Lieutenant Z wrote:
Sony A7s & Nikon 50 mmf/1.8 ais
WOW - OK I'm definitely throwing myself under those tracks......sensational Philippe, both of them. That little girl though amongst those columns - the light - everything.
Don't know what you're laughing at Leighton - I'm losing my mind.
Remember when I used to take typical "Ben" shots - dark, high contrast, playing with light - like this first one. We all knew where we were and what to expect. Now I've become "Benz" - sneaking up to people and snapping them unawares.
Both from today - both with the nikon 5.8cm f1.4 lens gendered on the A7RII
bruni wrote:
Don't know what you're laughing at Leighton - I'm losing my mind.
Remember when I used to take typical "Ben" shots - dark, high contrast, playing with light - like this first one. We all knew where we were and what to expect. Now I've become "Benz" - sneaking up to people and snapping them unawares.
Both from today - both with the nikon 5.8cm f1.4 lens gendered on the A7RII
haha love the Benz style - and it means a lot coming from a "béhèmiste"...
Lieutenant Z wrote:
haha love the Benz style - and it means a lot coming from a "béhèmiste"...
do you have any idea how hard it was to work out what béhèmiste means? And I have no idea what you're referring to - I have no affinity with any German cars, as you know, as far as I'm concerned if it's not Italian it's not worth talking about. So while you're dreaming up puns you'll have to come up with an Italian name to blend Ben and Lt Z - good luck with that because we don't use z that much in Italia
pburke wrote:
My favorite from the Sierra this summer. D810, 16mm f/3.5 on tripod looking west where the fires of civilization usually wreck night time exposures
bruni wrote:
do you have any idea how hard it was to work out what béhèmiste means? And I have no idea what you're referring to - I have no affinity with any German cars, as you know, as far as I'm concerned if it's not Italian it's not worth talking about. So while you're dreaming up puns you'll have to come up with an Italian name to blend Ben and Lt Z - good luck with that because we don't use z that much in Italia
Perhaps an Alfa Romeo - 24v 3.2ltr
Molto bene Lutz
with Alfa red paint job and white leather Momo seating
DeltaSigma wrote:
George,
The IR race is on.
I have a used D7100 winging its way to me in the post. Once I have checked it over I'll order a filter (probably a 720nm from Kolari Vision) and fit it myself. The filter costs $99. Kolari offer a sister European service but they would charge $350 +p&p. Hence the reason I undertake this myself.
My evolution has been D70IR --> D80IR --> D7100IR. Coming from the D80 (it has served me really well) I can't wait for the improved sensor, CPU banks and aperture priority control. Will make life a lot easier with MF glass.
Colin ...Show more →
You have a head start on this race. Mine was a false start after being shipped a dead camera from KEH. So going back and regrouping. Not sure if lens hotspots are different with a front filter mounted or in body filter, but my old rangefinder lenses perform better with a lens filter than the native Fuji lenses. The 3 Fuji lenses I have hotspot with a lens filter mounted. So I am not committed to Fuji for the X mount.
So now I am considering my options. DSLR converted to use my F mount glass or Fuji and even Sony for my M/LTM/S rangefinder glass as well as F mount. The Sony would even give me full frame and in body stabilization.
Lensrentals has the converted Sonys so I may rent one for a week before I take the full plunge into the IR waters.
Re: the Kolari filter, are you getting the AR coating added to the filter? Minimizes hotspots, or so it says. I may consider doing the conversion myself if I do something different than the X-Pro1. From what I read the X-Pro is a bear to DIY.
bruni wrote:
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George - I love the train track IRs. But isn't lying on the tracks waiting for a train to come along kind of.....er.....dangerous?
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ben
Well it is a small town so not many trains. A little girl walking on the sidewalk asked her mom, "Is that a real hobo lying there"?
