Curtis and Ben, thanks for the comments on the tomato pic; but as I said, in a typical year Portland is definitely NOT the best place for tomatoes. Our growing season is too short. This extraordinarily hot summer is what made the difference.
Ballard wrote:
Curtis and Ben, thanks for the comments on the tomato pic; but as I said, in a typical year Portland is definitely NOT the best place for tomatoes. Our growing season is too short. This extraordinarily hot summer is what made the difference.
Could this be the new normal? Tomatoes from Virginia and North Carolina are moving to the west coast...
We're back to lovely mid-seventies weather but the heat earlier this month MAY have destroyed much of the wine crop everyone was waiting to pick. They speak of needing to pick grapes one at a time because so many have turned to raisins in the heat. Of course, that reminds me of some of the best German wine I ever drank... trockenbeerenauslese the came out of the bottle like maple syrup... glub, glub, glub. Of course, they were using the overripe grapes with concentrated sugars that produces an amazingly sweet dessert wine... like this...
Lieutenant Z wrote:
some true "b" from the Seine banks
All with Sony A7s & 20/2.8 ais
But these are different!
I see you crept up slowly on that poor girl........but I think I prefer that shot than the one with the blank foreground.
Ah Parigi, as we say,.......one day soon......
Ben
bruni wrote:
But these are different!
I see you crept up slowly on that poor girl........but I think I prefer that shot than the one with the blank foreground.
Ah Parigi, as we say,.......one day soon......
Ben
I managed to find 6 lenses for a bargain price, but split the loot with a friend...
I got to keep the Ai Nikkor 20mm f/4, Nikkor-H.C 28mm f/3.5, Ai 135mm f/3.5 and a Micro-Nikkor-P.C 55/3.5
All the helcoids feel a bit dry and loose, but I managed to find a good guide for the 20mm f/4 and did a full CLA, including an infinity adjustment that was a little more forgiving for infinity edge focus. The edges don't really get sharp at infinity, so I'm not certain what use case this lens will have for me. For now, the size and flare resistance is quite exciting.
The 20mm is by far the most interesting lens. It has field curvature, although not nearly as prominent as the strong moustache curvature of the 28/3.5... But like the 28mm, at the far edges the field of focus changes dramatically, which often causes a smeared look even at f/8 and f/11.
The 20mm has incredible resistance to flare, has fairly low distortion, and is less finicky than the 14-24, although not as sharp for landscapes. Also, f/22 and f/16 is much more usable than on the 14-24.
The very far corners seem to never get sharp, but they are quite decent when the insane field curvature here allows for it.
This is my first picture with the 20mm that isn't a test shot...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Yep. If you are in the US and have/had a mortgage, car loan, etc. consider yourself compromised. This thing stinks all the way around as the details come out.
I managed to find 6 lenses for a bargain price, but split the loot with a friend...
I got to keep the Ai Nikkor 20mm f/4, Nikkor-H.C 28mm f/3.5, Ai 135mm f/3.5 and a Micro-Nikkor-P.C 55/3.5
All the helcoids feel a bit dry and loose, but I managed to find a good guide for the 20mm f/4 and did a full CLA, including an infinity adjustment that was a little more forgiving for infinity edge focus. The edges don't really get sharp at infinity, so I'm not certain what use case this lens will have for me. For now, the size and flare resistance is quite exciting.
The 20mm is by far the most interesting lens. It has field curvature, although not nearly as prominent as the strong moustache curvature of the 28/3.5... But like the 28mm, at the far edges the field of focus changes dramatically, which often causes a smeared look even at f/8 and f/11.
The 20mm has incredible resistance to flare, has fairly low distortion, and is less finicky than the 14-24, although not as sharp for landscapes. Also, f/22 and f/16 is much more usable than on the 14-24.
The very far corners seem to never get sharp, but they are quite decent when the insane field curvature here allows for it.
This is my first picture with the 20mm that isn't a test shot...
Welcome Martin. Quite a find with the lenses and a very nice image of the beach. A lot of these old lenses just need to be worked to keep them turning smoothly. Enjoy your time with us.
When you get your water from the ground, sometimes things go wrong. Had to call my well guy to have my pump replaced. A couple of hours later and we're back in business! 55mm f2.8 AIS.
hmzimelka wrote:
All the helcoids feel a bit dry and loose, but I managed to find a good guide for the 20mm f/4 and did a full CLA, including an infinity adjustment that was a little more forgiving for infinity edge focus. The edges don't really get sharp at infinity, so I'm not certain what use case this lens will have for me. For now, the size and flare resistance is quite exciting.
The 20mm is by far the most interesting lens. It has field curvature, although not nearly as prominent as the strong moustache curvature of the 28/3.5... But like the 28mm, at the far edges the field of focus changes dramatically, which often causes a smeared look even at f/8 and f/11.
The 20mm has incredible resistance to flare, has fairly low distortion, and is less finicky than the 14-24, although not as sharp for landscapes. Also, f/22 and f/16 is much more usable than on the 14-24.
The very far corners seem to never get sharp, but they are quite decent when the insane field curvature here allows for it.
You have already perfectly figured out 20mm f/4 pros and cons, enjoy it!
Edges and corners never get sharp but, due to field curvature, a little focus ring turn towards infinity helps a little for landscapes. If you have closer objects on the corners and edges a good sharpness can be achieved all over the image. It's also true that this little lens seems to meet whit diffraction at smaller apertures, I use it mainly at f/11 or f/16, it could be a f/8 lens and I will use it anyway. Center sharpness and contrast are excellent.
Two examples with Sony A7RII, the first one shows the smearing but the second one is quite sharp to the extreme corners because objects are closer there.
Credit Freeze at all three. Anymore, I wouldn't trust any info any of them have....
Reagan wrote:
If anyone besides me is worried about the Equifax breach
You can check here
It only needs the last 6 digits of your ssn
My info was stolen
There is a 4th Credit Bureau now called "Innovis"
It was suggested to freeze it there also
The Social Security Admin gets their info from Equifax
They have implemented a 2 step login process also
