AdaptedLenses wrote:
Leighton, sorry to hear about your trials but glad it’s on the up and up.
Ani, feels like you’re being stalked by a black wolf, very cool.
Serge I like the street shots with the tighter lens.
Great work from everyone else as well.
Raphael, thanks for the tip on the tubes, didn’t even think about the M2 tube I have, this was the 75-150 Series E which gets pretty close. Gonna try the 50-135 next week since it has such great close up rendering.
Thanks Matt.
I'm sure you'll like the 50-135mm. There is something about the output of the lens that gets to me. If you can find a nice one that has a zoom/focus ring that's not too loose, all the better. Will be looking forward to seeing some pics.
I have one that separated at the mount, and went hunting for another, found one that has absolutely no zoom creep whatsoever.
leighton w wrote:
Thanks Matt.
I'm sure you'll like the 50-135mm. There is something about the output of the lens that gets to me. If you can find a nice one that has a zoom/focus ring that's not too loose, all the better. Will be looking forward to seeing some pics.
Serge, I also enjoy your pictures, a lot. Please keep them coming. You really do great work with the X-E1. Jay was chasing comets in the FX image thread earlier this week.
Toledo sure looks like an interesting place.
I was checking out the hotel Philippe mentioned and have started background research into a potential Madrid/Toledo trip.
Are you a travel agent by any chance?
Colin
It sure is, Colin. We have done day trips from Madrid in the past but this time, decided to spend three nights. I highly recommend the off season, the weather was nice and it is much easier to enjoy without the packed narrow streets and lines.
Not a travel agent and do not believe I have ever used one.
For two years the Df lived under the shadow of my beloved(but now ex) D700. That one could do no wrong. Now that it is all by itself I'm really appreciative of its sauce. It is the perfect body for my MF lenses.
I was doing a little research on my cameras on the Nikon website and was surprised to find that the lowly Nikon Speedlight SB-15 is compatible with modern day mirrorless cameras. I have an SB-15 that I picked up at a thrift shop for $5 several years ago, but have never used it. I put some batteries in it and was pleasantly surprised that it worked just fine on my Zfc. I put the camera in manual mode and used the flash in automatic mode, just as I would back in the film days. The flash nailed exposure; no TTL needed.
There's nothing artistic about this shot, but it was my test shot for the SB-15. If you are interested, the guitars (left to right) are:
Yamaha FG-75 (leaning on the wall) (my first guitar from 1974)
Everett Laurel A (from luthier Kent Everett in Atlanta; a truly wonder guitar)
Yamaha LS-16
Alvarez MF60OM
Martin D JR-10
Reuben Flores Model 100 Cedar
spoupard wrote:
I was doing a little research on my cameras on the Nikon website and was surprised to find that the lowly Nikon Speedlight SB-15 is compatible with modern day mirrorless cameras. I have an SB-15 that I picked up at a thrift shop for $5 several years ago, but have never used it. I put some batteries in it and was pleasantly surprised that it worked just fine on my Zfc. I put the camera in manual mode and used the flash in automatic mode, just as I would back in the film days. The flash nailed exposure; no TTL needed.
There's nothing artistic about this shot, but it was my test shot for the SB-15. If you are interested, the guitars (left to right) are:
Yamaha FG-75 (leaning on the wall) (my first guitar from 1974)
Everett Laurel A (from luthier Kent Everett in Atlanta; a truly wonder guitar)
Yamaha LS-16
Alvarez MF60OM
Martin D JR-10
Reuben Flores Model 100 Cedar
First, I am not as competent as Laura with Airplane museums, certainly cannot complete with her SR-71 captures.
But here are mine from March AFB. 50mm 1.4 Millenium and the 18mm 3.5 ais.
BTW, the 18mm 3.5 ais is excellent wide open, rendering even the OOF with smooth transition. It gets dark in the corners, easy to fix in port, but that adds noise to the darker areas.
Forgive the long post, want to convey my experience looking at it.
rafaelcasd wrote:
First, I am not as competent as Laura with Airplane museums, certainly cannot complete with her SR-71 captures.
But here are mine from March AFB. 50mm 1.4 Millenium and the 18mm 3.5 ais.
