Ken Hill wrote:
Back to posting as we've been gone on another road trip. The processing is the least fun.
I've really enjoyed the pics posted over the past month and I liked all the car shots.
Starting off here are a few from a Pub and restaurant called the "globe and Laurel" just south of Quantico Virginia, It's been sold now as the original owner and founder id Rick Spooner, Major USMC (ret) who is now 91. A veteran of WWII he enlisted as a private the later commissioned. The Pub is devoted to the Corps with unbelievable memorabilia The ceiling are devoted to law enforcement because of the proximity of the FBI Academy also aboard Quantico.
James Markus wrote:
Glen,
Personally, your Heron photos are better than mine. First, you filled the frame well, and it appears the 135mm f2 is sharper than the handheld 960mm effective focal length combo I used. I have a better long lenses, but no longer have the strength to deal with them and their support while in the field. My health is not so good, but I make do. However, I did get these shots using a work-around, and practical equipment choices. As to career - I feel very, very lucky to have worked as a photographer for so many years. I have always tried to learn more about this crazy passion from anyone I could - amateur or pro - makes no difference. I shoot because I enjoy it, and the images it produces. I think everyone here is doing the same.
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And yet, I can't stop thinking that your images are the better ones, Jim. Maybe that's just my internal neurotic roommate influencing my perspective. That guy never seems to know when to shut up ! In any case, I agree that we are all here for the same basic reasons: enjoyment and the opportunity to to learn from each other.
I can also relate to the increasing difficulty, with the passage of years, of dealing with long lenses in the field. I've been mentally romancing the idea of taking my 200 f/2 Ai-s and a monopod out on a jaunt sometime soon, but I don't think it'll be a particularly ambitious jaunt! Most likely I'll just go somewhere with the gear to park-and-shoot, like maybe a beach or a waterfall or the like.
And, on the subject of waterfalls, here are some shots from nearby Ammonite Falls, taken with the 24 f/2 Ai-s on my Fuji X-T4.
Love it! The simplicity of old equipment built to get the job done and nothing else.
G
rafaelcasd wrote:
Scott and George, I cannot do infrared but can do plain red.
This Friday should be tractor day at cruising grand, (no AC Cobras ) Will try and do the honors after missing it for several weeks due to the hot weather, we are down to 80s now.
rafaelcasd wrote:
Scott and George, I cannot do infrared but can do plain red.
This Friday should be tractor day at cruising grand, (no AC Cobras ) Will try and do the honors after missing it for several weeks due to the hot weather, we are down to 80s now.
It would be nice if people would put the exif info in their post
all you have to do is check the box when you upload
For all I know you could be using Sony AF lens to take the image
I like to be able to se the aperture and shutter speed when I look at the photo
The only person I am sure that actually uses Nikon mf lens is Jay as He only has one
His 24 PC-E
Been considering what digital camera to get, GFX, Z7II?
Considerations:
1-most of my RF or special mount lenses are good but not 40+MP good, the Z6 serves those well. The only newer lens I own that works only on the mirrorless (for me to focus) is the 800mm 5.6, I don't use it enough to justify a new camera for it. Z6 servers me well for the unique type lenses that don't mount on SLRs and the SLR lenses that need extra accurate focusing.
2-My D3, D800, and D810 from 2008, 2012 and 2017 still work perfectly for all my ai and ais lenses, (As do my Fs and F2s from 40-50 years ago, and the D200 for that matter). Would like a D850 but cannot justify it.
3-Not sure I want to spend more than $2K total.
So here is my brand new digital camera!!!!! Just fell on my lap.
What did the seller mean about loading a new sensor every time??
Your S3 and Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 S is going to last you a long time, much longer than any digital camera and lenses with all those electronics in it. The very first thing that is going to fail in any electronic equipment are those capacitors that no electronics can do without, next will be those display panels with the leakage of their hermetical seals followed by IC chips that fails due to powering on/off recycling.
That is also the reason why I laughed at those people who spent $8k on a manual focus Noct with all those parts in it. Nice to have but it would not last as long as those mechanical non electronic Noct. And definitely will not be able to preserve the value as long.
Can you imagine someone offering an electronic Noct for sale in 10 years time indicating that the multi-function ring and the display is faulty for $15k? Hahaha maybe $2-3k salvaging for parts but definitely not more than it's initial selling price like the mechanic Noct can fetch.
Can't do that box with flickr or any other hosting sites though, Reagan
Reagan wrote:
It would be nice if people would put the exif info in their post
all you have to do is check the box when you upload
For all I know you could be using Sony AF lens to take the image
I like to be able to se the aperture and shutter speed when I look at the photo
The only person I am sure that actually uses Nikon mf lens is Jay as He only has one
His 24 PC-E
And the exif won't show the F stop if you're shooting adapted lenses on mirrorless bodies using a dumb adapter or even the focal length if shooting Fuji unless you change it every time you change lens.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Can't do that box with flickr or any other hosting sites though, Reagan
Raphael maybe if I was 40 years younger!!! The founders, Rick Spooner is now 91 and he and his wife Gloria who passed maybe 10 years ago ran it for 50 years. Their daughter who is in her late 60’s retired from running it just last year and the place sold.
rafaelcasd wrote:
Ken, you should buy the pub, it is perfect for you!
Reagan wrote:
Didn;t know that, thought it was there for everyone
R
Depending on which browser you use, there are Exif Viewing add-ons that are helpful. You right-click the image and a popup window has all the metadata information. However , some posted images have no Exif metadata in them. I use xIFr on Firefox.
As another fan of Exif in posted images, I find it invaluable and always ensure my posted images have it, even though I have to type it in myself.
Don't think I've posted this yet. 105mm f2.8 AIS Micro.
Sorry Reagan, Laura and Andy already covered it in regards to why there's no EXIF in my postings. At best you'd get the shutter speed (and only if I use the FTZ); with the dumb F to Z adapters the shutter speed is not recorded (someone might correct me on this one), and even the entry for non-CPU focal length and maximum aperture is ignored, Nikon's way of making sure you spend the money on their adapter.
One of the thinga I really miss is being able to get up and down easily. I could squat, kneel, or lay postrate to get low angles when I needed. It was one part of my style that is much more difficult. Macro, in situ, is more difficult now, but I have found a work-around. The D7200 the 200mm f4 ais micro (tripod mount removed), and the TC-16A make for a lightweight (about 1500 gram) 480mm effective focal length macro lens. Long reach and comfortable working distance...WIN-WIN!
Here is the combo - pardon my messy desk (shot with 50mm f1.2 ais)
...and results (BTW Monarch butterflies are about half size this year?)
For shots that I know I want to keep or at least have a goal of keeping them when I am shooting, I do the old school and write it down or enter the shot information in my notes app.
The when processing in Lightroom, I use the plug in tool LensTagger (mentioned a few pages back) to manually enter the lens name, aperture, shutter speed, etc.
But I will check out xIFr on Firfox
SiMuMe wrote:
Depending on which browser you use, there are Exif Viewing add-ons that are helpful. You right-click the image and a popup window has all the metadata information. However , some posted images have no Exif metadata in them. I use xIFr on Firefox.
As another fan of Exif in posted images, I find it invaluable and always ensure my posted images have it, even though I have to type it in myself.
! In any case, I agree that we are all here for the same basic reasons: enjoyment and the opportunity to to learn from each other.
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