Thank you very much gentlemen. Life does hit differently without the people we have loved all our lives in it. However, with support from family and friends like these, it is bearable. Have a lovely day.
Funny you should ask. I had started using the "Like" button the most this week. Inspiration to shoot has been running low recently but I will get there. Our mother passed away last week and prior to that her struggles had been weighing on the family. The dark clouds have passed now and we look to the future.
Thanks for checking.
Siphiwe
Siphiwe, as others have said, you and your family have my condolences and the best for the next chapter in you life.
The other week Ray was asking about thin extension rings. Well this month my local photo club is shooting macros. While not a true macro, I thought it would be fun to go ultra wide with the K1 ring and see what I could get.
I spotted some very small fungi/mushrooms at my fence and along with the autumn leaves gave it a go. As you can see in the second "above the scene" shot, there is not a lot of room to work with. Second shot with the Df and 45P
I swear I am going to break that flippy screen off of that Z fc. But came in handy here
raboof wrote:
So that night I woke up at 3AM browsing eBay and look what came to my possession today.
I took the chance because the listing had only one picture. It came home in excellent shape. I am a happy man. Now the hard part...my wife. I am going to go wash dishes first. See ya in a bit!
GeorgeBo wrote:
The other week Ray was asking about thin extension rings. Well this month my local photo club is shooting macros. While not a true macro, I thought it would be fun to go ultra wide with the K1 ring and see what I could get.
I spotted some very small fungi/mushrooms at my fence and along with the autumn leaves gave it a go. As you can see in the second "above the scene" shot, there is not a lot of room to work with. Second shot with the Df and 45P
I swear I am going to break that flippy screen off of that Z fc. But came in handy here
Excellent photos! Really like to see behind the scenes. How's the ZFC fitting into your lineup now that you've had it for a bit? The Z9 release has tempered my interest in the ZFC, but I do still really like the idea of it. My lab has one that I see every time I go in, but I spent my ZFC money on a D3s a few weeks ago so I've held off on asking to try it. Safer to just pay the $5 dev cost and get out of there ASAP.
SiMuMe wrote:
Thank you very much gentlemen. Life does hit differently without the people we have loved all our lives in it. However, with support from family and friends like these, it is bearable. Have a lovely day.
Siphiwe, glad you have a circle you can lean on at this difficult time. Sorry to hear.
Be nice to the flippy Zfc screen George, its really doing well for you Plus you can take selfies with those things GeorgeBo wrote:
The other week Ray was asking about thin extension rings. Well this month my local photo club is shooting macros. While not a true macro, I thought it would be fun to go ultra wide with the K1 ring and see what I could get.
I spotted some very small fungi/mushrooms at my fence and along with the autumn leaves gave it a go. As you can see in the second "above the scene" shot, there is not a lot of room to work with. Second shot with the Df and 45P
I swear I am going to break that flippy screen off of that Z fc. But came in handy here
SiMuMe wrote:
Thank you very much gentlemen. Life does hit differently without the people we have loved all our lives in it. However, with support from family and friends like these, it is bearable. Have a lovely day.
Sorry to hear of your loss. Our thought are with you.
More fun bokeh. The night time adventure paying off raboof wrote:
Nikon 80-200mm f2.8 ED AIS
I just took a few shots at 5.6. The 9-blade is nice. I'll take some wide open later
Nikkor-SW 90 f8, Rollei infrared film developed in Cinestill Df96, generic 720nm infrared filter. Remembered to stop the lens down to f/22 this time! Shutter speed was 1/8s.
OffTrail wrote:
Excellent photos! Really like to see behind the scenes. How's the ZFC fitting into your lineup now that you've had it for a bit? The Z9 release has tempered my interest in the ZFC, but I do still really like the idea of it. My lab has one that I see every time I go in, but I spent my ZFC money on a D3s a few weeks ago so I've held off on asking to try it. Safer to just pay the $5 dev cost and get out of there ASAP.
Thanks! I really like the size and absolutely love the controls. But to be honest, I almost sold it because I really didn't like the DX sensor size with the manual Nikkors. Lose a lot of character in my opinion. The 16-50mm kit lens that came with it is really good IF you shoot in good light. But at f/6.3 you will not be getting much bokeh and low light capability. BUT it is a great travel anywhere snapshot kit.
Like everything there are trade offs.
Now with that said, my urge to get rid of it went away this week when I picked up a Metabones Speed Booster. That gets me back to almost full frame equivalent field of view on the Zfc now. But that has limitations too with some lenses with large or deep rear baffles that prevent them from mounting on the adapter due to the adapter optics. But so far my favorites mount with no problem. I plan on going through the lenses I have and will post a list of those that will or won't mount.
For me the Zfc will be my main hiking, biking, throw in the day pack type camera and for that I usually shoot normal to ultra wide. So having the Speed Booster will solve that issue.
It took me 3 tries to get a Speed Booster that did not have serious QC issues. Metabones is typically better than that. But was no issue returning.
I still want an FX version of the Zf with IBIS, but this combo will keep me going until one comes out. Hopefully.
The Z9 had me drooling too, but who knows how long it will be until mere photography mortals get one. With the NPS orders and I am sure the Winter Olympics will get their share. I figure it will be well into mid/late next year before they will be generally available. Heck, I am still waiting for the 28mm SE lens for the Zfc that I ordered in the summer. Plus you can get 5 1/2 Zfc bodies for the Z9
I know this is a long answer that is all over the place, but I am good... For now....
Nikkor-SW 90 f8, Rollei infrared film developed in Cinestill Df96, generic 720nm infrared filter. Remembered to stop the lens down to f/22 this time! Shutter speed was 1/8s.
GeorgeBo wrote:
Thanks! I really like the size and absolutely love the controls. But to be honest, I almost sold it because I really didn't like the DX sensor size with the manual Nikkors. Lose a lot of character in my opinion. The 16-50mm kit lens that came with it is really good IF you shoot in good light. But at f/6.3 you will not be getting much bokeh and low light capability. BUT it is a great travel anywhere snapshot kit.
Like everything there are trade offs.
Now with that said, my urge to get rid of it went away this week when I picked up a Metabones Speed Booster. That gets me back to almost full frame equivalent field of view on the Zfc now. But that has limitations too with some lenses with large or deep rear baffles that prevent them from mounting on the adapter due to the adapter optics. But so far my favorites mount with no problem. I plan on going through the lenses I have and will post a list of those that will or won't mount.
For me the Zfc will be my main hiking, biking, throw in the day pack type camera and for that I usually shoot normal to ultra wide. So having the Speed Booster will solve that issue.
It took me 3 tries to get a Speed Booster that did not have serious QC issues. Metabones is typically better than that. But was no issue returning.
I still want an FX version of the Zf with IBIS, but this combo will keep me going until one comes out. Hopefully.
The Z9 had me drooling too, but who knows how long it will be until mere photography mortals get one. With the NPS orders and I am sure the Winter Olympics will get their share. I figure it will be well into mid/late next year before they will be generally available. Heck, I am still waiting for the 28mm SE lens for the Zfc that I ordered in the summer. Plus you can get 5 1/2 Zfc bodies for the Z9
I know this is a long answer that is all over the place, but I am good... For now....
