cadman342001 wrote:
Saw some of them on my trip around Australia!
and a few flocks of budgerigars, usually flying alongside my bike.
Yours looks very much like the wild ones, a lot more grey than the pet shop variety.
That must have been quite an experience while motorcycling. I tried to ID the bird but could not find a match except for a white variety.
That view of the night time church shows what must be The Coal Sack, very prominently. From my perch in the N Hemisphere the N most star of the Southern Cross just clears the horizon so hope to get a view of the southern sky someday.
Here are some photos of Orygun I call 'Through a Glass Darkly'
Ken, safe travels and have a fun trip. Looking forward to images.
Andy, excellent photos from Brisbane and the church beneath the starry skies.
Ani, good to see you and great photos of the pups.
I was finally able to find a very late serial 16/3.5 Ai which proudly carries the Rafael seal of approval. These lenses are not an easy find, that's for darn sure.
HCE HCE wrote:
That must have been quite an experience while motorcycling. I tried to ID the bird but could not find a match except for a white variety.
That view of the night time church shows what must be The Coal Sack, very prominently. From my perch in the N Hemisphere the N most star of the Southern Cross just clears the horizon so hope to get a view of the southern sky someday.
Here are some photos of Orygun I call 'Through a Glass Darkly'
Z7 + FTZ + Nikkor 800mm f/5.6 ai-s EDIF + tripod, ISO 1400, wide open at 1/800s; Not the best light (back-side), anyway, no flash used. For this plant, mature fruits are black-bluish coloured.
The bird shown in your pic is a grey cockatiel which is essentially the same as the original wild variety. Extensive breeding of colour mutations has produced at least 18 varieties such as Cinnamon, Pearl, Yellowface, Whiteface etc.
Yes the Coal Sack, and above that the Running Chicken nebula.
Love the dark pics especially the green lane one.
HCE HCE wrote:
That must have been quite an experience while motorcycling. I tried to ID the bird but could not find a match except for a white variety.
That view of the night time church shows what must be The Coal Sack, very prominently. From my perch in the N Hemisphere the N most star of the Southern Cross just clears the horizon so hope to get a view of the southern sky someday.
Here are some photos of Orygun I call 'Through a Glass Darkly'
Thanks Serge. I picked one up recently as well, the ai with the built in filters.
I actually have another one somewhere that won't focus at infinity after I dropped it, but cheaper to get another one here as there's no mf repair specialists.
serge07 wrote:
Hi, everyone:
Ken, safe travels and have a fun trip. Looking forward to images.
Andy, excellent photos from Brisbane and the church beneath the starry skies.
Ani, good to see you and great photos of the pups.
My local photo club is shooting “Diagonals” this month.
Grabbed this one this evening in southern Virginia. Shooting with the old 8.5cm/2 LTM Nikkor on the GFX50s. Covers the sensor fairly well with character. Some vignette and soft corners, but this is the full image.
Limited to working on my iPad until I get back home later tomorrow.
HCE HCE wrote:
That must have been quite an experience while motorcycling. I tried to ID the bird but could not find a match except for a white variety.
That view of the night time church shows what must be The Coal Sack, very prominently. From my perch in the N Hemisphere the N most star of the Southern Cross just clears the horizon so hope to get a view of the southern sky someday.
Here are some photos of Orygun I call 'Through a Glass Darkly'
Some I shot in June but only just got around to scanning. Experimenting with leaving part of the orange mask in the frame which acts a kind of natural border.
Bronica EC-TL with a 6x4.5 back & the Nikkor-H.C. 75/2.8. Portra 400
RicHammond wrote:
What is a focal reducer? PS: I'm trying to catchup on posts.
Simply put, it is a lens adapter (In my case Nikon F to Fuji X-mount) that has glass in it. It is designed to to reduce the focal length of any lens to reflect the lenses true focal length when shooting on a crop sensor camera. It also has the added benefit of increasing your f-stop. There is a mathematical formula you use to determine is lenses attributes.
Focal length of the lens x magnification of the adapter x crop factor of the camera = adapted focal length. For example, (50mm lens x 0.73 magnification) x 1.5 crop factor = 54.75mm length. For the f stop, the manufacture claims an increase of 1 stop. My understanding of this equation is simply f stop x magnification of the adapter. For example, 1.8f x 0.73 = 1.3f.
leighton w wrote:
Simply put, it is a lens adapter (In my case Nikon F to Fuji X-mount) that has glass in it. It is designed to to reduce the focal length of any lens to reflect the lenses true focal length when shooting on a crop sensor camera. It also has the added benefit of increasing your f-stop. There is a mathematical formula you use to determine is lenses attributes.
Focal length of the lens x magnification of the adapter x crop factor of the camera = adapted focal length. For example, (50mm lens x 0.73 magnification) x 1.5 crop factor = 54.75mm length. For the f stop, the manufacture claims an increase of 1 stop. My understanding of this equation is simply f stop x magnification of the adapter. For example, 1.8f x 0.73 = 1.3f. ...Show more →
