Olympus OM-D E-M1 MarkII + adapter + Nikkor 400mm f/5.6K ED non-IF, ISO 1600, f/5.6 at 1/800s. 57% cropped (11.4/20MP). No noise reduction, straight from the camera, for the mood of the cloudy morning; 11m of distance.
Tomiyama Seisakusho Art Panorama 170, Nikkor-SW 90 f8, Tri-X 120 roll film. The 6X17 frame fits perfectly on the Epson V850 scanner medium format holder, just have to suppress its automatic trimming.
The camera is probably a knock-off of the more heralded Linhof Technorama. Its basic, and fairly simple to operate. And fits neatly in the same small bag I have been hauling the (folded) Tachihara in.
Hi Gang- Happy New Year but this message I got from the FM Forum really bothers me. Perhaps it’s my 75 years and a crotchety disposition, but I don’t think so.
Several days ago I sent a PM to Curtis wishing him the seasons greetings and included a recap of the year 2021 which took Robin and I to twenty states. In that message I included the words “ Family and Friends,” a term usually included in Holiday greetings among “Family and Friends.”
Well either the FM BOT needs further programming or if a person perhaps a decent cup of coffee. I do find the FM’s monitoring of private messages in the name of commerce or whatever good deed they think they’re performing is disturbing.
Here’s their message to me:
(Hi Gang- Happy New Year but this message I got from the FM Forum really bothers me.
Several days ago I sent a PM to Curtis wishing him the seasons greetings and included a recap of the year 2021 which took Robin and I to twenty states. In that message I included the words “ Family and Friends,” a term usually included in Holiday greetings among “Family and Friends.”
Well either the FM BOT needs further programming or if a person perhaps a decent cup of coffee. I do find the FM’s monitoring of private messages in the name of commerce or whatever good deed they think they’re performing is disturbing.
Here’s their message to me:
(Do not reply to this message)
During one of your private message conversions, the word "Family and Friends" was mentioned. Be advised that "Family and Friends" is an uninsured method of payment!
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During one of your private message conversions, the word "Family and Friends" was mentioned. Be advised that "Family and Friends" is an uninsured method of payment!
As a reminder, all FM Forum members must adhere to the site's User Agreement.
Regardless of the reason or number of positive feedback, in order to avoid fraud and theft, the parties involved in any transaction should ONLY USE INSURED METHODS OF PAYMENT. (Example: Insured Paypal)
You have agreed that you are buying, selling and trading on fredmiranda.com at your own risk, and will conduct transactions using an insured method of payment.
Again Happy New Year to my FM Forum “Family and Friends.”
Continuing with my "go east safari" - a few miles due east of the White Pines.
5DS-R Nikkor P.C. 55mm f3.5 ai'd images (The 55mm f3.5 ai'd is turning out to be one of the sharpest lenses I have) This is a three image stitch from approximately 150 yards. I have always thought this church (St Patrick's) is one of the most beautiful I have seen. It's scale is huge, but based upon a typical small American country church. This one rises up 125-150 feet high out of corn fields in the middle of nowhere. Apparently this is the fourth church built on this location. The first was a log cabin in 1844 that...
"Twenty eight area residents met with Fr. Andrew Viszosky from Grand Rapids to form a Catholic community. $97.25 was pledged toward the erection of a church building." The one now standing was built 1876-1877.
It has a school now, a cemetery across the street, and a liquor store across the other street. (A "T" intersection) - no traffic lights, residential homes, or any other commercial buildings.
Tomiyama Seisakusho Art Panorama 170, Nikkor-SW 90 f8, Tri-X 120 roll film. The 6X17 frame fits perfectly on the Epson V850 scanner medium format holder, just have to suppress its automatic trimming.
The camera is probably a knock-off of the more heralded Linhof Technorama. Its basic, and fairly simple to operate. And fits neatly in the same small bag I have been hauling the (folded) Tachihara in.
Ken Hill wrote:
Hi Gang- Happy New Year but this message I got from the FM Forum really bothers me. Perhaps it’s my 75 years and a crotchety disposition, but I don’t think so.
Several days ago I sent a PM to Curtis wishing him the seasons greetings and included a recap of the year 2021 which took Robin and I to twenty states. In that message I included the words “ Family and Friends,” a term usually included in Holiday greetings among “Family and Friends.”
Well either the FM BOT needs further programming or if a person perhaps a decent cup of coffee. I do find the FM’s monitoring of private messages in the name of commerce or whatever good deed they think they’re performing is disturbing.
Here’s their message to me:
(Hi Gang- Happy New Year but this message I got from the FM Forum really bothers me.
Several days ago I sent a PM to Curtis wishing him the seasons greetings and included a recap of the year 2021 which took Robin and I to twenty states. In that message I included the words “ Family and Friends,” a term usually included in Holiday greetings among “Family and Friends.”
Well either the FM BOT needs further programming or if a person perhaps a decent cup of coffee. I do find the FM’s monitoring of private messages in the name of commerce or whatever good deed they think they’re performing is disturbing.
Here’s their message to me:
(Do not reply to this message)
During one of your private message conversions, the word "Family and Friends" was mentioned. Be advised that "Family and Friends" is an uninsured method of payment!
As a reminder, all FM Forum members must adhere to the site's User Agreement.
