pbraymond wrote:
Fantastic processing Raul. I normally avoid the blown whites, but it just works awesome in this instance.
Thanks I am taking advantage of something I have noticed about whites and Sony cameras. For some reason Sony cameras (this is the A7R III) handle extreme whites in a somewhat appealing manner. Maybe it is the result of some clipping of values... Something interesting happens when the whites are falling off the edge of the histogram. You get a certain luminosity while retaining very nice values and contrast in the shadows. I did not experience this with my old Nikon D810, perhaps because it had more latitude and handled whites "better" Here is another one of those that have that luminosity and retain the contrast in the dark areas.
Reagan wrote:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
What no winter photos of the "Portland Head Light"
Reagan
Haha, I go there for walks sometimes but I leave the camera at home. There are just too many professional looking photographers round the clock and I feel intimidated with my old MF lenses
Reagan wrote:
Raul
The photo with the woman in it
The EXIF says it was taken with a Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS lens
not a 50/1.8
Reagan
It's still a great photo
Oh...you are absolutely right. I opened it up in PS to check the IPTC info. My wife and I share photography interest (dangerous) and she uses the Sony 100-400 almost exclusively. I thought that was the 50 1.8 because that is what I had with me in the morning. I should revise that image...
Reagan wrote:
I love the photo
She must be a pretty good Photographer
I only checked because I was wondering what camera you were using
R
One thing I dislike about using old Nikon lenses with my Sony camera is that there is no way to save any lens data with the images. Half of the time I am guessing what lens I used. The Nikon cameras have that very useful custom lens menu... I recently bought a Nikon D750 to use exclusively with my Nikon MF lenses but I have to wait until the Chinese split focusing screen arrives and my daughter lets go of it
You'll look just as professional to them as they do to you. DO IT!
raul jarquin wrote:
Haha, I go there for walks sometimes but I leave the camera at home. There are just too many professional looking photographers round the clock and I feel intimidated with my old MF lenses
raul jarquin wrote:
One thing I dislike about using old Nikon lenses with my Sony camera is that there is no way to save any lens data with the images. Half of the time I am guessing what lens I used. The Nikon cameras have that very useful custom lens menu... I recently bought a Nikon D750 to use exclusively with my Nikon MF lenses but I have to wait until the Chinese split focusing screen arrives and my daughter lets go of it
Reagan wrote:
I also use a Fuji XT2 and tried MF lens on it
but I didn't like it
So Its Nikon Camera ..Nikon lens for me
and Fuji with Fuji
R
However, the X-T2 does have a near-equivalent of the Nikon DSLR "non-CPU lens data," which is called the "mount adapter setting." It is designed for use with Leica lenses and does not allow the aperture to be recorded; but it has the flexibility to be used with any focal length, and it can be added to "My Menu" for immediate access.
Here is my final set of images from Sunday at Hemer Park, all taken with my X-T2 and, respectively, the 55 f/1.2 SC, the 24 f/2.8 NC, and the 55 again. I'm gradually familiarizing myself with ON1 Photo RAW and liking it better than Lightroom+Nik plugins in a number of ways, mainly having to do with the many adjustments and filters that are available, the wide range of masking methods available, and the ability to stack adjustments and filters in layers. It has some weak points, but in general it takes the best of Lightroom and the best of Photoshop, adds the equivalent of several plugins and combines all of this in a very user-friendly package. It also works better with Fuji files than the Adobe products and, as I have mentioned before, it costs only $80 for a permanent license (by the way, that is an introductory price that may soon expire). [Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with ON1; I'm just sharing my enthusiasm about this new-to-me software.]
GroWeb wrote:
However, the X-T2 does have a near-equivalent of the Nikon DSLR "non-CPU lens data," which is called the "mount adapter setting." It is designed for use with Leica lenses and does not allow the aperture to be recorded; but it has the flexibility to be used with any focal length, and it can be added to "My Menu" for immediate access.
