Thanks Colin. I agreed with you, Delft is more interesting than The Hague.
I am too tired today to post pics of Cologne. I liked it. I walked around and climbed to the top of the Cologne Cathedral’s tower (533 steps! I just figured out I am no longer in my 30s, kkk).
Regina
DeltaSigma wrote:
I have not been to Colonge so don't have first hand knowledge.
Southern Germany is more familiar to me - as is Berlin.
I much preferred Delft over The Hague.
pbraymond wrote:
Rafael, that Rayfact lens is incredibly sharp and a great performer. I always thought adding extension would take away from infinity focus, not the opposite. There must be an existing extension original to the lens that is longer than the one you are using now. Always enjoy you cruising shots.
Ray, this is how it works: Lens is a micro lens for the F mount (there are many other industrial lens mounts that this lens is made for). The F model 90mm 4 goes from .05 to .5x magnification on a F camera or F DSLR, cannot focus beyond 5 feet or so. IF mounted on a Z camera with an FTZ adapter it would be the same situation, not focus past 5 feet or so. However if mounted on the Z camera with a shorter extension than the FTZ it will focus to infinity. My combination of K3, K4 and 52mm to Z adapters are shorter than the FTZ.
The lens performs so well precisely because it has a low magnification of .05X and uses floating elements, it only has to move a short distance closer to the sensor for infinity, keeping the excellent image quality.
Not all is perfect, aside from being heavy, it does not use helicoids, it uses cams, very accurate but needs careful slow focusing to get the sharpest photo.
Also, I was lucky to find an early lens in perfect condition and here in the US, it must have been used in a clean room and has no marks or dust. Most lenses like this one will come from decommissioned factory equipment and may not be in as good a shape.
milt wrote:
I think I will have to give away some of the things I brought from Boston! Just found a camera store in Cologne that had a 85mm f 2.0 and I could not resist! No more space in my luggage! Something has to stay to give space for the lens!
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Only problem is... wandering over there gets me into trouble...
I hear ya on that one, Laura! That's where I picked up my latest 55 micro this weekend. It's a dangerous neighbourhood for the addicted!
pbraymond wrote:
Glen, I never really knew how to apply the toned B&W settings, but you seem to have found a great use in the engine pictures.
Thanks Ray! Somehow the toning (which was done in Silver FX) just seemed like a good idea for some of the photos, and different images seem to naturally fit different toning types.
Here is yet another set of car photos from Duncan, on a theme of "Reflections" this time, brought to you by the 24 f/2.8 NC (first two) and the 50 f/1.2 Ai-s (third one).
I spent the weekend at Cedar Lodge on Honey Creek just south of Brunswick, GA. It's a beautiful place but, unfortunately, this is the only photo I took with a manual focus lens. That's the Sidney Lanier Bridge that you see in the background.
Sidney Lanier was born in my hometown of Macon, GA, and spent a good portion of his life there. He was a poet, musician, teacher, and lawyer. He is best know for his poem, "The Marshes of Glynn." Glynn County is located on the Georgia coast and is home to Brunswick, Saint Simons Island, Sea Island, and Jekyll Island. It's a gorgeous area and you are missing out if you've never been there. When I was a child we would vacation at St. Simons and Jekyll. I remember telling my parents on one trip when I was 15 years old that I would someday live on St. Simons. I was fortunate enough to have this dream come true and I lived there for 6 years back in my 20's. I even married a St. Simons girl and brought her back to central Georgia. We still visit often and I fall in love with the area all over again every time we visit.
spoupard wrote:
I spent the weekend at Cedar Lodge on Honey Creek just south of Brunswick, GA. It's a beautiful place but, unfortunately, this is the only photo I took with a manual focus lens. That's the Sidney Lanier Bridge that you see in the background.
Sidney Lanier was born in my hometown of Macon, GA, and spent a good portion of his life there. He was a poet, musician, teacher, and lawyer. He is best know for his poem, "The Marshes of Glynn." Glynn County is located on the Georgia coast and is home to Brunswick, Saint Simons Island, Sea Island, and Jekyll Island. It's a gorgeous area and you are missing out if you've never been there. When I was a child we would vacation at St. Simons and Jekyll. I remember telling my parents on one trip when I was 15 years old that I would someday live on St. Simons. I was fortunate enough to have this dream come true and I lived there for 6 years back in my 20's. I even married a St. Simons girl and brought her back to central Georgia. We still visit often and I fall in love with the area all over again every time we visit.
I hope the forecast is correct, because tomorrow is supposed to be a nice day in Amsterdam. It will be my last day in Holland.
Regina Chris Dees wrote:
Yep, quite a lousy day yesterday.
nice overview of the "Damrak"
We had severe storms last evening that produced hail from 2 to 3 inches in some parts of the county. Luckily, for us, we were spared the worst of it. This morning was beautiful with cool temps and light that looked like Autumn was here.
leighton w wrote:
We had severe storms last evening that produced hail from 2 to 3 inches in some parts of the county. Luckily, for us, we were spared the worst of it. This morning was beautiful with cool temps and light that looked like Autumn was here.
