Beautiful sky Leighton. What I would give to have some of those clouds and storms. August and September are always the hottest months in central Texas. We are baking and have been at 104-108 F for a week now (after a few weeks at 100-102) but I am keeping our Zinnias from drying to a crisp so that our native pollinators have some food sources.
leighton w wrote:
Was a beautiful sky last evening. 28mm f2.8 AIS
huddy wrote:
The match needle metering of the FE/FE2/FM3A is one of my favorite film camera shooting experiences. I wish I would have bought an FM3A back when they were $200/$250/$400, etc. I recommended the FE2 highly over the FM2N for the metering (having owned and shot both and preferring the electric body) but my coworker is thinking very much about batteries not working on top of a mountain. Best of both worlds IMO is to buy an FE2 for most uses and carry an FM up the mountain.
It never hurt in my eyes that the FE series bodies had less of a cult following than the FM2n so they were always a bit cheaper over the last 15 years....Show more →
Yes, you can get an FE for (relative) buttons, especially compared to the FM series. The FE was my first camera, and aside from the lack of TTL flash and the reduced max shutter-speed of 1/1000th instead of 1/4000th, is very similar to the FE2 (_and_ the FE has the swing-out aperture coupling lever to support non-AI lenses which the FE2 lacks). As for the battery: They last for years (unless you leave the camera turned on), and it's a pair of button-cells or a single Lithium 3v replacement, and you can just carry spares with you. I think the allure of "fully manual" is overstated, unless you NEVER use the meter of the FM-series (which surely does require a functioning battery!)
huddy wrote:
Seeing my FE2 out got the MF NIKKOR itch going so I did pull a 2018 expired roll of Portra 400 out of the freezer. I am working through shooting it over a week or two and then will send it off for development and have something good to share hopefully not long after that.
Yeah, I just found 4x rolls of exposed 120 film from my Plaubel Makina 670 that got lost in a spare camera bag, and have them in for development. The film was already expired before exposure (I inherited a big block of 120 film from a friends scientific lab when it shut down), and is probably 5-years old from exposure. Will see what I get out of that!
serge07 wrote:
Regina, welcome back and great photographs of the Highlands. I have very fond memories of Scotland, great people. The Haggis was to die for.
Leighton, that is an awesome photograph.
I took this one last year and just got around to playing with the file.
milt wrote:
I’m back from my vacation! This year, I cycled through the Scottish Highlands, and I completely fell in love with the place.
D850, 45mm 2.8
Beauly Firth (close to Inverness)
milt wrote:
I’m back from my vacation! This year, I cycled through the Scottish Highlands, and I completely fell in love with the place.
D850, 45mm 2.8
Beauly Firth (close to Inverness)
milt wrote:
Thanks Serge. I did not try the Haggis!!!!
Regina
Regina,
You are making me homesick with those lush images. So green compared to the brown/drought conditions in the south of England at the moment. I am planning a trip 'up north' next summer.
Haggis? Nah, sorry Serge. I much prefer black pudding. Goes really well with scallops.
You are making me homesick with those lush images. So green compared to the brown/drought conditions in the south of England at the moment. I am planning a trip 'up north' next summer.
Haggis? Nah, sorry Serge. I much prefer black pudding. Goes really well with scallops.
Colin
Colin, I was lucky. I had amazing weather in the Highlands, except for the day I went to the Isle of Skye, it rained the entire time. I can understand why you’re homesick. What an incredible place to live!!!
Regina
The Medici Lion (1594) was recently renovated, it was covered with centuries of patina in 2024. I think it had more personality prior to the spa treatment. The Fountain of Neptune (1574) in the background.
The Medici Lion (1594) was recently renovated, it was covered with centuries of patina in 2024. I think it had more personality prior to the spa treatment. The Fountain of Neptune (1574) in the background. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55481860537_1e8fc99fcc_h.jpg
X-E1 + 5.8cm f/1.4 @ f/1.4
Serge
Beautiful. Don't ya just love that 5.8cm rendering?
James Markus wrote:
Beautiful. Don't ya just love that 5.8cm rendering?
Thanks, James.
It a stunning piece of glass and one of my faves, up the with the 16/3.5 and 105/2.5.
There was a chap at Nikongear.net using it wide open with a Nikon close up up filter and the rendering was beautiful. Since you like to experiment it may be worth a try.
