AM4L wrote:
Looking a little slow, so here are a few more from yesterday to star page 6262.
Headed back out again today to see what I can conjure up! I took the S3 RF out yesterday too and am working through a 36 exposure roll of BW 400 Ilford. Someday I will figure it all out, but shooting a rangefinder is tricky business at first because one doesn't have a light meter, and one only has 1/1000 of a second to work with, so more to learn for me on it. I ended up using the DF metering to help me.
Mark, love the ?editing? (not sure what you did there) and clouds in the last one of the tanks especially.
Colin - the Siamese (if that's what s/he is) is wonderful!
Rafael, thank you for the thoughtful images, best wishes to you and yours.
cgrille, I've worked on more 50 f/2 lenses than any other (except maybe 50 1.8). That lens will never die!
bobbelbob, love the ram's eyes.
Lieutenant Z - great light
Ray - great shot!
Here are a few from yesterday. Auger Falls, like so many Adirondack waterfalls, spills into a fault chasm with high cliffs above it a bit farther down, then goes on into a long, long cascade. I'll have much more shooting to do there!
Sammy, geez man, you certainly set off a trip down the ole rabbit hole for me when you shared that tidbit about "This is War". Since then, I finally went and visited the most excellent war museum we have here, got 3 of Duncan's books, picked up a WWII ebook, and have watched a few documentary's on WW1 and WW2 and am about to watch a few more on the Korean and Vietnam Wars. BTW folks, they were all on YouTube, so really interesting coverage available for free. Duncan's books led to me lusting for the Nikon Film RF again which sent me down the Leica and Nikon S3 rabbit holes which sent me down the RF lens hole. Shaking my head! All that lead to me getting behind the lens again and producing all this black and white base of photos. Thanks man for all the fun you unleashed. Oh, not to mention subscribing to the Nikon Historical Society!
Here are a few more from yesterday, as well as a few from today. I just didn't like the pictures I took today, so I will just post these two which will be the last in this series. Lets see, these were with the M and the 50 F/1.2 and the 28 F/2 today and the 18 F/3.5 yesterday.
As a side note, these seem to work well on the M and I will be trying some of the smaller lenses I have this week, the the 35 F/2, 50 F/1. 85 F/2, 105 F/2, ect and see how they work.
AM4L wrote:
Thanks for the kind words on the photos of late!
Sammy, geez man, you certainly set off a trip down the ole rabbit hole for me when you shared that tidbit about "This is War". Since then, I finally went and visited the most excellent war museum we have here, got 3 of Duncan's books, picked up a WWII ebook, and have watched a few documentary's on WW1 and WW2 and am about to watch a few more on the Korean and Vietnam Wars. BTW folks, they were all on YouTube, so really interesting coverage available for free. Duncan's books led to me lusting for the Nikon Film RF again which sent me down the Leica and Nikon S3 rabbit holes which sent me down the RF lens hole. Shaking my head! All that lead to me getting behind the lens again and producing all this black and white base of photos. Thanks man for all the fun you unleashed. Oh, not to mention subscribing to the Nikon Historical Society!
Here are a few more from yesterday, as well as a few from today. I just didn't like the pictures I took today, so I will just post these two which will be the last in this series. Lets see, these were with the M and the 50 F/1.2 and the 28 F/2 today and the 18 F/3.5 yesterday.
As a side note, these seem to work well on the M and I will be trying some of the smaller lenses I have this week, the the 35 F/2, 50 F/1. 85 F/2, 105 F/2, ect and see how they work.
Gonga wrote:
In the first shot, the Sun almost appears to have severed the branch. I like the look...lots of contrast.
The sun caused bleeding on the M sensor, lol. I noticed that yesterday after I posted. I tried to go a little later in the day yesterday, but the cows had spread out. Maybe just need to shoot it with the D810. Its fixed now!
Hey gang. Good news for users of Silver Efex Pro and other NIK tools (which I know is a lot of us). DxO has picked up the products from Google and will continue development.
Thanks for the likes and comments of my previous set
Brian, love those shots from the lake. I had to google "fishing Convict Lake". Seems to be an awesome place!
Philippe, great shots with that 20mm in Annecy! Love the one with the birds. Btw, looks like you have a really nice weather still Here everything have been very grey and foggy for weeks now.
Ray, nice fern shot. How are you able to shoot non-ai with the D800?
Dan, Thank you! Your last set is great. Love it! Reminds I´ve to go shoot some waterfalls soon. Inspiring.
Mark, really nice b/w´s again.
The weather report says it´s gonna be sunny tomorrow. YAY!! Until then I´ll share one more from yesterday, also the 50-135mm f/3.5 ais aka The Leighton Lens @f/5.6: Autumn Berries by Kristian Hagelin, on Flickr
Gonga wrote:
Mark, love the ?editing? (not sure what you did there) and clouds in the last one of the tanks especially.
Colin - the Siamese (if that's what s/he is) is wonderful!
Rafael, thank you for the thoughtful images, best wishes to you and yours.
cgrille, I've worked on more 50 f/2 lenses than any other (except maybe 50 1.8). That lens will never die!
bobbelbob, love the ram's eyes.
Lieutenant Z - great light
Ray - great shot!
Here are a few from yesterday. Auger Falls, like so many Adirondack waterfalls, spills into a fault chasm with high cliffs above it a bit farther down, then goes on into a long, long cascade. I'll have much more shooting to do there!
Thank you for the link. It must have taken some effort to gather the comparison. But I have to test the 50mm lenses in my own possesion. Of the mentioned Nikon lenses I own the 50mm/2 HC, a 50mm/1.8 longnose, a 50mm/1.2 AIs and a 50mm/1.4 SC. And I don't say anyone of these is bad.
But the copy variation in those old lenses and the further 50s of Minolta, C/Y, Olympus, Canon ... make me to choose my own favorite(s) for a general usability (less by evaluation in testcharts).
I fight with me if a very fast lens is the better option or more a f/2- lens.
