Yesterday I knocked off work a little early to catch some light, these are with the two Nikkor 75mm F2.8 For Bronica I have now, the H.C. and The P shot on the GFX with the Fotodiox adapter. The P renders a little different than the H.C. The P is a happy accident of sorts as it was just $68 and had the Heliocoid I was after included, I.E. I just bought it for the Heliocoid. These are unedited, just resized and framed.
serge07 wrote:
George, also much prefer the optical viewfinder plus green dot. I find it much easier on the eyes and to focus. The advantage of the tiny mirrorless body in my case is super portability when traveling and seeing the exposure with the aid of a histogram. I am not crazy about using the bulky thick adapters but enjoy using the manual focus Nikkors.
I am with Leighton, a full frame Zfc design with IBIS would be a very tempting camera indeed.
Next up, the Nikkor Q 105mm F3.5 For Bronica and Nikkor P.C 200mm F4 For Bronica. Unlike the 75's I did NOT enjoy working with these so much. I was actually surprised to see the quality when I got home though. For those who may opt to delve down the MF adapter path. I would leave these two off your list unless your a collector and want to collect and try them.
The 105 is painful to work with, I have to keep my thumb on a lever on the lens to keep the aperture open when focusing and shooting.
The 200 is ok, however I felt in the end that the adapted F mount 180 ED was superior, I will share some from the 180 ED next.
These are off the Laowa Adapter and the 180 ED F/2.8. The first is a stich of two shots. I love the rendering on the 180ED. I have a Bargain copy for sale if anyone is interested here. It shows wear on the outside. This was done with that copy. These are really just for people to see differences. The focus point for the second and all the ones like it on the other lenses was the meter on the side of the barn. I little focus change for the last to while playing around.
saph wrote:
Happy holidays Reagan and long live the green dot!! I have made my peace though with focus peaking (I kind of just tolerate it and go along).
Yes, long live the green dot! Reagan, I am just helping you experience your lens purchasing/selling hobby.
Last of the lens tour, these are from he Nikkor 135mm f/3.5 Nikkor-Q for Bronica. This lens holds some promise, I will compare it to the F Mount on the Laowa Adapter. I think the Metabones adapter will go up for sale, it performs, but the Laowa is far better so far, from wide to medium telephoto.
First images with the 180mm f2.8 ai'd Nikkor-P, and some recent gear had to be studio work
since ooutside is miserable.
The 180mm is not a studio lens. At MFD the depth of field is really shallow.
11 image stack
20 image stack
New to me gear - Canon Angle Finder C which fits all my cameras, Nikon and Canon, except the D800. I really like the immediate optical feedback on focus.
180mm f2.8 ai'd Nikkor-P
serge07 wrote:
George, also much prefer the optical viewfinder plus green dot. I find it much easier on the eyes and to focus. The advantage of the tiny mirrorless body in my case is super portability when traveling and seeing the exposure with the aid of a histogram. I am not crazy about using the bulky thick adapters but enjoy using the manual focus Nikkors.
I am with Leighton, a full frame Zfc design with IBIS would be a very tempting camera indeed.
GeorgeBo wrote:
Andy, if those peaks were rounded a little more they would look very much like the mountains of North Carolina and Virginia.
Interesting isn't George ? there are quite a few places here that remind me of the UK, just the trees are slightly different.
The hills are all part of the remnants of a massive volcano. Perhaps the mountains of NC and Virginia are similar but maybe softened by glacial action ?
Indeed, a quick google search shows that both SC and Virginia were home to volcanic activity.
You can clearly see the edge of the volcano on this map, the pin being the lookouts location
I tried zebra striping on my D850 and did not like it, but never use the green dot either.
I use the ground glass judging the defocused image then rack thru focus and split the difference. YMMV.
If I start shouting red, red, red or some such tell me it is time to go home.
Even more gratuitous color using D800 and 85mm f/1.4 AI-S
Nikkor 105mm 5.6 EL adapted to Z6 with spacers and the Kipon adapter. Bellows Nikkors and EL Nikkors render with great tactility, a depth feel, on cameras.
Colin - enjoy the time off, looks like you could need it
Andy - if you are still Googling the North Carolina mountains, go down the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area rabbit hole. I am planning a spring trip backpacking and camping in there.
Mark - great examples of the Bronica Nikkors!
Jim - contrats on the news gear. Love the focus stacks. Are you using HeliconFocus?
Rafael - the RF lens looks great in what seems to be low light at the bar
Colin and George (HeliconFocus ?),
I do own a Nikon GP-2 Camera Focusing Stage, but I use it on my copy stand with an enlarging lens to copy film. I pick the front beginning area of focus, and rotate the lens focus ring to remind myself the correct direction to turn it in order to get items further and further away in focus - a dry run. Then I lock my elbows into my torso, frame the shot, and begin shooting frames rhythmically, as I simultaneously turn the focus ring. The natural drift of hand holding isn't very much after Photoshop aligns, then blends the image. Then I do a minor crop to clean up the edges. My attitude is more akin to a kid with a new toy - than a paid gig. I wanted to "play" with the lens - if that makes sense.
BTW - I used a 20mm extension tube for all the 180mm shots. When I had a 2000 square foot commercial studio - I would have just stepped back a step or two to get a better DOF. I am shoehorned into a home studio now.
Jim
DeltaSigma wrote:
Nice 20 frame stack. Do you fix the focus and use a rail of some sorts?
Interesting discussion re the green dot - I always found it a bit distracting and much prefer focus peaking in the Z5 which is a great camera despite the relatively low price. Highly recommend it to anyone toying with mirrorless.
