saph wrote:
I have to hasten to post so I can defend the 28 PC's honor
Its never sharp all across the frame, its awful distortion near the top edge is something you have to account for, but its also my most used Nikkor lens.
Its a good amount lighter than the 24 PC-E, and you can get reasonable results with a lens you can walk around with all day. I went back and looked at my 28 pictures, and I think the D800, D850 and the Z7 II did better than the Df, doing a quick scan through the images.
Samy, I liked the performance on my D200 where it was equivalent to 45mm.
Once again some of the softness may be attributed to "old eyes" even though I used focus peaking through the viewfinder.
I also think to be effective the camera should be on a tripod and a range of images shot using the lens ability to control distortion. These can then be stitched in post to produce a high quality pano. I took a Joel Grimes course this year and he uses a PC lens for some close up work. My go to lens on the D7100 was the 28 2.8 which matched the camera very well and was feather light (my copy looks like a relic from a war zone) .
Oosty wrote:
As it is the cvamera club break for December, I decided to get off my rear and take a couple of images with the 28 3.5 PC yesterday. It was a pretty ordinary day and I was shooting at either f8 or f5.6 using peaking highlightson the Z5.
To me it is apparent that the resolving power of the lens doesn't match the 24MP sensor and I find the results a little soft.
a commercial and residential redevelopment of a timber factory dating from the 1920's.
Good to see ya Peter ! I shoot the same lens on my 50 MP GFX50S and haven't been too happy with the results recently. I put it down to decentering of the elements but now I'm not sure. I plan to get another copy anyway so will have to compare the two.
I took a trip to a local historic village in Christchurch last week and took LOTS of photos
Not sure if they have them in the States, presumably they do? Old buildings from the surrounding area, saved and restored and relocated into a "village" setting. You may remember the one inHerbeton in Far North Queensland I have posted poics from a few times when I lived in Cairns.
Anyways. Here are 3 from the Blacksmiths shop. I think the print is original printed on hardboard and is of the actual shop with the Smith and his son. It was displayed near the doorway just inside the building and the light lit it up beautifully.
There was barriers and tape up outside so no pics of the exterior unfortunately
Choosing to be indoors I put a couple of lenses on the Z5 and used a tripod and flash with a light yellow gel to take some pics of Cape Gooseberries on a velvet cloth.
The colours are slightly different due to PP changes - in the 2nd case I used the Z5 linear profile as the starting point
With the 80 - 200 f4 which is still a very capable lens
Really good set Andy. Which lens with which photos?
cadman342001 wrote:
I took a trip to a local historic village in Christchurch last week and took LOTS of photos
Not sure if they have them in the States, presumably they do? Old buildings from the surrounding area, saved and restored and relocated into a "village" setting. You may remember the one inHerbeton in Far North Queensland I have posted poics from a few times when I lived in Cairns.
Anyways. Here are 3 from the Blacksmiths shop. I think the print is original printed on hardboard and is of the actual shop with the Smith and his son. It was displayed near the doorway just inside the building and the light lit it up beautifully.
There was barriers and tape up outside so no pics of the exterior unfortunately
Oldie, 24mm f2.8 AIS. Now that it's brown around here, can't wait for some of that white stuff to pretty things up. I figure if I'm going to be cold, I might as well enjoy some natural beauty.
Samy,
I realized that I mainly used my 28 PC in the studio, and much further back on real estate. Since i made a rare outing today I paired it with the TC-16a & D850 and the painterly way it renders has me looking at it in a new light.
saph wrote:
I have to hasten to post so I can defend the 28 PC's honor
Its never sharp all across the frame, its awful distortion near the top edge is something you have to account for, but its also my most used Nikkor lens.
Its a good amount lighter than the 24 PC-E, and you can get reasonable results with a lens you can walk around with all day. I went back and looked at my 28 pictures, and I think the D800, D850 and the Z7 II did better than the Df, doing a quick scan through the images.
Good to see you posting again, Peter. Enjoyed the church shots.
B&W is the treatment for the relocated / reconstructed village Peter. There is a similar museum about an hour from here, and of course there the large famous Greenfield Village by the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn/Detroit not too much farther out either.
Lovely city, that Amsterdam. thanks for sharing. Somehow the density there does not look as overwhelming as other urban spots.
Keep shooting and sharing from your work travels Matt. I like them.
James, continuing to study your IR efforts. You and Colin keep me thinking .....
