My 85mm is such a nice lens, but a tricky beast to focus. I think it juuust stops short of nailing infinity focus, too. I'm trying to find someone to have a look at it. I really like it, otherwise.
Clouds are fickle, they never look sharp to me regardless.
SiMuMe wrote:
Topping up my contributions ...
My 85mm is such a nice lens, but a tricky beast to focus. I think it juuust stops short of nailing infinity focus, too. I'm trying to find someone to have a look at it. I really like it, otherwise.
SiMuMe wrote:
Great stuff, George. Your outstanding photo debt has been partially reduced.
Leighton, where in the world is Leighton?
Hey, I'm still walking above ground!
Had the have the roof replaced. I was getting to old to get up there to repair it anymore. The roofing company we used has a 15 year warranty against ANY wind damage where they will come out and repair it free of charge.
Anyway, here's a before and after of it. They did the house and garage in 10 hours!
leighton w wrote:
Hey, I'm still walking above ground!
Had the have the roof replaced. I was getting to old to get up there to repair it anymore. The roofing company we used has a 15 year warranty against ANY wind damage where they will come out and repair it free of charge.
Anyway, here's a before and after of it. They did the house and garage in 10 hours!
Sorry for not posting and thanks to those who have been. I've been hitting that like button though.
I'm now back in Australia, been diagnosed with HCM (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy), sold my van in NZ, bought a worse one in Oz, lived/worked in Brisbane for a couple of months, had a bit of a breakdown, quit my job, drove down to Tasmania for a month (2000kms), got a job in Perth start next Monday, (3500kms drive. Van blower fan stopped working on the way so had to endure a day or two of 44 degrees centigrade - windows down !).
The ferry (River Cat). You can travel up and down the river, ferries every 15 mins, they run until 11pm. Currently, public transport in Brisbane is only 50 cents per trip, bus, train, tram or ferry. THAT is how you get people to use public transport, although they're now having problems with too many cars parked near the train stations etc. !
cadman342001 wrote:
Sorry for not posting and thanks to those who have been. I've been hitting that like button though.
I'm now back in Australia, been diagnosed with HCM (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy), sold my van in NZ, bought a worse one in Oz, lived/worked in Brisbane for a couple of months, had a bit of a breakdown, quit my job, drove down to Tasmania for a month (2000kms), got a job in Perth start next Monday, (3500kms drive. Van blower fan stopped working on the way so had to endure a day or two of 44 degrees centigrade - windows down !).
Oh man! Rough times.
So great to have you back though. I have missed your landscapes from down under.
Colin
cadman342001 wrote:
Sorry for not posting and thanks to those who have been. I've been hitting that like button though.
I'm now back in Australia, been diagnosed with HCM (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy), sold my van in NZ, bought a worse one in Oz, lived/worked in Brisbane for a couple of months, had a bit of a breakdown, quit my job, drove down to Tasmania for a month (2000kms), got a job in Perth start next Monday, (3500kms drive. Van blower fan stopped working on the way so had to endure a day or two of 44 degrees centigrade - windows down !).
The ferry (River Cat). You can travel up and down the river, ferries every 15 mins, they run until 11pm. Currently, public transport in Brisbane is only 50 cents per trip, bus, train, tram or ferry. THAT is how you get people to use public transport, although they're now having problems with too many cars parked near the train stations etc. !
A couple from Cornwall using the 55/2.8 micro.
I managed to get an hour to myself and my Z8 on consecutive days just as the sun was about to set below the tree line.
The light was incredible on the tidal estuary.
It was even better on the 2nd occasion when I only took out the 24-120 Z lens.
I've been looking to replace my D800 with a D750 for the tiltscreen for low angle shots.
But I found a Z6+FTZII cheaper than a D750 and thought I would give it a go.
cadman342001 wrote:
Sorry for not posting and thanks to those who have been. I've been hitting that like button though.
I'm now back in Australia, been diagnosed with HCM (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy), sold my van in NZ, bought a worse one in Oz, lived/worked in Brisbane for a couple of months, had a bit of a breakdown, quit my job, drove down to Tasmania for a month (2000kms), got a job in Perth start next Monday, (3500kms drive. Van blower fan stopped working on the way so had to endure a day or two of 44 degrees centigrade - windows down !).
The ferry (River Cat). You can travel up and down the river, ferries every 15 mins, they run until 11pm. Currently, public transport in Brisbane is only 50 cents per trip, bus, train, tram or ferry. THAT is how you get people to use public transport, although they're now having problems with too many cars parked near the train stations etc. !
BLLX wrote:
I've been looking to replace my D800 with a D750 for the tiltscreen for low angle shots.
But I found a Z6+FTZII cheaper than a D750 and thought I would give it a go.
Here's a couple of test shots
I think the lenses looks at bit bulky on the Z6 (love the look on DF) but the tilt screen and focus peaking might become handy.
Nice. That's been my experience as well, the small lenses feel odd mounted on the FTZ. The option to have them image stabilised is handy though.
DeltaSigma wrote:
A couple from Cornwall using the 55/2.8 micro.
I managed to get an hour to myself and my Z8 on consecutive days just as the sun was about to set below the tree line.
The light was incredible on the tidal estuary.
It was even better on the 2nd occasion when I only took out the 24-120 Z lens.
Good to see, Leighton. And yes I know that feeling about getting up on the roof, and mine's single story. Looks like quite the crew up there, and all brand new boards? YIKES on the wallet.
Crew that did mine was 3-4 guys, and I had other work done while they were here. Crew that did mine in 2012 did shoddy work and left old rotted board and old shingles under new in some places. Also did new gutters, soffits, downspouts, add framing and boards over enclosed porch, aka florida room, so that it never had to have rubber roofing put on, it got shingled the same as the rest of the house.
leighton w wrote:
Hey, I'm still walking above ground!
Had the have the roof replaced. I was getting to old to get up there to repair it anymore. The roofing company we used has a 15 year warranty against ANY wind damage where they will come out and repair it free of charge.
Anyway, here's a before and after of it. They did the house and garage in 10 hours!
Wonderful photos as always, Andy, good to see you. Hope you have more photos from NZ and Tasmania to share.
Obstructive, or non-obstructive? Sorry about the breakdown, hope you're feeling better.
cadman342001 wrote:
Sorry for not posting and thanks to those who have been. I've been hitting that like button though.
I'm now back in Australia, been diagnosed with HCM (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy), sold my van in NZ, bought a worse one in Oz, lived/worked in Brisbane for a couple of months, had a bit of a breakdown, quit my job, drove down to Tasmania for a month (2000kms), got a job in Perth start next Monday, (3500kms drive. Van blower fan stopped working on the way so had to endure a day or two of 44 degrees centigrade - windows down !).
The ferry (River Cat). You can travel up and down the river, ferries every 15 mins, they run until 11pm. Currently, public transport in Brisbane is only 50 cents per trip, bus, train, tram or ferry. THAT is how you get people to use public transport, although they're now having problems with too many cars parked near the train stations etc. !
SiMuMe wrote:
Interesting that the water line can recede this much, and also gets so high on the houses. An interesting place with nice old charm about it.
The difference between low and high tide is about 4m at the moment.
The road you see will flood when the tide reaches about 4.5m to 5m.
