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p.36 #1C/Y Zeiss Image Post
If I recall correctly, this is from the 50/1.7 on my 5D
http://tswen.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Fjords-of-Norway/i-b2sCQ5K/0/XL/IMG5093-XL.jpg
http://tswen.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Fjords-of-Norway/i-b2sCQ5K/0/XL/IMG5093-XL.jpg
Nov 13, 2011 at 04:51 PM
p.36 #2C/Y Zeiss Image Post
35-70/3.4 Vario-Sonnar on 5D.
From a moving bus, and unfortunately shooting through the bus window
http://tswen.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Fjords-of-Norway/i-nLLGKwJ/0/XL/IMG5250-XL.jpg
From a moving bus, and unfortunately shooting through the bus window
http://tswen.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Fjords-of-Norway/i-nLLGKwJ/0/XL/IMG5250-XL.jpg
Nov 13, 2011 at 04:54 PM
p.36 #5C/Y Zeiss Image Post
trumpet_guy, looks like you've been visiting Norway? Nice shots.
Nov 14, 2011 at 04:42 AM
p.36 #6C/Y Zeiss Image Post
I took these on Saturday at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan, with my still one and only Zeiss ... the C/Y 28/2.8 Distagon.
20111112 a048b by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr
20111112 a052 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr
Take a look at the "Tickets" sign in the full size image ... how's that for resolution?
20111112 a125 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr
20111112 a237 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr
20111112 a291 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr
20111112 a048b by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr
20111112 a052 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr
Take a look at the "Tickets" sign in the full size image ... how's that for resolution?
20111112 a125 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr
20111112 a237 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr
20111112 a291 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr
Nov 14, 2011 at 06:30 AM
p.36 #7C/Y Zeiss Image Post
mortyb wrote:
trumpet_guy, looks like you've been visiting Norway? Nice shots.
Exactly my thought as well...
Looks like Sognefjorden where I lived for 1½ years.
trumpet_guy, looks like you've been visiting Norway? Nice shots.
Exactly my thought as well...
Looks like Sognefjorden where I lived for 1½ years.
Nov 14, 2011 at 10:51 AM
p.36 #9C/Y Zeiss Image Post
Swappo wrote:
Exactly my thought as well...
Looks like Sognefjorden where I lived for 1½ years.
Yes, Norway.
The first one is Geiranger.
The second is from the bus ride back toward Ålesund.
I think it was near Stranda.
http://maps.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x4616a2598dfc46a5:0x3669b77b2e7ab0dc&q=Stranda,+Norway&hl=en&ved=0CAwQ-gswAA&sa=X&ei=uCnDTvmAG-XZiQKJwfCFBw
I went last year, September.
Awesome place for photography.
mortyb wrote
trumpet_guy, looks like you've been visiting Norway? Nice shots.Looks like Sognefjorden where I lived for 1½ years.
Yes, Norway.
The first one is Geiranger.
The second is from the bus ride back toward Ålesund.
I think it was near Stranda.
http://maps.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x4616a2598dfc46a5:0x3669b77b2e7ab0dc&q=Stranda,+Norway&hl=en&ved=0CAwQ-gswAA&sa=X&ei=uCnDTvmAG-XZiQKJwfCFBw
I went last year, September.
Awesome place for photography.
Nov 15, 2011 at 09:13 PM
p.36 #10C/Y Zeiss Image Post
Impressive, especially with the good reflections. The 2nd one could have been more interesting with more vertical space perhaps (more of a square crop).
Nov 17, 2011 at 05:18 AM
p.36 #11C/Y Zeiss Image Post
IMO that looks allot better w/o the yellow building
Nov 20, 2011 at 12:46 AM
p.36 #12C/Y Zeiss Image Post
85/2.8 Sonnar
20111120 074a by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr
20111120 062a by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr
20111120 092a by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr
20111120 074a by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr
20111120 062a by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr
20111120 092a by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr
Nov 20, 2011 at 04:39 PM
p.36 #13C/Y Zeiss Image Post
"IMO that looks a lot better w/o the yellow building"
I like the original more, as the serenity of the scene is much more apparent and the story is more clear...ships enter the port from the right and passengers disembark to the quaint cottage at the left; and the rippled water and tyre wall complete the scene; the light right to dark left is engaging. The yellow building brings out light yellows in the hillside and its reflection.
Compositionally, a lot of people dislike a lack of frontal white space ahead of main moving subjects also. Finally the mountain and its reflection overwhelm the balance of the shot in the tighter crop, and disrupt the eye's natural movement across the frame. Can't please everybody, I guess. Nice photos, excellent use of the 35-70's strengths, thanks t_g.
