pbraymond wrote:
Something to push this thread along. Since it's going to be 60 degrees tomorrow, did not feel right to post something with ice, so here's something from Stuck Indoors. No real spring shooting or flowering probably till mid April, so it'll be a quiet month for outdoor shooting.
pbraymond wrote:
Something to push this thread along. Since it's going to be 60 degrees tomorrow, did not feel right to post something with ice, so here's something from Stuck Indoors. No real spring shooting or flowering probably till mid April, so it'll be a quiet month for outdoor shooting.
That is definitely “Grand”. The only times I had been through there was when I was on business and during rush hour. So could not enjoy the scale of architecture. Really nice.
George
serge07 wrote:
Hi, everyone:
Rafael, excellent shots of the egret!
George, great photo of your fishing gear. It looks too pretty to use.
... so I polished up my Ai 28mm f/2.8. This lens is/was also a bit of a beater lens.
It has a small scratch on the front element. It was a bit de-centred, so I carefully clocked different lens elements until it was perfect. I learnt this trick with Voigtlander M lenses, that in many cases clocking/rotating different lens groups can often correct for some decentring. I got lucky, as I was close to getting rid of it because of the optical problems.
I refined my polishing technique. Got better quality water paper, and finished the lens off with two kinds of abrasive 3M foam pads. This really worked well.
The ring just in front of the rubber focus ring is plastic, hence it staying black.
hmzimelka wrote:
... so I polished up my Ai 28mm f/2.8. This lens is/was also a bit of a beater lens.
It has a small scratch on the front element. It was a bit de-centred, so I carefully clocked different lens elements until it was perfect. I learnt this trick with Voigtlander M lenses, that in many cases clocking/rotating different lens groups can often correct for some decentring. I got lucky, as I was close to getting rid of it because of the optical problems.
I refined my polishing technique. Got better quality water paper, and finished the lens off with two kinds of abrasive 3M foam pads. This really worked well.
The ring just in front of the rubber focus ring is plastic, hence it staying black.
Love he B&W Serge but if you were dead center and the roof lines met the corners equally it would become a masterpiece, it can probably be edited for that.
I have been sick, my back gives out once or twice a year due to bad habits and a trigger event.
My daily drive is not a Bimmer, it is a diesel truck because I like to do things myself. The Kia is a family car still under warranty and its infinitely variable slush box did not survive a trip to the high desert. 100 miles and 5000 feet of altitude. Kia will fix at no charge and provided a rental car but wanted to fix it 100 miles away so I rented a U-Haul and towed it back home, where it is getting fixed. The RAM did not even feel the weight.
So now I am stuck at home trying to make ordinary objects into interesting ones. These are with the 8mm F/8 from 1963, it is a fixed focus lens, but mounted on a Kipon F to Z adapter changes from mediocre fixed focus to focused excellent lens.
Rafael,
I shot the "focus stacked" (step?) images on a tripod with Nikon's F Model II Bellows. The first two stacks in the lily group post I moved the rear stage slightly for each photo using the geared rail, and in the single 48 image stack - I moved the whole rig (camera/bellows/lens) using the builtin geared focusing rail in the PB-4 bellows. In both cases I manually set focus for the furthest away point that I wanted in focus, and then moved the rail to a slightly closer point of focus - shoot - move again - shoot....on and on.
As for the software processing steps I made a video to explain it (link below). Hope your back feels better soon.
Jim
rafaelcasd wrote:
Jim, your photos and technique are impressive and interesting. How do you step and how do you add it all together?
The wood comes from the same vendor I picked up my wood from for the knives I make. This vendor obtains shipments of exotic woods in a legal fashion, and processesthe slabs to various cuts. These are then individually documented and photographed, which helpsme pick the exact pieces I will need for my projects.
rafaelcasd wrote:
Such beautiful wood on the dice! and well photographed Buddy, where do you find such wood?
GeorgeBo wrote:
That is definitely “Grand”. The only times I had been through there was when I was on business and during rush hour. So could not enjoy the scale of architecture. Really nice.
George
Thanks, George.
Grand Central a big place with many tunnels and a huge food court in the lower level. A total renovation was completed in the late 1990s and it looks great.
rafaelcasd wrote:
Love he B&W Serge but if you were dead center and the roof lines met the corners equally it would become a masterpiece, it can probably be edited for that.
Rafael, glad you enjoyed the photo.
Sections of the stairway was roped off and could not take photos from my preferred viewpoint. I will give it another try hopefully in the not too distant future.
James Markus wrote:
Rafael,
I shot the "focus stacked" (step?) images on a tripod with Nikon's F Model II Bellows. The first two stacks in the lily group post I moved the rear stage slightly for each photo using the geared rail, and in the single 48 image stack - I moved the whole rig (camera/bellows/lens) using the builtin geared focusing rail in the PB-4 bellows. In both cases I manually set focus for the furthest away point that I wanted in focus, and then moved the rail to a slightly closer point of focus - shoot - move again - shoot....on and on.
As for the software processing steps I made a video to explain it (link below). Hope your back feels better soon.
Jim
Great job polishing the black paint off the lens. Looks nice. Not sure it will stay that way. I can’t imagine how many hours you put into that project!
Martin, that's a lot of hard work and dedication to polishing off and repairing the Nikkors. Can't wait to see where you take them next in terms of finishing (maybe you can make them look like the hard to obtain S lenses), though I'm 100% certain my lenses will stay black. BTW, lovet hat shot with the polished 28mm.
Get better soon Rafael. THat's surprising to hear on modern CVTs, you'd think manufacturers would have the reliability part of the equation figured out, and just the performance bit that is lagging.
Thanks for the smiles on my face Laura, the Error 404 one made me laugh out loud.
Serge, that 16mm seems to make a wonderful ultrawide for the Fuji. thanks for the memories from the Plaza.
