GeorgeBo wrote:
Hey Ray, go to your basement, get on the trainer and I will meet you on Zwift
Just got my Z8 back from Nikon service for the recall on the lens mount and strap lugs. I did some testing during lunch with my different adapters. All good
Thought I would do a quick post to keep the thread moving at its good pace.
In camera Graphite picture control jpg file. No post processing other than bring in to Photoshop for resizing and adding the borders. EXIF info added via LensTagger plugin. Nikkor-S 5cm 1.4 LTM adapted.
George
I like the look of the "Graphite" image. Wonder what it can do in nature.
I usually prefer the everything sharp look—almost like a botanical drawing—but lately I've been exploring the dreamy, lens-wide-open look with spherical aberration softness and very shallow depth of field. I'm sure I'll come to my senses soon.
Haven't been getting out much due to continuing vertigo.
Many thanks and well wishes to Curtis, for starting this thread, for personal encouragement and friendship, for inspiration, and for some great images here. I join with others here in wishing you a speedy recovery.
Lovely Ken. I hope they get your vertigo under control.
James Markus wrote:
While you'all were adding MF Nikkors - I added a mac mini with the M2 cpu paired with a $110 32" led full HD TV for the monitor. Using old school WYSIWYG for color adjusting the TV. Just wanted to see a still image imaged with the newest computer. D800 with the Nikkor 24mm f2.8 ais + TC-16A
James Markus wrote:
While you'all were adding MF Nikkors - I added a mac mini with the M2 cpu paired with a $110 32" led full HD TV for the monitor. Using old school WYSIWYG for color adjusting the TV. Just wanted to see a still image imaged with the newest computer. D800 with the Nikkor 24mm f2.8 ais + TC-16A
GeorgeBo wrote:
Hey Ray, go to your basement, get on the trainer and I will meet you on Zwift
Just got my Z8 back from Nikon service for the recall on the lens mount and strap lugs. I did some testing during lunch with my different adapters. All good
Thought I would do a quick post to keep the thread moving at its good pace.
In camera Graphite picture control jpg file. No post processing other than bring in to Photoshop for resizing and adding the borders. EXIF info added via LensTagger plugin. Nikkor-S 5cm 1.4 LTM adapted.
George
George, is it a mechanical Dura-Ace? I have an Ultegra in my 26-year-old Serotta that is still working, but I am not sure for how long!
Yes, it is a Dura Ace 7700 group set (2x9). The bike is a Cannondale Six13 Team Saeco (in the red team color) that I got in 2004. Still going strong. I gave it an overhaul earlier this year and replaced the wheels with some 81mm deep wheels, but still using tubular tires. If I were to have to replace the set, I honestly think I would go back to friction shifters
milt wrote:
George, is it a mechanical Dura-Ace? I have an Ultegra in my 26-year-old Serotta that is still working, but I am not sure for how long!
Yes, it is a Dura Ace 7700 group set (2x9). The bike is a Cannondale Six13 Team Saeco (in the red team color) that I got in 2004. Still going strong. I gave it an overhaul earlier this year and replaced the wheels with some 81mm deep wheels, but still using tubular tires. If I were to have to replace the set, I honestly think I would go back to friction shifters
I considered replacing my set, but they said I could not have something similar (2x9). I got my bicycle in 1997 (much older than yours!). My Serotta is titanium, so the frame is "unbreakable"
I did my own work and replace with parts I got on eBay or other used sellers.
That frame you have is bulletproof for sure and something I would definitely keep. My $.02 would be for you to find a shop that is willing to work with you and find used gear, either Ultegra or Dura Ace.
If you just need to replace a couple of components and are not trying to bring it back to "original" you can definitely get new 2x9 components from microShift. Now granted it is not the same quality as the old Shimano stuff, but still good. I put microShift shifters on an old mountain bike and am 100% satisfied.
milt wrote:
I considered replacing my set, but they said I could not have something similar (2x9). I got my bicycle in 1997 (much older than yours!). My Serotta is titanium, so the frame is "unbreakable"
CGrindahl wrote:
We are both blessed Glen with the opportunity to shoot near the water... with boats and floating homes. I often rambled around marinas along the edge of San Francisco Bay with camera in hand. Here are a few I recall... shown before but I doubt anyone remembers them...
On the sunny summer day when I visited Victoria, there were at least a hundred people in the very small dock area that constitutes Fisherman's Wharf, either eating at one of the restaurants or walking around, looking at the homes. I can't imagine wanting to live in one of these places, with tourists milling about, gazing at your house like a museum piece, some even looking into your windows to inspect the interior! However, these houses make pretty good photographic subjects, so here are a few more photos, all from the 24 f/2.8 NC and this intrepid tourist/photographer.
GeorgeBo wrote:
I did my own work and replace with parts I got on eBay or other used sellers.
That frame you have is bulletproof for sure and something I would definitely keep. My $.02 would be for you to find a shop that is willing to work with you and find used gear, either Ultegra or Dura Ace.
