Foggy14 wrote:
Rafael, congrats on your 800mm. Looks like a beauty.
Here are a few from one of San Diego's more unusual views, made with the Nikkor 50/1.2.
The USS Recruit is the only commissioned US Navy vessel never to reach water. It's a two-thirds scale model of a destroyer escort.
Commissioned in 1949, it was used to train recruits at the Naval Training Station, San Diego, which was also known as Liberty Station. NTC was closed in 1997 and the grounds have been transitioned to an attractive public arts and entertainment district. While the training station is gone, the USS Recruit remains as a reminder of the areas significant history.
Nice shots Jeff. I was at NTC San Diego for A school in 1981. I remember walking Shore Patrol on Rosencrans and Nimitz Blvd. Lots of changes there since then.
You're right, the area has really changed in recent years. One good thing is the preservation of the old Spanish style buildings that look great in the remodeled Liberty Station.
rafaelcasd wrote:
Japan is superior in quality for a reason, lens took four days to come home, free shipping, no customs duty.
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138-8799
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Here it is, I propmtly pulled off the little set screw for focus set, easy fix, but don't need it, all my other lenses have a hard stop when lossening this set screw, this one does not, it comes out if you keep going and the tip pulls off.
Other than that the lens is perfect, not a scratch, not a spec of dust, crystal clear.
Colin, the perspective on your Highcliffe beach shots looks like wide angle to me. How did you do that with the 105/2.5? Dramatic shot, whatever you did.
Ballard wrote:
Colin, the perspective on your Highcliffe beach shots looks like wide angle to me. How did you do that with the 105/2.5? Dramatic shot, whatever you did.
Ken,
Good question - you must be correct in your analysis. The exif must be wrong. More that likely 24mm.
I compared the view against the exif from some IR shots that were taken with the 16-85 VR on the D7100.
Taking the crop factor in account puts the picture into the realms of wide angle.
Clever, analytical bunch of people here.
Time to get my lenses chipped - or stick a note on the camera!
I'll go back and edit the description. Thanks Ken.
This is a nominate daily now,and if I make the cut, then vote as often as possible on the next round. Thanks for the votes of confidence on the last go around! I'm still reeling in shock at being nominated, even...
Ken Hill wrote:
There have been some really good shots posted in the past week
Welcome back Reagan, nice set from Jamaica.
Ken the gorge shots are terrific. We've been to Oregon and racking my brain to recall if we've been there!
Mark, quite an astute looking cat. Nicely done.
Laura, where do we vote for the new contest you are entered in!
Raphael the 800mm looks pretty nice and the renderings so far are very good. Keep them coming.
More from the car show and here I tried to emulate Ben a bit. Don't think I did it very well, but an excuse to shoot "more creatively." ...Show more →
rafaelcasd wrote:
Japan is superior in quality for a reason, lens took four days to come home, free shipping, no customs duty.
John H: Looks pretty good. What's up with the shadow on the lower left corner?
Rafael: Good question John, looking at many other shots with the sky It is there lightly in most. Will check camera sensor and lens.
Tested the left corner shadow on the new to me 800mm 5.6, it is visible in a picture of the empty sky with capture nxd set to vivid and both contrast sliders to the max, it is not visible at all at normal settings. The shadow becomes minimal at f/8 and is gone by f/11 regardless of settings, there is no effect on sharpness. the shadow will not be visible with subjects in the frame and vivid contrast settings. I will keep the lens as there is no practical effect.
Tested with two cameras, with and without shades and filters/holder, all these had no effect.
Test of the Nikkor 800mm f/5.6 AIS EDIF + TC20EIII (=1600 f/11).
Shot with D7000, tripod, ISO 200 f/16 (=8) at 1/160s. ~ 20% cropped. ~200m of distance.
Test shot of the old Nikkor 800mm f/5.6 + TC20EIII = 1600mm f/11.
D600 + 800/5.6 + TC20EIII + tripod + remote shutter, ISO 320, f/22 (f/11x2) at 1/200s.
V1 + FT1 + TC20EIII + Nikkor 800mm f/5.6 ai-s EDIF + tripod + remote shutter; ISO 800, f/11 or f/16 at 1/80s. Due to the equivalent 4320mm tele, I had to make a 3 shots "pano".
Old test of the new TC20EIII on the old Nikkor 800mm f/5.6 AI-S EDIF.
D300, ISO 200, 1/50s at f/16(=8), tripod, MLU during 20 s, cable release. Spot metering, -0.33 EV.
Small pass of smart sharpen was applied, amount 50, 0.2 px.
See that I used a 2x TC, so image with naked lens would be better.
Even in the less probable case you do not like the lens, surely you can sell it by (at least) the same price you bought it.
rafaelcasd wrote:
Japan is superior in quality for a reason, lens took four days to come home, free shipping, no customs duty.
Wow Rafael! Congrats! Another "Rafael-like" condition lens!
When you get tired of this monster, let me know, since I would love to replace my battered copy
A suggestion: I replaced the factory tripod collar with the alternative from Wimberley - not only the centre of gravity is far easier to get but also you get a built in arca-swiss plate! Not to say you save some weight
Wow, no customs taxes!
Here in Brazil I would be charged by 60% (federal) + 18% (state) taxes...not on the lens price but lens + shipping grandtotal
I suppose even North Korea is a less closed economy than Brazil
Avebury, Wiltshire, UK is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in southwest England. One of the best known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world, and is both a tourist attraction and a place of religious importance to contemporary pagans.
Infrared D7100 and 16mm/3.5 fish
As we approach the shortest day in the northern hemisphere and temperatures hovering not much above zero Celsius these infrared images lack the contrast I have been used to.
Colin, interesting comparison of color and monochrome shots. I like them both. And while color may convey more information, my emotional response is much stronger to the B&W. As I said earlier, I think my brain sees images as I would want them to be in B&W. Probably from first shooting, developing, and printing in B&W in my younger years.
Jose, double congrats on the results you are getting with the 800mm. The birds, and then the longer distance shots. As someone else said, a testament to your long lens techniques as well.
Good work on the indoor car shots, Ken. I like the effect.
Interesting 2/3 scale model, Jeff. I presume it was just a shell and stuff, otherwise why not a full scale ship?
Every time Rafael shows up with his 15mm, I'm never tempted because I'd never use it enough. Then someone inevitably shows the 18mm, and suddenly the 18mm looks reasonable to own in comparison :-)
