I just checked it again at 200 and regardless, it moves the whole assembly forward 9mm. Now, it is probably much more effective at 35mm, but that's a different issue
Sorry to do this but I've been mesmerized of late by large model airplanes... and keep thinking about Laura. You're likely get a kick out of all this... model jet airplanes...
I had a Yashica Mat 124 TLR right after high school but that was around 1970
It cost a little over $100 new back then
It was my second camera I also had a Minolta SRT 101 SLR
About a year later I traded them both for a Nikon F2 and I thought I was a pro
Reagan
My first 35mm camera was also a Yashica Mat but a rangefinder with a fixed focus lens - about 1960 after which my 1st SLR was an Asahi Pentax S1 (my dad moved on to the S3) - I stuck with Pentax all the way to a Spotmatic. Together with the superb Takumar lenses it was a formidable combination. Aah nostalgia......
gbohannon wrote:
Big weekend coming to my household this weekend. Of course the celebration will be a little different and the college graduation ceremony will be via a Zoom video conference, but you make the best of what you are dealt, right?
Got my son to get his cap and gown and since he is now a Wildlife Biologist, it seemed fitting to take some pictures in the wilderness. Complete social distancing
That was the fastest 4 years of my life.
Shot with the Noct and used a 4x ND filter so I could shoot wide open of course. And no, I still have not sold the Z6, will put it back on the market once things settle down. Maybe...
Congrats to your son and the whole family. He looks very smart in the cap and gown - In SA red is reserved for Doctorl graduates but they wear soft caps not mortar boards. A fitting colour for his achievements. Well done.
Also pleased that he's using the time at home to get to know a great camera and lens system.
Since people are sharing their first camera stories I guess I should write a few words about mine.
It was a school friend who got me interested in photography. He had an Olympus OM1 and a number of sweet lenses. I could not afford that brand so ended up with a Pentax K1000 and 50mm lens that served me well through my latter teenage years and also through University. Having access to dark room facilities at the University cemented photography as an interest.
As many people do, I met my future wife at work. Just after we got 'serious' her project work took her to Japan for 4 months.
Whilst there she purchased an OM10 and a couple of lenses. Back in the 1980s significant cost savings could be had by purchasing the camera at source. (It is a pity that choice had not neen Nikon). The OM10 our main camera for many years until digital arrived. Like Samy, my first digital camera was a Canon S40. I still have it, as well as the OM10 body. I sold the fast Ollie glass to help fund my MF Nikon lens adventure.
raboof wrote:
Chau Doc...that's pretty close to Kien Giang province, where I lived. Then you know exactly how I feel, Kristian. I don't wish to go back to live there but there are moments that you'll never forget.
Had to Google Kien Giang. That's a bit to the west of Chao Doc. We were never that far. We came in from Ho Chi Min City through Can Tho, Vin long and then Chao Doc. Also remember we went to see an incense factory as well as place they were making rice noodles. Another thing that really impressed me were the floating markets around in the delta, well the whole area was really cool to see as I had never been to Asia before. It was truly mindblowing for a 22 year old who grew up on the quiet country side in Sweden
gbohannon wrote:
Thanks! He has taken a liking to the 850 though. Came in the other day and he had it with the 200-500 shooting birds in the backyard. So maybe the real camera bug has bitten. Would be glad to pass it along to him.
Re: the Leica, he may have to fight Leighton for that
G
Congratulations to all of you!
As a graduation gift, I'll give up my fight for Leica and let him have it. After all, he is family.
CGrindahl wrote:
So please indulge me as I share a few photos from my ramble today with George's mint condition 35-200 f/3.5-4.5 AI-s with an equally pristine lens hood attached, the HK-15. This was not an appealing day for taking photos... 1:00 p.m. with temperatures a bit over 90 degrees and wearing a surgical mask. I promise to take the lens out earlier in the day, perhaps Sunday morning. Fortunately, temperatures are supposed to drop by then. I hope so since I'm not a hot weather person. I leave that to my friends in Florida...
So I stopped downtown San Rafael where there is a construction project underway. I thought I'd have a chance to shoot both wide and close. This was shot across the street at 35mm and at f/8. This is not a pretty shot but it gave me some good information.
I'm very happy with the sharpness at f/8, but then that probably isn't surprising to anyone. It is a rare lens that is sharp wide open but as the aperture is stopped down it sharpens.
This particular location is where a kitchen operates for homeless folks. It is remarkable in Marin which is one of the wealthier counties in California how many folks there are living on the edge. As I walked away from the construction site I saw this fellow.
This was shot wide open. I don't believe I was fully extended but I may have been. Then a block away I caught this photo. I was standing comfortably in the crosswalk with cars behind me waiting for the light to change... it is a long light... This was shot at f/5.6.
I saw some flowers tucked away as I headed toward my car and thought it was a good opportunity to evaluate close performance wide open at 200mm. I was happy with this shot.
In the following block I saw this out of the corner of my eye and decided to take a shot, this at f/8 somewhere in the 80-100mm range. The push-pull zoom/focus ring is a pleasure to use.
Then on to Dominican University across town....Show more →
So...what do you think overall?
Not sure if you processed these, but, I don't see much character with the output. I'm not saying these are bad, I'm just saying the lens appears to be mediocre at best. Perhaps I'm just biased because of the 50-135mm, but I have always thought that that lens had a special look to it. I'd be really interested if you do a comparison, maybe I will have to eat my words.
As a graduation gift, I'll give up my fight for Leica and let him have it. After all, he is family.
Thanks, I will let him know
I am going to give a lesson on the concept of the mechanical rangefinder and keep the interest in photography going in the down time. Seems to me wildlife biology and photography are a great match.
The job search has begun to bridge time until a funded graduate research program opens back up. I am sure he will be in a culture shock of not having to stay up burning the late night oil of studies.
I was thinking about you yesterday evening about wrapping up all your vegetables. I am guessing Scott is with his snow shovel this morning? Was watching the snow on the radar in the northeast.
Not sure if you processed these, but, I don't see much character with the output. I'm not saying these are bad, I'm just saying the lens appears to be mediocre at best. Perhaps I'm just biased because of the 50-135mm, but I have always thought that that lens had a special look to it. I'd be really interested if you do a comparison, maybe I will have to eat my words.
In my experience I do think the 50-135 does have the most character no doubt. The 35-200 has more "utility" if you are going for a single lens snapshot scenario. I used it on our last zoo trip the week before the stay at home orders started. I think you can get good results.
Posting one below that I think is ok and sort of fits with the temperatures we have today
Non-CPU was entered as 100mm f/3.5 in the EXIF data
gbohannon wrote:
In my experience I do think the 50-135 does have the most character no doubt. The 35-200 has more "utility" if you are going for a single lens snapshot scenario. I used it on our last zoo trip the week before the stay at home orders started. I think you can get good results.
Posting one below that I think is ok and sort of fits with the temperatures we have today
Non-CPU was entered as 100mm f/3.5 in the EXIF data
George
I think you're right with your assessment of being more of a "utility" lens. Though it looks like you got the most from it with this pic.
