rafaelcasd wrote:
The 2.8cm 3.5 S mount RF lens arrived quickly.
It truly is like new! incredible how a 70 year old lens can hold up. This is one of the very last chrome 2.8cm.
It always amazes me how some of these old lenses perform on our modern cameras. I don't often comment on your lens reviews, but I do appreciate the time you put into them and enjoy seeing them.
GroWeb wrote:
Thanks Ben. For me, the 16mm fisheye is what Curtis would call a "desert island lens."
Thanks Mary. Me too -- whenever I'm processing photos in Lightroom, I can't resist doing a few in monochrome, and Silver Efex is a marvelous tool for the purpose.
Thanks Rafael. That sounds like a great idea; I'm looking forward to seeing the result!
Here is today's set of Saturday's auto show photos. The theme is "Reflections," which is one of my perennial favourite car show subjects. Please see the captions for the lenses used.
Glen, for all the years I hae been taking car show photos, I never thought of doing reflection as the photo, have used reflection to enhance the car but never as a subject. Another great idea for Friday Cruising Grand, Thanks!. great set.
Went for a walk in the downtown park with the 180mm 2.8 ED. The light was nice.
Park is used mostly by the local immigrants, but it is a very relaxed family environment. Park is in the same compound as the City hall and California center for the arts. On one end there were parents with kids, on the other young people practicing a folk dance, in the middle a soccer game. I was surprised not to see any homeless or druggie presence, a painful reality of California life.
rafaelcasd wrote:
Went for a walk in the downtown park with the 180mm 2.8 ED. The light was nice.
Park is used mostly by the local immigrants, but it is a very relaxed family environment. Park is in the same compound as the City hall and California center for the arts. On one end there were parents with kids, on the other young people practicing a folk dance, in the middle a soccer game. I was surprised not to see any homeless or druggie presence, a painful reality of California life.
CGrindahl wrote:
Yes I did Leighton and at least THIS year I didn't forget the date. I came today to honor those folks who continue to row this boat down the stream... merrily, merrily, as they say.
Alas, my Df spends more time sitting on the cabinet next to me than in my hand or even in my camera bag. The last three years have slipped by with photography as an afterthought. Yes, I've picked up the camera once or twice but as I look at my Flickr account for which I pay each month, I believe all but the last photo I uploaded have been posted. But I will post two photo. If the second appeared before it was so long ago most folks will have forgotten it! Embarrassing but true... the first was shot with the 55 f/1.2 SC AI and the second with the 180 f/2.8 AI-s... two of my desert island lenses.
All the best to friends from my past and to the newcomers who joined the party after I departed. These lenses are amazing and they are still worth using... but then you all know that or you wouldn't be on this thread. ...Show more →
Still got the magic with flowers, great to see you back!
Ben, please continue posting, enjoying your work here.
James, I just read something from the nearby wildlife refuge that the RWBBs are gathering under cover to molt for the season and thus not quite as spread out as they normally are.
That is some amazing fungi growth in just a day, Leighton, though in this newer shot looked like it got pushed over?
One last shot from the one afternoon at the downtown park. 25-50. Now I need to get new material to post.
Thanks, it is fun when you get this close, usually just keep snapping then cull them to find the correct focus plane. The Series E did better than expected!
rafaelcasd wrote:
Incredible focusing, like the transition to OOF
pbraymond wrote:
Ben, please continue posting, enjoying your work here.
James, I just read something from the nearby wildlife refuge that the RWBBs are gathering under cover to molt for the season and thus not quite as spread out as they normally are.
That is some amazing fungi growth in just a day, Leighton, though in this newer shot looked like it got pushed over?
pbraymond wrote:
Ben, please continue posting, enjoying your work here.
James, I just read something from the nearby wildlife refuge that the RWBBs are gathering under cover to molt for the season and thus not quite as spread out as they normally are.
That is some amazing fungi growth in just a day, Leighton, though in this newer shot looked like it got pushed over?
rafaelcasd wrote:
Glen, for all the years I have been taking car show photos, I never thought of doing reflection as the photo, have used reflection to enhance the car but never as a subject. Another great idea for Friday Cruising Grand, Thanks!. great set.
Thanks for your kind comments, Rafael; I'm happy to have provided some inspiration. Now you've inspired me to discover that there is another car show in Campbell River (further north than Comox) on the Sunday of Labour Day weekend. I believe I will go there and see what there is to be seen (and photographed!).
Here is today's set of car photos, on the theme of "scenic tableaux." My favourite is the third image with the woman striking the "thinker" pose. Please see the captions for lenses used.
CGrindahl wrote:
Yes I did Leighton and at least THIS year I didn't forget the date. I came today to honor those folks who continue to row this boat down the stream... merrily, merrily, as they say.
Alas, my Df spends more time sitting on the cabinet next to me than in my hand or even in my camera bag. The last three years have slipped by with photography as an afterthought. Yes, I've picked up the camera once or twice but as I look at my Flickr account for which I pay each month, I believe all but the last photo I uploaded have been posted. But I will post two photo. If the second appeared before it was so long ago most folks will have forgotten it! Embarrassing but true... the first was shot with the 55 f/1.2 SC AI and the second with the 180 f/2.8 AI-s... two of my desert island lenses.
I've only sold one lens, and that was one of my THREE 55 f/1.2s I'd promised some time ago to Ken Ballard with whom I'm still in touch. That means I still have 46 of those gorgeous manual focus lenses. I expect that photography will die for me only when I decided to get serious about selling lenses. I'm in a situation not unlike our Montana buddy Jack. I turn 81 in about a month. I still hike in the nearby watershed and my health is basically good... but making photography a priority isn't happening. Rinie continues to entice me to visit her in the Netherlands. That seems impossible... but I know one thing. If I were to travel just about anywhere I'd start taking photos. I guess I'm bored by the possibilities in my corner of the Bay Area.
All the best to friends from my past and to the newcomers who joined the party after I departed. These lenses are amazing and they are still worth using... but then you all know that or you wouldn't be on this thread. ...Show more →
So good to see a couple of pics, Curtis. I popped in here to see if you'd posted them after I saw them on Flickr. Glad you're still fit enough to hike and hope you remain hale and hearty for years to come.
Glen and Rafael's car pics inspired me to visit the Gold Coast Motor Museum today with the GFX and nikkor P.C. 28mm f3.5. Access is restricted by a red velvet rope so most of the cars I could only get a front and 3/4 shots but this one was a little more accessible. The old guy who looks after the cars did say I could move the info signs as long as I put them back.
These are jpegs, processed in LR Classic and run through ON1 denoise-AI
First up, the 58 Buick Coupe Limited. Only 1026 of these were made and less than 200 remain apparently. What a car !
