cadman342001 wrote:
A view of Mount Aspiring at Xmas at sunset. Something like 8 shot vertical pano, gfx + PC 28/3.5
The problem with sunsets in the mountains, sometimes you only get the Golden Light through the gaps in the other peaks.
Can you see the waterfall to the right halfway up the mountain ? Would love to fly my drone up there. There's actually quite a bit more snowy peak behind those clouds on the right. Full res on flickr.
I can see the waterfall, and actually the little stretch of light looks quite picturesque. The other day I checked out Moke Lake on maps after you posted its picture. Amazing scenery!
Sorry to hear about your Z5 mishap Peter. Glad to see you posting regularly here again.
Oosty wrote:
I didn't mention that my Z5 met with an accident when a gale force gust blew it and my tripod over. It's in for repair and I'm using the D500 for more than wildlife with a long lens. As part of my education with the camera I've done some more barcketed shots, this time with the 28-45 f4.5 Zoom which is in near mint condition.
Some wooden houses overlooking a river near me - 28mm f8 3 shot bkt
AdaptedLenses wrote:
Serge, didn’t get to comment, but that bath house a couple pages back was outstanding. Huss, same for your B&W film work, especially the light on that tree.
A couple Nippi test shots. Center crop at f/4 and corner at f/8 vs the K mount 85mm f/1.8, mostly out of curiosity. Edit, andded central crops at f/1.8 - f/2. And a couple regular shots from a recent morning.
Neat idea to compare Nippi to the 85 1.8. The older lens is not too far off.
CH53E Super Stallion, two of them. One was on display at Martin State Airport. The other was doing regular takeoffs and landings. I had seen one of them hover over Inner Harbor the day before and do several passes. The one on the right had just landed and was taxiing.
saph wrote:
Sorry to hear about your Z5 mishap Peter. Glad to see you posting regularly here again.
Thanks Samy - fortunately insured
What it has done is force me to really evaluate the D500 instead of using it with the 200-500 for bird and wildlife shots. That, in turn, has had me trying out some of my MF glass on the camera. My PC has given me a lot of grief lately but I had a technical guy look at it yesterday and that has helped although I did manage to stall it today with a large series of stacked images!!
This image of a rose is with the 105 2.5 on a short extension tube and enhanced with LrC denoise
This shot of a double hibiscus is stacked from 23 separate images shot with the 300 4.5 on a TC14b just to see what the result would look like - this is the one that stalled the PC! The slight misalignment of the leaves is due to movement of the monopod or maybe wind.
Methinks your horizon is a little off on the first few
AdaptedLenses wrote:
Serge, didn’t get to comment, but that bath house a couple pages back was outstanding. Huss, same for your B&W film work, especially the light on that tree.
A couple Nippi test shots. Center crop at f/4 and corner at f/8 vs the K mount 85mm f/1.8, mostly out of curiosity. Edit, andded central crops at f/1.8 - f/2. And a couple regular shots from a recent morning.
Early morning, maybe I was still tipsy? . I always seem to flip flop the angle though, not sure why I do that. @saph, agree basically don’t shoot infinity with the S 8.5cm at f/2 and there isn’t much to complain about.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Methinks your horizon is a little off on the first few
What it has done is force me to really evaluate the D500 instead of using it with the 200-500 for bird and wildlife shots. That, in turn, has had me trying out some of my MF glass on the camera. My PC has given me a lot of grief lately but I had a technical guy look at it yesterday and that has helped although I did manage to stall it today with a large series of stacked images!!
This image of a rose is with the 105 2.5 on a short extension tube and enhanced with LrC denoise
This shot of a double hibiscus is stacked from 23 separate images shot with the 300 4.5 on a TC14b just to see what the result would look like - this is the one that stalled the PC! The slight misalignment of the leaves is due to movement of the monopod or maybe wind.
I go back and forth on getting rid of the 300mm f2.8 ais. It performs great, and my impression is that it is a frog's hair sharper, and has equal bokeh to the 200mm f2.0 ai. It's 8 element 6 groups, 2500 grams, plus it looks just like the 200's 10 elements in 8 groups - 2400 grams. Both (all big Nikkors?) have a 122mm front element. However, every time I shoot with it - I change my mind - even though It was one third the cost of the 200. All that leaves is 13 feet versus 9 feet MFD, and once you get near MFD with either lens - The bokeh is amazing.
The comparison 200mm f2 ai on the left and the 300mm f2.8 ais on the right
At 13.5 feet (near MFD on the 300) & 13.5 on the 200 - 4 image stacks for each due to narrow DOF. All wide open here on
At 9.5 feet (near MFD on the 200) with the 200 - 6 image stacks for each due to narrow DOF
For sharpness comparison single frames - 300 then 200 - for now, once again - I'll keep both
Toss a short extension tube on the 300 and lower the MFD. 😊
James Markus wrote:
A useless test on a 92 degree day.
I go back and forth on getting rid of the 300mm f2.8 ais. It performs great, and my impression is that it is a frog's hair sharper, and has equal bokeh to the 200mm f2.0 ai. It's 8 element 6 groups, 2500 grams, plus it looks just like the 200's 10 elements in 8 groups - 2400 grams. Both (all big Nikkors?) have a 122mm front element. However, every time I shoot with it - I change my mind - even though It was one third the cost of the 200. All that leaves is 13 feet versus 9 feet MFD, and once you get near MFD with either lens - The bokeh is amazing.
AdaptedLenses wrote:
Early morning, maybe I was still tipsy? . I always seem to flip flop the angle though, not sure why I do that. @saph@, agree basically don’t shoot infinity with the S 8.5cm at f/2 and there isn’t much to complain about.
James Markus wrote:
A useless test on a 92 degree day.
I go back and forth on getting rid of the 300mm f2.8 ais. It performs great, and my impression is that it is a frog's hair sharper, and has equal bokeh to the 200mm f2.0 ai. It's 8 element 6 groups, 2500 grams, plus it looks just like the 200's 10 elements in 8 groups - 2400 grams. Both (all big Nikkors?) have a 122mm front element. However, every time I shoot with it - I change my mind - even though It was one third the cost of the 200. All that leaves is 13 feet versus 9 feet MFD, and once you get near MFD with either lens - The bokeh is amazing.