If you just need to replace a couple of components and are not trying to bring it back to "original" you can definitely get new 2x9 components from microShift. Now granted it is not the same quality as the old Shimano stuff, but still good. I put microShift shifters on an old mountain bike and am 100% satisfied.
Curtis,
Sticker shock doesn't even come close to describing my reaction to Apple display prices. I needed a larger display to be able to read the fonts better (windows and mac could learn much from Linux's UI customization)- so picking a HD TV at a fraction of the cost solved a few problems. I am surprised at how accurate the color profile "PC" is for photo imaging. I intend to use the mini for more video, and audio editing - that I have been doing on a ten year old Shuttle XH61V mini PC (About the size of a thick book) that I picked up off dabay and tricked out. I'm a sucker for good engineering.
The pot is from the famous Danish designer, and formerly Danish Dansk company. (it has changed hands a couple times in the last few years)
jim
CGrindahl wrote:
I've always been tempted by the Mac Mini James but I bought the second iMac in tangerine and have replaced it with newer iMacs as they became available... up to the recent 24" version which I haven't bought. I like having 27" of real estate for processing. I'm aware that with the Mac Mini I would be able to explore monitor options... but I've also become reliant on the FaceTime camera built into the iMac. Apple makes it so easy to connect using its many tools.
Now you need to solve whatever happened with that image. I'd love to see it... Ahh... now I see it. That turquoise pot looks very familiar. Is it Danish? ...Show more →
I thought so Jim... I bought a collection of Dansk products in Copenhagen with my former wife. We were setting up our home and traveled for a couple of months through Europe before doing so. We had that same piece in red. That trip was 54 years ago and the only piece I still own is a spoon, but a lovely spoon indeed that I learned a moment ago would cost $79.95 to replace!!!
With regard to Apple's monitors they are ridiculously expensive. Of course, I have opted for the iMac... I'm on my fourth... the last three have had 27" monitors, which has always given me adequate real estate for working on images. I'm sure there are appealing options for Mac Mini users. I think they are a great option for folks moving from a Windows environment who may already have a monitor they like. It seem you've found a creative solution that works. Well done!
GroWeb wrote:
On the sunny summer day when I visited Victoria, there were at least a hundred people in the very small dock area that constitutes Fisherman's Wharf, either eating at one of the restaurants or walking around, looking at the homes. I can't imagine wanting to live in one of these places, with tourists milling about, gazing at your house like a museum piece, some even looking into your windows to inspect the interior! However, these houses make pretty good photographic subjects, so here are a few more photos, all from the 24 f/2.8 NC and this intrepid tourist/photographer.
Yes, I've been one of those curious people wandering up and down docks to photograph floating homes. There are a great many of them in the harbor next to Sausalito. In fact, there has been an ongoing struggle with Bay Conservation and Development Commission who consider floating homes to be "fill" in the Bay... something they don't like. Of course, the real source of distress are folks living in decrepit boats who dump waste into the Bay. Floating homes are hooked up to sewer lines, water lines, electricity and telephone. I shot this bizarre power pole next to one dock...
Happy 13 to all! I missed a week due to 2 bathrooms being remodeled and WOW! I saw all these pages and knew something was going on! He's BACK! What a memory fest!
Curtis, it's a joy to see you posting again! Best wishes with the dental process and thankful the injuries were not any more severe! Just had an implant few months back and yep, expensive and time consuming. It was worth it though! Welcome Home!
Ken, hey buddy, glad to see you back. Hope the vertigo subsides soon, and keep posting!
George, just getting ready to send the Z8 in for surgery. What exactly did they do with the lugs? Is the repair visible or just referenced as being done?
Jay, can't say how much I like the hummers! MF Birding is a thing!
Thanks Leighton. I really expected the reddish amber, and teal colors would get messed up imaging on a TV, but no - even using NX Studio I was able to tune the color to what my eyes saw. I noticed another odd feature of the TV running the exact same 1920 x 1080 resolution as many of my monitors - the fonts have crisper edges?
leighton w wrote:
Welcome to the Mac Mini club! I'm loving mine. The colors look good on this end.
Lovely shot Regina, taken with a lens that doesn't have a stellar reputation but that is both quite lovely and an excellent performer... as you demonstrate. I bought a copy of the lens when I expanded my horizons and began picking up pre-AI lenses. This one is beautiful to look at and a pleasure to hold. Here is a photo I took of this lens with its shorter brother, the 200 f/4 Q.C., both with Nikon AI conversion kits installed. They look amazing when mounted on a silver Df. Amazing how affordable they are.
CGrindahl wrote:
Lovely shot Regina, taken with a lens that doesn't have a stellar reputation but that is both quite lovely and an excellent performer... as you demonstrate. I bought a copy of the lens when I expanded my horizons and began picking up pre-AI lenses. This one is beautiful to look at and a pleasure to hold. Here is a photo I took of this lens with its shorter brother, the 200 f/4 Q.C., both with Nikon AI conversion kits installed. They look amazing when mounted on a silver Df. Amazing how affordable they are.
Thanks, Curtis. This lens was one of the first manual lenses I bought (in a set with many others). I should use it more often. I do not have the "brother". I only have the 200mm f4 AI version.