Kidding.
bruni wrote:
Peter - the more you explain the panning technique the harder it sounds - 90 degrees, long pans before taking the shots?? sheesh! But those night sky shots are glorious.
ben
ha - simple - pick up the car as soon as you can, pan with it trying to be as stable as possible. I use the grid in my view finder to have little cross hairs that I try to keep steady on the car. The more time you have to overlay your cross hairs on the subject, the better you should match it's motion. It is all about having that subject not move around in your viewfinder while the shutter is open. VR lenses remove the up and down motion, but you still have to track that car.
Here's another one - I listen to the engines before I see the car, know roughly when it should appear so that the initial pan, the "pick up phase" is minimized. That gives me more time to "track" the car, and then eventually hit the shutter release. I do use high fps, since from experience, there can be one frame in a whole set that is just right - the early frames may be lagging behind, the late frames are faster than the car, but one may just be the money shot. The below is one of three frames, and it is the money shot.
Good morning for US, East Coasters. Had a chance to mount the 135mm f2 on my 6 MP Nikon D40 and try a flower shot. Black and White looked better with some dodge and burn! flower by Ramkumar Sangameshwar, on Flickr
Joseph. wrote:
After almost a week in a specialized ultraviolet treatment (aka under the sun), my Nikkor-N 35 1.4 cleared up completely! No more yellowish tint. The Thorium glass seems to render unique images and I'm lovin it so far!
Couple shots of a friend's daughter with the Nikkor-N 35 1.4 wide open:
Pretty good looking.
Mine is now almost 2 weeks "under the sun", it is still very yellowish.
DeltaSigma wrote:
George,
The IR race is on.
I have a used D7100 winging its way to me in the post. Once I have checked it over I'll order a filter (probably a 720nm from Kolari Vision) and fit it myself. The filter costs $99. Kolari offer a sister European service but they would charge $350 +p&p. Hence the reason I undertake this myself.
My evolution has been D70IR --> D80IR --> D7100IR. Coming from the D80 (it has served me really well) I can't wait for the improved sensor, CPU banks and aperture priority control. Will make life a lot easier with MF glass.
Colin ...Show more →
Perhaps a stupid question, but why DX and not FX (D600, D610). They are not that expensive anymore.
I have a converted Nikon V1 (720nm) and I'm thinking of converting another one for 590nm
In the UK there is protechrepairs
Not cheap though.
Chris Dees wrote:
Pretty good looking.
Mine is now almost 2 weeks "under the sun", it is still very yellowish.
Hey Chris! we get some pretty intense summer sun here in CA. I think it actually cleared up in 3 days, but I left it in there for a week to be sure.
I like the 35 1.4 but I might sell it in the future. The 35mm FOV is just weird to my eyes and I'm leaning towards replacing it with a 28 f/2 with the all-metal ring.
Chris Dees wrote:
Perhaps a stupid question, but why DX and not FX (D600, D610). They are not that expensive anymore.
I have a converted Nikon V1 (720nm) and I'm thinking of converting another one for 590nm
In the UK there is protechrepairs
Not cheap though.
Chris,
Cost is relative to one's disposable income. An ongoing kitchen refurbishment and two children at university in London is killing me at the moment.
I did deliberate on a D6x0 but they are £200-250 pounds more expensive than a D7100. The FX filter is twice the price of a DX filter and that puts it into a bracket where I would need to pay tax on the import from the USA. I want to stick with a filter supplier I have used before. I do the conversion myself to save further cost. So, all in all, an DX solution will be about half the cost of FX. Decision made.
Staying with DX allows continued use of the wonderful 16-85VR lens that handles IR perfectly. (Oops - AF plug)
When I upgrade my D610 it is destined to become my next IR donor body. I also considered going down that route but am sitting tight to see what Nikon might offer in mirrorless.
You have a head start on this race. Mine was a false start after being shipped a dead camera from KEH. So going back and regrouping. Not sure if lens hotspots are different with a front filter mounted or in body filter, but my old rangefinder lenses perform better with a lens filter than the native Fuji lenses. The 3 Fuji lenses I have hotspot with a lens filter mounted. So I am not committed to Fuji for the X mount.