Here is my final set of images from Sunday at Hemer Park, all taken with my X-T2 and, respectively, the 55 f/1.2 SC, the 24 f/2.8 NC, and the 55 again. I'm gradually familiarizing myself ith ON1 Photo RAW and liking it better than Lightroom+Nik plugins in a number of ways, mainly having to do with the many adjustments and filters that are available, the wide range of masking methods available, and the ability to stack adjustments and filters in layers. It has some weak points, but in general it takes the best of Lightroom and the best of Photoshop, adds the equivalent of several plugins and combines all of this in a very user-friendly package. And, as I have mentioned before, it costs only $80 for a permanent license (by the way, that is an introductory price that may soon expire).
Reagan wrote:
I also use a Fuji XT2 and tried MF lens on it
but I didn't like it
So Its Nikon Camera ..Nikon lens for me
and Fuji with Fuji
R
Yes, that is where I am heading too. Nikon lens with Nikon camera.
I am glad Adobe is getting a little competition in this area. I heard today that they are raising prices for some of their software products but maybe not for Lightroom. Maybe they are not raising Lightroom 's price because of the new competition and photographer's aversion to the subscription model.
I'm alive, though barely, after surviving a brutal week in Vegas (I was there for work, honest!). It was fun meeting up with Curtis though I am still beating myself up for not asking him to bring me for one last turn up to the Headlands, oh a night shot of the city night lights would have been fab.
It'll be a long while before I get photos up though, I still have that backlog from Taiwan in November last year!
Ken, I got caught out in the dark at the Fire Wave at the Valley of Fire because I was overzealous in waiting for the sun to peek out from the rain clouds that it set before I knew what was going on. Walking with a flashlight looking for trail markers was no fun at all, especially when night sounds tend to provoke an active imagination to overdrive. I'm glad I stayed calm and managed to retrace my steps back to my rental. Remind me not to head out for landscapes alone.
Zichar wrote:
I'm alive, though barely, after surviving a brutal week in Vegas (I was there for work, honest!). It was fun meeting up with Curtis though I am still beating myself up for not asking him to bring me for one last turn up to the Headlands, oh a night shot of the city night lights would have been fab.
It'll be a long while before I get photos up though, I still have that backlog from Taiwan in November last year!
Ken, I got caught out in the dark at the Fire Wave at the Valley of Fire because I was overzealous in waiting for the sun to peek out from the rain clouds that it set before I knew what was going on. Walking with a flashlight looking for trail markers was no fun at all, especially when night sounds tend to provoke an active imagination to overdrive. I'm glad I stayed calm and managed to retrace my steps back to my rental. Remind me not to head out for landscapes alone....Show more →
Whilst back in Scotland I learned that a local man I knew from school went on a solo walking trip into the mountains in the north-west of the country. That was nearly 3 weeks ago and he has not yet returned. The mountain rescue teams found his car......
DeltaSigma wrote:
Whilst back in Scotland I learned that a local man I knew from school went on a solo walking trip into the mountains in the north-west of the country. That was nearly 3 weeks ago and he has not yet returned. The mountain rescue teams found his car......
Aye, I was late, the sun was setting and I just did a lung-bursting run to the spot without my customary caution of taking in landmarks and dropping GPS markers. No excuses, that was really silly of me. I knew the park closes at sunset. But i was lulled by the rather large crowds when I left the already dimming car park lot - I even drove past two stretch limos bearing bride and groom couples taking their wedding shots.
The combination of scurrying rodents and slithering lizards across my path (I hate snakes!); the wind weaving between rocks to produce out-of-worldly sounds; the knee-high bushes that now seem to tower over my own height; that innocuous rock formation with cool nooks and crags then currently hides a large shadow hiding a possible predator, be it man or animal; plus my own labored breath and heavy footfalls made me the loudest thing out there. Yeah and once upon a time I watched plenty of crime procedurals.
I am taking advantage of something I have noticed about whites and Sony cameras. For some reason Sony cameras (this is the A7R III) handle extreme whites in a somewhat appealing manner. Maybe it is the result of some clipping of values... Something interesting happens when the whites are falling off the edge of the histogram. You get a certain luminosity while retaining very nice values and contrast in the shadows. I did not experience this with my old Nikon D810, perhaps because it had more latitude and handled whites "better" 
