Quite remarkable to look at old photos, isn't it Steve. Who WAS that person? Here are a couple of photos when I was younger... BEFORE the beard which arrived almost fifty years ago... first high school and then college graduation photos.
Those were the days my friends... though honestly, I'm enjoying my life at the ripe old age of 76 more than when I was younger and lost in my mishigas...
Zichar wrote:
It's been 7 years since I first posted on this thread; even I myself don't know what possessed me to buy a MF lens to participate as I had both feet firmly planted on AF territory then.
So it seems amazingly surreal to be planning to meet Curtis, especially since I've kinda sworn off taking flights that take more than 7 hours (bad back, low patience, have a kid). And here's the thing, my idea of travel has always been to spend a day like the locals do - it don't matter, from grocery shopping or the weekly marketing, picking up the daily cuppa joe - it's all novel to me as an outsider. Plus I've spent a large slice of all these years living vicariously through everyone else's photos that I am indeed stoked to visit the laundromat where the bicycles park in a neat row, taking a short walk towards Mt Tamalpais, rambling around catching reflections off the storefronts and oh those famous rose bushes. I'd like to think I've just joined the Marin County Manual Focus Nikon Glass Tour
I still would like to have a go at the Death Valley but those warnings won't go unheeded. What with my own experiences in the Australian Outback, I do tend to be a bit more cautious. But how do I get a companion at such short notice? ...Show more →
Depending on when you go to Marin, might be able to drive down and say hello.
Jay, I'm out of the B&W phase, too. Colors are much more fun
HCE HCE wrote:
Laura Try working on the colored image and apply a red or orange filter in PS, the beauty of digital is that you can apply what ever B&W filter you wish after capture, you will arrive at the same place.
It's a shame I don't produce B&W any more
Nikon V1 + FT1 + Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 ai-s CPU'd hand held, ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/200s; 4 images focus stacked. Slight cropping.
Around 105 x 119 mm real size.
My trusty 16mm f/3.5 AI on D810, cropped top and bottom for pseudo panorama effect. 1000 Island Lake in the High Sierra, July 12 last year. Trail in foreground is the actual John Muir Trail, not covered in snow on this southern exposed slope.
I've been playing with film quite a bit lately. I was at an estate sale and picked up this barely used Nikon FE with 50mm f/1.4 AI for a total cost of $20. It probably needs new seals, but otherwise seems to be in perfect working condition. I'll know for sure after I run a roll through it next week.
Please excuse the crappy cell phone photo and the filthy lens filter. The glass under the filter is pristine.
I am extremely impressed by the resolution of my old AI-S 105mmf/2.5 on my D850. Wide open, it's stupid sharp corner to corner!!! The only drawback is the CA @f/2.5.
I haven't tried proper portraits with it yet on the 46Mpix sensor, but suspect it will be my best portrait lens ever...
Today's weather was an example of why I moved to Vancouver Island. It was 14C/57F and sunny here, while it was -9C/16F (-19C/-2F with wind chill factor) and snowing back where I used to live in the Toronto area! So I managed to get out for about an hour with a camera and three of my most recent MFNG acquisitions. The photos below show three different angles looking out on Departure Bay, which is about 100 metres from my home. All were taken with my Fuji X-T2 with Lens Turbo II focal reducer and, respectively, the 5.8 f/1.4 S, the 135 f/3.5 QC, and the 2.8 f/3.5 H.
ramkumar999 wrote:
There is a 400mm f2.8 AIS that popped in my local CL. Please convince me that I dont need this lens. I own a 400mm f3.5 and 500mm f4 P.
Ram, you don’t need to not want this lens
Btw nice fungus shot. I need to try stacking next time I come across this, I’ve never liked my shots with shallow DOF on this subject.
pbraymond wrote:
Magnificent “Fernscape” Peter. Just beautiful!
Tank you Ray. One of my favorite places in the Sierra, especially since it is in such stark contrast to the terrain you need to cover before you get there.. It's just a few minutes from where the valley opens up to the view the second image shows. Few people visit this trail, because of 3 miles of "burn zone" you must walk through before you get there. We didn't see anyone for days while on this Muir Trail alternate route.
Bought the Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 ai today. It was a bargain and it looks real good on the pictures, it seems as it's in a really nice condition So, now I'll just have to wait for it to get to Sweden all the way from Japan...
First 2 shots with Sony A7RII + Fotasy adapter + Reflex-Nikkor C 1000mm f/11 + tripod, ISO 1600, f/11 at 1/1000-200s; 19-21% cropped (8-9/42.2MP).
Last shot with same camera setup + Nikkor 600mm f5.6N ai-s EDIF + TC16A (=960/9), f/9 at 1/3200s.