Regardless of the reason or number of positive feedback, in order to avoid fraud and theft, the parties involved in any transaction should ONLY USE INSURED METHODS OF PAYMENT. (Example: Insured Paypal)
You have agreed that you are buying, selling and trading on fredmiranda.com at your own risk, and will conduct transactions using an insured method of payment. not reply to this message)
During one of your private message conversions, the word "Family and Friends" was mentioned. Be advised that "Family and Friends" is an uninsured method of payment!
As a reminder, all FM Forum members must adhere to the site's User Agreement.
Regardless of the reason or number of positive feedback, in order to avoid fraud and theft, the parties involved in any transaction should ONLY USE INSURED METHODS OF PAYMENT. (Example: Insured Paypal)
You have agreed that you are buying, selling and trading on fredmiranda.com at your own risk, and will conduct transactions using an insured method of payment.
Again Happy New Year to my FM Forum “Family and Friends.”...Show more →
It is sad that we live in a world where there are so many bad actors out there that its come to this!
Hopes and well wishes to you and yours in the New Year Ken!
cadman342001 wrote:
And, now the shot I went out to capture on my birthday.
A pano of I think 3 landscape shots with 28/2ais (probably could have got away with 2 but wanted to ensure adequate overlap).
Much better colours than the last time I took night photos when it was Green & Purple alternating for some reason (it wasn't Christmas), and the colours weren't alternating this time which was good. The last time I was there a couple of months ago when I was living in Kangaroo Point the building with the cranes was in earlier stage of construction so the cranes were right in line with the bridge so good that construction has progressed so much since then.
Let's see: 55 2.5, nice scalloped lens, compensating?, TWO 16mm 3.5, 50 1.4, 55 1.2, 85 1.8, 35 1.4, 20 3.5 UD, 180 2.8. Very good choices. The newer ones I can't recognize, never seen them before.
Tomiyama Seisakusho Art Panorama 170, Nikkor-SW 90 f8, Tri-X 120 roll film. The 6X17 frame fits perfectly on the Epson V850 scanner medium format holder, just have to suppress its automatic trimming.
The camera is probably a knock-off of the more heralded Linhof Technorama. Its basic, and fairly simple to operate. And fits neatly in the same small bag I have been hauling the (folded) Tachihara in.
These panoramas are like being there in reality, B&W type, Samy - thank you
Ken Hill wrote:
Hi Gang- Happy New Year but this message I got from the FM Forum really bothers me. Perhaps it’s my 75 years and a crotchety disposition, but I don’t think so.
Several days ago I sent a PM to Curtis wishing him the seasons greetings and included a recap of the year 2021 which took Robin and I to twenty states. In that message I included the words “ Family and Friends,” a term usually included in Holiday greetings among “Family and Friends.”
Well either the FM BOT needs further programming or if a person perhaps a decent cup of coffee. I do find the FM’s monitoring of private messages in the name of commerce or whatever good deed they think they’re performing is disturbing.
Here’s their message to me:
(Hi Gang- Happy New Year but this message I got from the FM Forum really bothers me.
Several days ago I sent a PM to Curtis wishing him the seasons greetings and included a recap of the year 2021 which took Robin and I to twenty states. In that message I included the words “ Family and Friends,” a term usually included in Holiday greetings among “Family and Friends.”
Well either the FM BOT needs further programming or if a person perhaps a decent cup of coffee. I do find the FM’s monitoring of private messages in the name of commerce or whatever good deed they think they’re performing is disturbing.
Here’s their message to me:
(Do not reply to this message)
During one of your private message conversions, the word "Family and Friends" was mentioned. Be advised that "Family and Friends" is an uninsured method of payment!
As a reminder, all FM Forum members must adhere to the site's User Agreement.
Regardless of the reason or number of positive feedback, in order to avoid fraud and theft, the parties involved in any transaction should ONLY USE INSURED METHODS OF PAYMENT. (Example: Insured Paypal)
You have agreed that you are buying, selling and trading on fredmiranda.com at your own risk, and will conduct transactions using an insured method of payment. not reply to this message)
During one of your private message conversions, the word "Family and Friends" was mentioned. Be advised that "Family and Friends" is an uninsured method of payment!
As a reminder, all FM Forum members must adhere to the site's User Agreement.
Regardless of the reason or number of positive feedback, in order to avoid fraud and theft, the parties involved in any transaction should ONLY USE INSURED METHODS OF PAYMENT. (Example: Insured Paypal)
You have agreed that you are buying, selling and trading on fredmiranda.com at your own risk, and will conduct transactions using an insured method of payment.
Again Happy New Year to my FM Forum “Family and Friends.”...Show more →
Ken, the Miranda forum is absolutely correct! I would not trust my family and friends as method of payment!
In addition to focusing the old fisheyes it will let me focus excellent and weird lenses.
Excellent like this 105mm 5.6 LTM EL, taken with a weird Nikkor 3X comparator lens. ( probably excellent at 3X)
In addition to allowing 'normal' use of lens heads, I wanted to be able to focus the 7.5mm and 8mm.
Fixed focus is a practical compromise; but on these lenses, as on the 8mm 2.8 the edges focus further than the center and judicious focusing will greatly improve the image quality. Actually, the two lenses are not exactly at the same infinity focus distance.
Sample of sharpness with the 7.5mm properly focused:
