Ken Hill wrote:
That cat has the same intense look that I recall from my “no-nonsense” third grade teacher. Still sends shivers up my spine !
Miss Woodward?
For a substitute infinity use a Christmas ornament in the sun and look at the night star-like virtual image, or if cloudy an LED can work in place of the sun.
I like how your subject is right at the line of shadow and light. Was this planned?
No, Leighton, of course not. This is in the jewish quarter. I couldn't take anyone's photo because it was a small piazza and everyone was looking at me. The woman on the balcony was the only person not staring at me menacingly.
bruni wrote:
No, Leighton, of course not. This is in the jewish quarter. I couldn't take anyone's photo because it was a small piazza and everyone was looking at me. The woman on the balcony was the only person not staring at me menacingly.
leighton w wrote:
Do they not like their picture taken?
No, some people really don't like it. This was a weekday, it was quiet and the people there were mostly the older residents of the quarter. They probably thought I was a tourist. On weekends, especially Sundays, this quarter is packed with visitors. It's a popular lunch area, packed with restaurants. You can happily snap away. But not that weekday morning I was there. Or maybe it's me. I might give off a suspicious vibe.
Started to install the AI kit on the 300mm 4.5K, yes I do have the JIS screwdrivers.
HOWEVER, the aperture lever stays on the bayonet mount and does not allow that to be removed. I am sure there is a trick to separate these two.
Do you know what to do?? Chuong, you can do this with your eyes closed, please explain to me.
AM4L wrote:
ok, green dot doesn't work on Z7 with Manual lenses and the Ftz?
Have you tried different colors and intensities of focus peaking. I much prefer it over the green dot. Also, what Rafael said about focus magnification is my second choice when I need critical focusing.
rafaelcasd wrote:
No, need to use finder magnification for critical focusing.
Thanks Rafael, I confess I am very unhappy about that! I will try the magnification! I have used some of the other focus modes on the Fuji and am reasonably content.
Leighton, I will see if opening up helps me get critical focus. Peaking is really nice to visually see your DOF, but wider lenses I like just using the dot and mentally estimating my DOF.
At this moment I am liking the Fuji a lot more than the Z, lol..
Absolutely astounding pages. Ben some terrific light use and perspective. Steve great panorama and Raphael your 300mm work sheds light on the issue of what is the better lens.
Here is te Marquette Lighthouse taken from afar and its Museum which is a little weak on the lighthouses role in their harbor. Anywat here goes!
bruni wrote:
Me neither Samy, but when you're constantly running into Americans eating McDonalds in the middle of the road trying to dodge traffic and get the burger in their mouths at the same time, what you gonna do?
Ben, That third one where you can see bites out of the sandwich - my fav - you must have been very close. I'm thinking she heard the shutter? Was there any reaction?
Jim
bruni wrote:
McDonalds in Rome - nikkor 18mm f3.5 and 50mm f1.4SC LTM
Shot the 55mm_f3.5_AI'd Nikkor P.C today as a landscape lens. Five giant stitches from 14,000 t0 29,500 pixels wide each. Every single frame from the 55mm AI'd was sharp edge to edge at f5.6 and f8. Slightly better at f5.6. I also used it to shoot 720nm IR, macro, and as a normal lens. 200 frames in less than an hour. For infinity I set it to the red IR dot instead of the hard stop. My first four frames were 2 for exposure (manual settings) and two to compare infinity on objects miles away. Red dot wins for infinity focus on this copy.
North West river view 19,000 + pixels wide out of 15 vertical images. While I was shooting this I didn't even see the radio tower 4.5 miles away (my eyes are not so good + flat lighting). Not only did the 55mm resolve the tower, but you can just make out the tower support cables. I also was distracted by waves traveling up stream?
North West river view
North East river view
While stitching the 28,000 + pixel wide image again a 15 image. I discovered where those waves came were being made. At the very right edge of the stitch is a commercial paddle wheel that had gone upstream before I even got there.
James Markus wrote:
Ben, That third one where you can see bites out of the sandwich - my fav - you must have been very close. I'm thinking she heard the shutter? Was there any reaction?
Jim
Jim - I was very close, I was bumping into them as we were crossing the street at a very VERY busy intersection in the heart of the city. I was rushing to get across to avoid the traffic (people don't stop for pedestrians here) but she was blocking the street eating her hamburger. This was truy run and gun. Yes Samy, I'm sure they were Americans. No, there was no reaction, and she wouldn't have heard the shutter for all the traffic noise.
Ben
bruni wrote:
Jim - I was very close, I was bumping into them as we were crossing the street at a very VERY busy intersection in the heart of the city. I was rushing to get across to avoid the traffic (people don't stop for pedestrians here) but she was blocking the street eating her hamburger. This was truy run and gun. Yes Samy, I'm sure they were Americans. No, there was no reaction, and she wouldn't have heard the shutter for all the traffic noise.
Ben
I have much respect for street shooters. The imagery is very interesting but knowing what it takes to get these shots, I'd be hopeless.
James, thanks for all the information and testing you have shared about the 55mm micro. Highly enlightening.
