
p.361 #8ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!)
dj dunzie, wow, those are great especially for MF glass, well done!
May 23, 2011 at 01:53 PM
p.361 #9ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!)
Rising sun and mist over the river (ZE 21):
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May 23, 2011 at 02:07 PM
p.361 #10ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!)
pretty good, dj dunzie! I have tried some focusing exercise as well. It is pretty much down to hit and miss when you deal with fast moving objects.
ZF 100
and they keep moving out of the frame...
uzay and ulff: wonderful colours and mood!
ZF 100
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uzay and ulff: wonderful colours and mood!
May 23, 2011 at 04:05 PM
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p.361 #11ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!)
Thank you everyone for the compliments
te4o:I like your 3rd pic (from the ZE21). The slightly strong vignetting in that one gives it some drama and appeal IMHO.
Lars, I think the copper thing on the boat is for making plum brandy - possibly VATfree (international waters?)
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Philber wrote:
Regarding the boiler on the river boat, it is a coal-heated one, so it produces whisky rather than other spirits. Bootleg, of course...
! Thanks, didn't know that
Peter: the subtle grain in the BW adds to the mood...nice...
Brandon: Surprised to read about that [pleasantly so]. Thanks.
Lars: I love the shot with the slightly purple/magenta background. It makes the warm
hued subject pop more [along with the shallow DoF].
Ulff: Very nice shot and very good control over the exposure.
cyra, dj_dunzie: BIF with MF glass - respect !
dj_dunzie and to all the 100MP owners/posters who replied: Thanks for sharing your experiences. For me, the 100/2 CY is in one way easier to focus because of the subject size in the VF. However at f/2 and for portraits [if not nicely lit], then I find that I have to bracket focus or concentrate extra to get an in focus shot. And this if for co-operating subjects [family!]. I have not tried for fast moving subjects [birds, kids or F1 cars!]
With 21mm, the size of distant objects in the VF is small, but the smooth focus ring and its deep DoF makes life very easy. Somehow I have also not had a problem with my keeper rate wide-open for close-ups.
With the 50MP, at distances less <2m, I can manage reasonably well. Between 2 to 30m,I have to really work for it. I don't wear glasses and I use the Eg-S screen. Have crudely checked my diopter settings but may have to fine-tune it again maybe with Live View.
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te4o:I like your 3rd pic (from the ZE21). The slightly strong vignetting in that one gives it some drama and appeal IMHO.
Lars, I think the copper thing on the boat is for making plum brandy - possibly VATfree (international waters?)
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Philber wrote:
Regarding the boiler on the river boat, it is a coal-heated one, so it produces whisky rather than other spirits. Bootleg, of course...
! Thanks, didn't know that Peter: the subtle grain in the BW adds to the mood...nice...
Brandon: Surprised to read about that [pleasantly so]. Thanks.
Lars: I love the shot with the slightly purple/magenta background. It makes the warm
hued subject pop more [along with the shallow DoF].
Ulff: Very nice shot and very good control over the exposure.
cyra, dj_dunzie: BIF with MF glass - respect !
dj_dunzie and to all the 100MP owners/posters who replied: Thanks for sharing your experiences. For me, the 100/2 CY is in one way easier to focus because of the subject size in the VF. However at f/2 and for portraits [if not nicely lit], then I find that I have to bracket focus or concentrate extra to get an in focus shot. And this if for co-operating subjects [family!]. I have not tried for fast moving subjects [birds, kids or F1 cars!]
With 21mm, the size of distant objects in the VF is small, but the smooth focus ring and its deep DoF makes life very easy. Somehow I have also not had a problem with my keeper rate wide-open for close-ups.
With the 50MP, at distances less <2m, I can manage reasonably well. Between 2 to 30m,I have to really work for it. I don't wear glasses and I use the Eg-S screen. Have crudely checked my diopter settings but may have to fine-tune it again maybe with Live View.
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May 23, 2011 at 06:06 PM
p.361 #12ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!)
One from the ZE 21mm from this morning...
Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
May 23, 2011 at 08:39 PM
p.361 #13ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!)