BTW, the 18mm 3.5 ais is excellent wide open, rendering even the OOF with smooth transition. It gets dark in the corners, easy to fix in port, but that adds noise to the darker areas.
Forgive the long post, want to convey my experience looking at it.
Rafael, nice shots.I think the film shots I took at the museum when I first got here have been relegated to the trash can... lots of practice there with digital, and learning about the lighting used there (set to tungsten before they started converting to LED) I like that they have a ladder so you can see in the cockpit. I can see in the cockpit here, but only from one angle above, with the D00 and 200-500 at 500..
ST-71 captures I do involve my tripod set to highest perch and a remote shutter. Thankfully the museum here encourages photographers.
rafaelcasd wrote:
First, I am not as competent as Laura with Airplane museums, certainly cannot complete with her SR-71 captures.
But here are mine from March AFB. 50mm 1.4 Millenium and the 18mm 3.5 ais.
BTW, the 18mm 3.5 ais is excellent wide open, rendering even the OOF with smooth transition. It gets dark in the corners, easy to fix in port, but that adds noise to the darker areas.
Forgive the long post, want to convey my experience looking at it.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Rafael, nice shots.I think the film shots I took at the museum when I first got here have been relegated to the trash can... lots of practice there with digital, and learning about the lighting used there (set to tungsten before they started converting to LED) I like that they have a ladder so you can see in the cockpit. I can see in the cockpit here, but only from one angle above, with the D00 and 200-500 at 500..
ST-71 captures I do involve my tripod set to highest perch and a remote shutter. Thankfully the museum here encourages photographers.
Laura, the best I can do at "my" air museums is a monopod. These are also smaller interior spaces, particularly for an SR-71. Just learned that March is no longer an AFB but a AF Reserve base. The March museum is small and has few planes inside, although their staging of the SR-71 is outstanding with the CRES frame and deep blue underside lighting.
Outside the museum there is a large field with all sorts of planes, some of them are extremely interesting, as I hope to show in future postings, some are very large aircraft. They are structurally sound but in poor cosmetic condition, and are not cleaned, in summer they become dusty.
rafaelcasd wrote:
Laura, the best I can do at "my" air museums is a monopod. These are also smaller interior spaces, particularly for an SR-71. Just learned that March is no longer an AFB but a AF Reserve base. The March museum is small and has few planes inside, although their staging of the SR-71 is outstanding with the CRES frame and deep blue underside lighting.
Outside the museum there is a large field with all sorts of planes, some of them are extremely interesting, as I hope to show in future postings, some are very large aircraft. They are structurally sound but in poor cosmetic condition, and are not cleaned, in summer they become dusty.
Today I present a fluke shot I happen to like. This one had me do a double take whether my lens was fogged up. It wasn't. I took more photos, they came out the same. I like the delicacy that this little rose took in the picture. Can be sharper, can be brighter but loses the 'magic' I see out of the camera. So, I left it unprocessed besides the in-camera settings.
SiMuMe wrote:
Today I present a fluke shot I happen to like. This one had me do a double take whether my lens was fogged up. It wasn't. I took more photos, they came out the same. I like the delicacy that this little rose took in the picture. Can be sharper, can be brighter but loses the 'magic' I see out of the camera. So, I left it unprocessed besides the in-camera settings.
That just happened to the Miramar MCAS (Ex Top Gun) base, where the planes sat outside mostly uncared for. The El Toro MCAS which has a large dirigible hangar took them all, had them cosmetically refurbished and started a whole new museum indoors.
Here is one from the times it was at Miramar, El Toro is my next photo trip.
rafaelcasd wrote:
That just happened to the Miramar MCAS (Ex Top Gun) base, where the planes sat outside mostly uncared for. The El Toro MCAS which has a large dirigible hangar took them all, had them cosmetically refurbished and started a whole new museum indoors.
Here is one from the times it was at Miramar, El Toro is my next photo trip.
I so enjoy this thread. From beautiful Spain to an air museum on the other side of the planet - I get to tag along and see so many things like flowers to loved pets. Thank all of you for sharing!
One of my many cats is Phoebe with the 105mm f4 ais micro
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