I like the original more, as the serenity of the scene is much more apparent and the story is more clear...ships enter the port from the right and passengers disembark to the quaint cottage at the left; and the rippled water and tyre wall complete the scene; the light right to dark left is engaging. The yellow building brings out light yellows in the hillside and its reflection.
Compositionally, a lot of people dislike a lack of frontal white space ahead of main moving subjects also. Finally the mountain and its reflection overwhelm the balance of the shot in the tighter crop, and disrupt the eye's natural movement across the frame. Can't please everybody, I guess. Nice photos, excellent use of the 35-70's strengths, thanks t_g.
Nov 21, 2011 at 05:57 PM
p.36 #14C/Y Zeiss Image Post
Thanks for the analysis, Philip. I generally prefer the wider version as well, though
I can see it going either way.
The 35-70 really delivered on that vacation. I took it in place of the 24-70L and
there weren't many cases where I missed the autofocus. There were cases where
24mm would have been handy, but the wonderful image quality the Zeiss delivers at
35mm makes it a winner in many landscape situations.
I was pretty pleased with the performance of my 16-35L mkI also, though it's edge performance
doesn't compare with that of the Zeiss 35-70. Still, it acquitted itself quite well.
It's hard to lose with scenery this stunning.
I can see it going either way.
The 35-70 really delivered on that vacation. I took it in place of the 24-70L and
there weren't many cases where I missed the autofocus. There were cases where
24mm would have been handy, but the wonderful image quality the Zeiss delivers at
35mm makes it a winner in many landscape situations.
I was pretty pleased with the performance of my 16-35L mkI also, though it's edge performance
doesn't compare with that of the Zeiss 35-70. Still, it acquitted itself quite well.
It's hard to lose with scenery this stunning.
Nov 21, 2011 at 09:42 PM
p.36 #15C/Y Zeiss Image Post
I agree with Philip that the first crop is more harmonious, but for me it just feels a bit tight vertically. What I actually meant is that I would have liked to see more of the mountain in the frame. 
Nov 21, 2011 at 10:56 PM
p.36 #16C/Y Zeiss Image Post
I love the details in those shots, especially 1 and 3, Ron.
Very nice, Philip!
Very nice, Philip!
Nov 25, 2011 at 03:53 AM
p.36 #17C/Y Zeiss Image Post
Philip,
Wonderful colors.
Did you use a tripod for these? Just wondering how people use this lens.
Wonderful colors.
Did you use a tripod for these? Just wondering how people use this lens.
Nov 25, 2011 at 05:27 PM
p.36 #18C/Y Zeiss Image Post
Zeiss 35-70 f3.4
Japanese Garden Portland Swirl by Anh Tri, on Flickr
Japanese Garden Portland Gingko by Anh Tri, on Flickr
Japanese Garden Portland Lantern by Anh Tri, on Flickr
Japanese Garden Portland Autumn by Anh Tri, on Flickr
Japanese Garden Portland Swirl by Anh Tri, on Flickr
Japanese Garden Portland Gingko by Anh Tri, on Flickr
Japanese Garden Portland Lantern by Anh Tri, on Flickr
Japanese Garden Portland Autumn by Anh Tri, on Flickr
Nov 25, 2011 at 10:54 PM
p.36 #20C/Y Zeiss Image Post
What a sweet spot, Tri, well done! And nice sharpening, I know that level of detail is hard to get right. Was there a sink plug at the bottom of the whirlpool? ;-)
The 100-300mm is very interesting to me, it seems to share the dense,'robust' colours with the 35-135mm zoom (and thank you to photoe and John Black for a few pages back, great photos), more than the more delicate and even 35-70 palette.
inglis, I shoot it on the tripod but it does have a future with a chip on Sony for SS, and I will do this for handholding, since it impresses at close range. David, who converted it to Sony mount, suggested one for 300mm but I think either 100mm or 135mm as it is best in that range. I'll post more big country 'scapes soon, from places no one goes.
The 100-300mm is very interesting to me, it seems to share the dense,'robust' colours with the 35-135mm zoom (and thank you to photoe and John Black for a few pages back, great photos), more than the more delicate and even 35-70 palette.
inglis, I shoot it on the tripod but it does have a future with a chip on Sony for SS, and I will do this for handholding, since it impresses at close range. David, who converted it to Sony mount, suggested one for 300mm but I think either 100mm or 135mm as it is best in that range. I'll post more big country 'scapes soon, from places no one goes.
Nov 26, 2011 at 12:58 AM