Ulff and photomadnz -- very dramatic and beautiful shots!
(sorry for my images entries above -- I see it belonged on the "other" Zeiss thread!)
(sorry for my images entries above -- I see it belonged on the "other" Zeiss thread!)
May 23, 2011 at 08:50 PM
p.361 #14ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!)
All these great photos inspired me to go out and shoot this past weekend.
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May 23, 2011 at 09:18 PM
p.361 #15ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!)
Bob, Dalmas, abhijeeth, te4o, Lars, Uzay, dj, Uiff, cyra - great works.
Sony NEX 5 and ZF.2 35
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Sony NEX 5 and ZF.2 35
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May 23, 2011 at 10:04 PM
p.361 #16ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!)
edit: akul, you must have posted pretty much at the same time I did. Excellent series! I like the first and the last two the best.
One more from the old reformatory:
cell block by bpark_42, on Flickr
One more from the old reformatory:
cell block by bpark_42, on Flickr
May 23, 2011 at 10:04 PM
p.361 #17ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!)
bpark42 wrote:
edit: akul, you must have posted pretty much at the same time I did. Excellent series! I like the first and the last two the best.
One more from the old reformatory:
bpark42 - I was thinking the same thing. We posted ( or started typing ) around the same time. Thanks for your comment.
Great shot from the reformatory. I really like the different light color on different area of this shot. It gives a sense of different space above.
Now with D700 and ZF.2 21
edit: akul, you must have posted pretty much at the same time I did. Excellent series! I like the first and the last two the best.
One more from the old reformatory:
bpark42 - I was thinking the same thing. We posted ( or started typing ) around the same time. Thanks for your comment.
Great shot from the reformatory. I really like the different light color on different area of this shot. It gives a sense of different space above.
Now with D700 and ZF.2 21
May 23, 2011 at 10:38 PM
p.361 #18ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!)
Ugh. I'm really missing my ZE lenses lately. I do love my L primes but those ZE lenses just had something special.
What to do. What to do.
What to do. What to do.
May 24, 2011 at 12:36 AM
p.361 #19ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!)
Gunzorro, having fun with your new acquisition, eh? Nice!
Akul: amazing! The first, third and last of the "wooded" set are my favorites. Love to see the NEX demonstrating what an imazing image maker it is relative to cost and siez, in the right hands, of course!
DJ, cyra, congratulations for achieving such resluts. I don't even dare tell you what happened when I tried to capture a gorgeous fly-by of grey geese in the mist of Versailles!
Ullff, another mind-blowing shot. Absolutely fabulous, wall-hanging stuff!
Brandon: brilliant catch! Minimalist approach to such a place integrates the huge amount of detail into a simple, and all the more powerful statement about what this reformatory was about...
Akul: amazing! The first, third and last of the "wooded" set are my favorites. Love to see the NEX demonstrating what an imazing image maker it is relative to cost and siez, in the right hands, of course!
DJ, cyra, congratulations for achieving such resluts. I don't even dare tell you what happened when I tried to capture a gorgeous fly-by of grey geese in the mist of Versailles!
Ullff, another mind-blowing shot. Absolutely fabulous, wall-hanging stuff!
Brandon: brilliant catch! Minimalist approach to such a place integrates the huge amount of detail into a simple, and all the more powerful statement about what this reformatory was about...
May 24, 2011 at 12:52 AM
p.361 #20ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!)
Gunzorro, nice details.
dj dunzie, fantastic focus with manual lens.
Ulff, love the way you managed the exposure.
cyra, woh! Great work.
mjassbong, nice use of DOF.
akul, fantastic series! 1st one is simply superb.
bpark42, nice colors.
Too many excellent shots on last few pages!
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dj dunzie, fantastic focus with manual lens.
Ulff, love the way you managed the exposure.
cyra, woh! Great work.
mjassbong, nice use of DOF.
akul, fantastic series! 1st one is simply superb.
bpark42, nice colors.
Too many excellent shots on last few pages!
ZE 100MP
May 24, 2011 at 01:09 PM