saph wrote:
Siphiwe, how do you like the Z50. Haven't used DX in while but I am intrigued by the Zfc.
Hi Samy
I suspect if you like the grown up Z's(5/6/7), you will like the Z50. I don't have the same background but I like it a lot now. It's small but the grip is great. The viewfinder is good enough for manual focusing and general use. As a picture-taking tool, it does the job well enough for me not to detract from the experience. Even the FT-Z provides a perfect tripod mount for it. That was an unexpected surprise. I had to get another battery quick as battery life does not compare to DSLR.
The sensor is good beyond ISO 6400 without noise reduction. I don't need to work my files beyond conversion from raw, and I'm sure it shows, . I think that's just great.
I don't like the design of the LCD screen though. I 'grew myself up' on fully articulating screens that are always out of the way and support vertical shooting. This one stupidly flips behind the tripod head when facing forward. I have a use case for that as I'm always the designated shooter. Taking pictures with my fam is a breeze with the D5500. I feel it's not bright enough in midday light. To balance that though, all my cameras bar the wonderful D5500 have fixed LCD screens where almost always the viewfinder is the only choice.
Sorry for the loss of your friend, Peter. Glad your club isn't one of those cliquish ones. I think there's two here, but their meeting times always conflict with my work times. If I ever retire... ha ha ha
and love these photos too.
Oosty wrote:
Kept my promise to Laura - the iris with the 105 2.5 + 20mm tube and the succulent flower with the 80-200 f4 + 36mm Both on M + auto ISO. Processed in PL4 and PSE 12
Our club is far from cliquish and I have benefited from my membership and from my membership of the Photographic Society of SA. Sadly one of the stalwarts of the PSSA died yesterday from Covid. Stay safe this pandemic is real and worldwide!
Page 1365 is wonderful and went by so fast as a result. A true reflection of what's possible with these wonderful Nikkors.
Oom Peter, glad to have you around after a while. Your activities on the photo club seem to have done wonders to your work. Please don't quit Manual Nikkors yet.
After my positive impressions of their F-Z adapter, I went ahead and bought another Shoten adapter for Fuji X
It looks a bit chunky on the smaller X-T3 compared to the Z7. And I also think I'd prefer a black Fuji body with the adapted Nikon glass. But it's a step up in build quality and looks compared to the cheap adapters I used so far.
Birding with a 16mm Jay, I don't think even Jose has managed that ! What sort of bird are they ?
Love the Iris shot Peter, nice to see you again, sorry about the eyes perhaps Focus Peaking of the new mirrorless bodies may help, especially the zoom to check focus feature right in the EVF?
Good to see you again John, don't ever sell that 16/3.5 !
Sorry to hear about Gus Leighton yeah, the farm sit I used to do lost their Great Dane/Mastiff cross at the same age.
Still going through pics, these are from S.E. Queensland rainforests
Been offline the last few days, but oh my, thank you all so much for the warm welcome! And thanks for the Nikon Df tip; I had no idea it was compatible with pre- f mount gear. So cool!
You all inspired me to shoot with theses lenses again over the weekend. I found sitting at f/8, I could get really sharp street images at 55 mm focusing manually with the optical viewfinder. Easily on par with anything modern, even with the mega resolution of the D850. At f/3.5 however, I definitely had to go into live view and punch in to nail focus, but it was doable. Annoying enough to look at the z's, though I'm afraid I'm heavily invested in Sony for mirrorless, so for now will sit tight with f mount.
So sorry to hear of your dog as well, Leighton. As someone who grew up in dog years, they really are part and parcel of the family, and it's heartbreaking they live on such different timescales.
Siphiwe and Peter (and other South Africans)-- please do keep safe in SA. I spent a year in Durbs, and it captured my heart. I was so close to staying for good, but came back to the States for grad school and then moved to NYC, where I still live.
Jay and Peter, those are really stunning images. Fine art. Other recent posts of flowers are gorgeous, too, with apologies to the posters for not naming.
Christmas in July: a few more images from my D500's last few days in December 2020 that I processed this past weekend. It was a time of staggering mental health (I'm a pandemic teacher, covid long-hauler, going through a relationship loss, etc.), and processing these in BnW with rather soft focus (part user error and part a function of the 43-86 mm zoom lens, haha), I tried to reflect that.
Carrying the dog, so that she doesn't get muddy, hah. I can't decide on the processing of this last one, so I uploaded two versions on Flickr, and will have to delete one. Soft and understated, versus +clarity
It's a special day, John showed up with the 16mm. That is an exceptional lens, no matter the subject matter. I hope one day Nikon makes something worthy of switching back so we can see more of your work again.
Felix, I like that adapter. I have a soft spot for Fuji from using their point and shoots prior to their transition to the X's. Then they had the most natural colours. Also used their cheap film in the brief period when that I shot film(2002-2004). I'd use Agfa for punchy colours and Fujifilm for people. I had no idea it was a whole subject matter on its own. I just noticed that Agfa was more vivid and Fuji made people look like people. Andy, Leighton and serge are great ambassadors of the Fuji experience. It's possible I may own a Fuji in my future if I don't talk myself out of it. Too many Nikons in my bag.
Christopher, thank you very much for the kind words. The visuals are depressing. It isn't something I thought would ever happen but here we are. It does look like we may be turning the corner. I'm hoping for a very very long straight after it.
Great shots, James. I love the variety of flowers presented.
SiMuMe wrote:
Christopher, thank you very much for the kind words. The visuals are depressing. It isn't something I thought would ever happen but here we are. It does look like we may be turning the corner. I'm hoping for a very very long straight after it.
Thank you too Christopher. With goodwill and the love most South Africans have for each other regardless of ethnicity I am sure we will emerge stronger and with less tolerance for those who steal from all of us. Perhaps we needed a cathartic experience and it is good to see the communities rallying to protect their livelihoods and their security. We are a very strange society but in spite of our origins I am proud to be a South African
. I think that's just great.
perhaps Focus Peaking of the new mirrorless bodies may help, especially the zoom to check focus feature right in the EVF?
yeah, the farm sit I used to do lost their Great Dane/Mastiff cross at the same age.
