George I really like the rusted bridge and the early NASCAR remnants are spectacular.
Now some may disagree but in the interest of stocking the freezer I have an old Winchester 30-30 that does NOT have any Nikon MF glass on it, just plain open sights. I'd take the buck of course!
Ken Hill wrote:
George I really like the rusted bridge and the early NASCAR remnants are spectacular.
Now some may disagree but in the interest of stocking the freezer I have an old Winchester 30-30 that does NOT have any Nikon MF glass on it, just plain open sights. I'd take the buck of course!
I got a couple pieces of Nikon glass that might fit that odd 30-30 "camera" of yours...
GeorgeBo wrote:
One more from a morning walk today. We went to a nearby trail that lead to an old abandoned NASCAR dirt track. Raced from 1948 - 1968. This view down the backstretch of the old 1 mile track.
PC-Nikkor 35mm/2.8 with about 8mm rise and cropped to 4x5.
Out of curiosity, just exactly how do you focus without a MFL?
Mary
Mary,,
The camera is a Z6 with the NOCT . The rifle I have is a Winchester 94. 30-30, mfgd in 1911 with open sights. I was at the side of the road and never left the driver's seat,
James Markus wrote:
Glen, Shooting at 665nm with the 5D produces raw files with neon orange skies and light blue trees with Lifepixel's custom IR WB. So, my very first order of business (10 months ago) was to create a custom profile using Adobe's DNG Profile Editor v1.0.4. Most of the work I do is in the ACR ("Develop") module of LR before exporting the raw file (saving). There are many ways to get from point A to point B, and I have been enjoying seeing your journey through IR imaging.
Keep it up
Jim
Jim, I had my brief free tutorial yesterday with Lifepixel's resident expert (Dan Wampler), who taught me a new way to process the IR images. He converted the RAW file and set the white balance in a free program called "Capture One Express for Fujifilm," which, unlike Lightroom, work natively with files from Fuji cameras. He then created a TIFF file and opened it in Photoshop, where he applied "auto tone," "auto contrast," "auto color," and used the "channel mixer" to do a channel swap. He then used "selective color" (which can be used more than once per image) to create the desired false colour scheme for the image. This method resulted in more consistent and seemingly cleaner colours than the method I had been using, but my method often produced either more realistic colours, or some rather eccentric and unexpected colour variations (e.g. in a view of a forest across a lake, different trees---or even different branches on the same tree---will end up with very different colours. Dan also taught me a bit about how he processes black and white IR photos, but I haven't yet tried his method for this.
The first three images below show some of the eccentric colour variations I mentioned (please see the captions for the lenses used).
I tell you one thing, I thought the idea of swapping gear to test out would be a way to save some rental money. But the darn thing is feeling pretty good
Ken Hill wrote:
Mary,,
The camera is a Z6 with the NOCT . The rifle I have is a Winchester 94. 30-30, mfgd in 1911 with open sights. I was at the side of the road and never left the driver's seat,
Ken, 1911 makes it a collector's item in my eyes! Pics??
GeorgeBo wrote:
I tell you one thing, I thought the idea of swapping gear to test out would be a way to save some rental money. But the darn thing is feeling pretty good
Go for it! Good upgrade.
B&H told me today the Z9 is back in stock. I will hold out for the Z8 assuming it will be only cost one kidney and not both
mp356 wrote:
Yes Samy, the 85 made its way into my standard three lens kit this summer. It pushed aside the 105 f2.5 Ais. The problem is I like them both.
A bit different from the 105 but good to get in some variety Scott.
Glen, the purple sky looks particularly striking. Very printable scene!
GroWeb wrote:
Jim, I had my brief free tutorial yesterday with Lifepixel's resident expert (Dan Wampler), who taught me a new way to process the IR images. He converted the RAW file and set the white balance in a free program called "Capture One Express for Fujifilm," which, unlike Lightroom, work natively with files from Fuji cameras. He then created a TIFF file and opened it in Photoshop, where he applied "auto tone," "auto contrast," "auto color," and used the "channel mixer" to do a channel swap. He then used "selective color" (which can be used more than once per image) to create the desired false colour scheme for the image. This method resulted in more consistent and seemingly cleaner colours than the method I had been using, but my method often produced either more realistic colours, or some rather eccentric and unexpected colour variations (e.g. in a view of a forest across a lake, different trees---or even different branches on the same tree---will end up with very different colours. Dan also taught me a bit about how he processes black and white IR photos, but I haven't yet tried his method for this.
The first three images below show some of the eccentric colour variations I mentioned (please see the captions for the lenses used).
Briefly considered the Z9 at launch, but besides price, I thought again for packing. Only 65 grams lighter than a D5 and marginally smaller. Was thinking a mirrorless body like that would at least be thinner. Yet only 1.5mm difference.
Still holding out for a Zf. Mary is too I think
But time is passing. I see a new firmware drop for the 6II and 7II today for better manual focus ring feedback on the Z lenses. That was my one complaint when I had a Z6 for video and doing focus pulls with the Z lenses. The non-linear manual focus on the Z lenses messed with me. Old dog, and new tricks. Or something like that
saph wrote:
Go for it! Good upgrade.
B&H told me today the Z9 is back in stock. I will hold out for the Z8 assuming it will be only cost one kidney and not both
