Ballard wrote:
Leighton, I expect retrofocus wide angles to have edgy OOF rendition, but the smooth bokeh of the 28/2.8 AIS always amazes me.
I know, that's what I love about this lens. I do know it behaves differently when I switched to a turbo boost lens adapter on my Fuji. The turbo boost takes it down to a f2 equivalent.
Wimbledon 2021 - Day 4 - Court 3 - a superb day out in near-normal conditions.
I was unsure what medium telephoto to opt for given the court seats 2000 and we could get close to the action since we were in row 5. In the end I selected the 105/2.5. A 135/2.8 might have been better but I cannot fault the performance of the 105mm on the Z6. Check out the floating ball fluff to the right of the racquet in the last image.
It took a while to find my 'focus peaking' range but it is sure useful for trying to track world class athletes doing their stuff.
Daria Kataskina laying it all on the line but she lost a close match.
Colin - love the tennis photos. In a couple I see many seats empty. I guess you were quite fortunate to get a seat.
The Nikon PG-2 arrived, and is another beautifully engineered & constructed instrument. I can only
find one tiny nic in the paint. shot with 55mm f3.5 ai
Mounted on stand with camera
Focusing gear
Handy stage lock which allows 90 degree rotations.
Graduated measure with knurled stop screws (both ends) to prevent camera sliding off the rail.
Where the PG-2 and camera (Phillips screw and washer) mount
DeltaSigma wrote:
Wimbledon 2021 - Day 4 - Court 3 - a superb day out in near-normal conditions.
I was unsure what medium telephoto to opt for given the court seats 2000 and we could get close to the action since we were in row 5. In the end I selected the 105/2.5. A 135/2.8 might have been better but I cannot fault the performance of the 105mm on the Z6. Check out the floating ball fluff to the right of the racquet in the last image.
It took a while to find my 'focus peaking' range but it is sure useful for trying to track world class athletes doing their stuff.
Daria Kataskina laying it all on the line but she lost a close match.
leighton w wrote:
Nobody told you that you can't shoot sports with a manual focus lens? Great set.
Thanks Leighton.
IBIS, the relatively fast frame rate and excellent buffer depth on the Z6II helped a lot.
I was there primarily as a spectator rather than photographer.
The images were secondary to a great day out but there will be more to come........
DeltaSigma wrote:
Wimbledon 2021 - Day 4 - Court 3 - a superb day out in near-normal conditions.
I was unsure what medium telephoto to opt for given the court seats 2000 and we could get close to the action since we were in row 5. In the end I selected the 105/2.5. A 135/2.8 might have been better but I cannot fault the performance of the 105mm on the Z6. Check out the floating ball fluff to the right of the racquet in the last image.
It took a while to find my 'focus peaking' range but it is sure useful for trying to track world class athletes doing their stuff.
Daria Kataskina laying it all on the line but she lost a close match.
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Excellent stuff. Coincidentally the last time we were at Wimbledon I took a 105/2.5 and got a few half decent shots, but it took a fair bit of cropping even on aps-c. We were a long way back on Court 1, I should have taken the 180. Biggest hurdle to overcome is timing, the ball moves unbelievably fast off the racket so on a large proportion of my shots the ball was out of the picture.
gyoung143 wrote:
Excellent stuff. Coincidentally the last time we were at Wimbledon I took a 105/2.5 and got a few half decent shots, but it took a fair bit of cropping even on aps-c. We were a long way back on Court 1, I should have taken the 180. Biggest hurdle to overcome is timing, the ball moves unbelievably fast off the racket so on a large proportion of my shots the ball was out of the picture.
Gerry
Thanks Gerry.
My wife and I have attended ~10 times now.
Due to the cost and effort to get there I'd rather not go than sit high at the back of Centre or No.1 court.
The smaller courts are great to get close to the action.
Colin I know exactly how you feel and have experienced the same in pre focusing sports or action shots. Some months ago I did the same for the R/C air show and had a relatively high keeper rate. Also the week before the scamdemic "officially" hit I shot scenes at a baseball game and had equally GOOD RESULTS!. The Z6 is amazing and is forgiving.. As you said the addition of EXIF would be great.
Now, my thoughts as to the ZFC. Dx …. really?? I have been shooting Nikon since 1975 and started with the Nikkormat then onto the F2 and beyond, I remember getting my first 55mm F1.2 lens and the thrill of owing it was indescribable.
NIKON was then the number ONE rated camera company and it produced premier cameras and lenses. Then they split their production with a consumer line and a pro line. now, they are number 5 and seem to be appealing to the SAMS club, Costco crowd. Pro line is astronomical so I guess the new plastic cameras for the masses pay the bills.
But what about us purists? I don't think Nikon has an ounce of nostalgia in any of the future plans. Its a sad realization for me.
Here are some from Arkansas at a nice hotel built at the site of an old Grist Mill that has long ceased production.
Great set.
