saph wrote:
Jay, great scene, and love seeing what the 24 PC-E can do from your posts.
Colin, that IR shot looks like some kind of a dream world! Very nice work.
Philippe, great perspective, but you have to take a selfie to demo how you get at that level
James, good to know you are feeling better, and congrats on the 300 2.8.
Lestor, fantastic!!
Scott, love that second shot with the front perspective of the construction vehicle.
Ken, interesting view of demolition. That building probably had some history that went with it.
Ram, superb portrait of the little guy playing the mrudangam.
John, George, Venky, great eclipse pics. I still have one that I need to post.
Chuong did I read correctly that you snagged the 15mm that Rafael posted about? Congrats! And great scene with your daughter under the crescent shadows....Show more →
Thanks Samy. Yes, I picked it up at a great price...I think.
Ok, so here is my thinking on the 300mm f2.8 ais.
1-It's got gorgeous bokeh
2-It's not as sharp as my 300mm f4.0 afs, nor the Canon EF 300mm f4.0 USM - but
3-It's got gorgeous bokeh
4-the weight is almost identical to the 200mm f2.0 ais - bokeh is also a match to the 200mm, but
5-It's got a built-in hood, and it's built like a tank.
6-way less expensive than the 200mm f2.0
7-would make a great portrait lens - softens the skin, dreamy look to the photo, and
8-It's got gorgeous bokeh
9-No need for a backdrop with it's superb separation from the background using It's gorgeous bokeh.
I always thought of this lens as a sports lens, but I believe it is a superb portrait lens. Alas, no people in the back yard the last couple days to test it out, but I played with it a bit.
Thanks James, it seems I'm the crazy cat lady, and you're the crazy cat man I've been adopted in the past by several neighborhood cats, but I haven't seen one lately. Haven't tried the 300 f/2.8 on my cats yet, but indoors is a little hard with that focal length
Jay, re Buzz saw. Is that an old mining shack? The machine in the background looks like an old stamp mill. There were one or two preserved from the early gold mining days on the Witwatersrand when I was a kid growing up. Great image.
Buddy - I'm sure your question "What else would I need? " won't get any response on this thread!!
jhinkey wrote:
Sorry, one more eclipse image.
Playing with the progression in a different form.
Not sure I like it in the circular form.
- J
John,
These are ALL amazing - the result of a lot of travel, planning and wonderful execution.
I would agree that the diagonal one is better. For me the large black background mimics the vastness of space.
What a great shot. It's a testament to the photographer for getting the exposure spot on when you using an old camera such as this. Well done my friend.
I got the TC200 now. I went out and tried a few shots. First I tried with the QC-135/2.8 I did not manage to get any reasonably results with it. Shots just werent sharp enough. I tried the same tthing with the 50-135 f/3.5 ais but no luck. Perhaps it´s the user. I´ll give it some more work to see if I can figure it out However, I put the 105/2.5 ais in front of it one night down by the beach. This was the only "keeper".
Here is the CEO of the Womack International Farming Company visiting his new subsidiary established at the market of Saoû, Drôme Provençale, France. Great moment !
Lieutenant Z wrote:
Here is the CEO of the Womack International Farming Company visiting his new subsidiary established at the market of Saoû, Drôme Provençale, France. Great moment !
James and Buddy, enjoying the 300 2.8 work! James cool catch of the tortie staring back at the 300.
John, love the corona and the progression! I have the solar spots too, will post one of mine with the 400 5.6 ED AIS although the spots with that and the shaky tripod are a lot less distinct than yours.
Kristian, lovely portrait of Anna! And I know that bridge to Copenhagen from some of the Nordic crime novels I have read Need to pick up another one of those novels again soon. They are fascinating.
Philippe cool wide angle candid of the CEO. I don't think he was prepared
Thanks folks for the encouragement on the vintage Nikkor fare. Leighton, the exposure is testament to the handy dandy Sekonic light meter being in perfect synch with the internals of the Aires Automat, as well as with the apparently pristine aperture mechanism of the Nikkor 7.5cm on the camera. Some of this equipment will last several generations more, as long as its not treated roughly.
