CGrindahl wrote:
Ken B, you repeatedly demonstrate for us the capabilities of the 25-50 f/4 as a landscape lens. I thought for a moment that I'd take that on the trail with me today, but then took it out of the cabinet and realized this is not the best lens to have hanging off the front of my Df that will likely be hanging around my neck as I ramble along the trail. It is a hefty lens! I think I'll opt for something smaller and lighter... at least for today. But thanks for the reminder that this beautifully made zoom lens is a winner!...Show more →
Curtis,
You want light weight?
My business travel camera kit comprises a Panasonic GM1 micro four thirds camera with (slow) 12-24 and 35-100 image stabilised zooms. Sometimes I throw in a 15mm prime.
The TOTAL weight of this 24-200mm, FX, equivalent system is the same as an 85/1.8 lens alone - i.e ~450 grams.
The performance from this little sensor and lens combo amazes me.
On a recent trip to a conference in Boston I sorely lamented the fact that I had left my Nikon gear at home.
However I kept on reminding myself that the main purpose of the trip was work (lots of it) so any photography would be a bonus.
The weather turned out to be quite kind adding to my frustration for not having MFNG and my D610 to hand.
Maybe next year.....
Geothermal springs around Summer Lake, OR heat the air layer near the ground producing small funnel clouds. These are similar to dust devils except that the heat source is geothermal rather than solar heating of the ground. The vortex on the left is just forming; the one on the right had been going for nearly 10 minutes. Simple trigonometry gives a height of about 620 feet for the clearly defined column at the base. The total height including the diffuse upper section is more than double that amount.
At the risk of missing out on commenting on some great pics, here some words from memory over the past week.
Ram, love the twilight/dusk church series.
Beautiful warm weather temptations from Curtis, esp the tulips.
Thanks for keeping the thread rolling with the Jay.
Your people shots continue to inspire, Phillipe.
Enjoying the work from the archives Kristian.
The Choung/Curtis series from the bay has been neat to follow.
Scott, just a few shots but I can always tell which are yours, and they are a treat.
Colin, I hear you on the travel light dilemma. If I fly anywhere these days it's an m43 setup for me with nothing to share here.
Ken, the geothermal funnel clouds are cool; that's an amazing height!
pbraymond wrote:
At the risk of missing out on commenting on some great pics, here some words from memory over the past week.
Ram, love the twilight/dusk church series.
Beautiful warm weather temptations from Curtis, esp the tulips.
Thanks for keeping the thread rolling with the Jay.
Your people shots continue to inspire, Phillipe.
Enjoying the work from the archives Kristian.
The Choung/Curtis series from the bay has been neat to follow.
Scott, just a few shots but I can always tell which are yours, and they are a treat.
Colin, I hear you on the travel light dilemma. If I fly anywhere these days it's an m43 setup for me with nothing to share here.
Ken, the geothermal funnel clouds are cool; that's an amazing height!...Show more →
That was Chin and Curtis. I am stuck here in Ohio with 3 kids.
Zichar wrote:
Let's see if this works. Resized and dumped it on imgur.
I posted the single shot duotone previously, now here's a pano of Mt Tam
You are blessed indeed, Curtis. It's beautiful country where you are.
Still havin a bad cold, perhaps the flu, it just wont let go. The whole family have been knocked out the last few days..
So, here´s another shot from the archives. Shot with the Nikkor-N.C 24mm f/2.8. Sunset Öresund by Kristian Hagelin, on Flickr
I got a little beater Factory Ai Nikkor-H.C Auto 1:3.5 f=28mm.
Needs a little grease in the Helicoid but I haven't managed to disassemble this guy far enough to get to the helicoid.
Optics show symmetrical performance, which is rare for the old Nikkors that usually cross my path. It has some wild field curvature though... (posted about it on page 264). But on a recent camping trip was the first time I got to use it on real subjects. It's a little tough to use on landscapes since the field curvature doesn't even out perfectly by f/11, and at f/16 centre sharpness takes a big hit.
This shot was taken east of the Brandberg mountain, Uis, Namibia. Taken at f/11, and centre focus a little beyond infinity to allow the mid-frame to not suffer too much with infinity detail.
raboof wrote:
That was Chin and Curtis. I am stuck here in Ohio with 3 kids.
See, the risk of not going back to read and reference properly. BTW, how can you be "stuck" in Ohio. Find It Here? Spring is coming, really. I know you likely saw snow the last couple of times while we stayed snow-free up north, unusual. Stay warm!
akul wrote:
Phillippe,
I love the direction you are going with capturing emotions. Somehow, it reminds me of Goddard. Great lighting !!
Luka
Thanks a lot my friend.
I guess it is Jean-Luc Godard to whom you are referring - Not sure that's a compliment though....that guy is indeed not only dreadfully pretentious but he is also a bit "outdated', isn't he? :-)
By the way, I love your 55 micro pic above - this makes me think of the famous Abbey Road picture but with a touch of the terrific Ben style (it is a compliment...).
One more from my City Hall tour. By this time, the blue hour was fully done so I switched this to black and white instead for more emphasis on the contours. Again used the 28mm f3.5 PC.
Now I know why Jay loves in 24mm f3.5 PC. the PC seems to be a wonderful lens to work with when hauling on tripod.
The 28mm f3.5 PC has its distortions and limitations. I shot most of these shots at f11 for full sharpness center to corner but when you shift the lens, the corners get impacted. The best way to mitigate is to not have key elements in the edges. A sky will be perfectly fine for the corners/ Roswell City Hall by Ramkumar Sangameshwar, on Flickr
hmzimelka wrote:
I got a little beater Factory Ai Nikkor-H.C Auto 1:3.5 f=28mm.
Needs a little grease in the Helicoid but I haven't managed to disassemble this guy far enough to get to the helicoid.
Optics show symmetrical performance, which is rare for the old Nikkors that usually cross my path. It has some wild field curvature though... (posted about it on page 264). But on a recent camping trip was the first time I got to use it on real subjects. It's a little tough to use on landscapes since the field curvature doesn't even out perfectly by f/11, and at f/16 centre sharpness takes a big hit.
This shot was taken east of the Brandberg mountain, Uis, Namibia. Taken at f/11, and centre focus a little beyond infinity to allow the mid-frame to not suffer too much with infinity detail.
Quick eye candy post of my recent purchase. After John H passed on the 1000m F/11 he posted about the other week, I picked it up from KEH. (I checked with John first to make sure he wasn't going to buy it)
In true KEH ratings this "Bargain" lens does not have a scratch on it. The mirror looks great and only very little internal dust. The leather lens cap looks brand new.
This it the older NKJ version with the filters on a turret vs mounting to the rear of the lens. This is the version I was waiting to get. Going to try replacing a couple of the filters with a light pollution and nebula filter and see how it performs against my Meade ETX scope. The build quality of this lens is incredible.
I did some quick test shots to ensure focus accuracy. Because of the f/11 it is very hard to focus on the Df (dark viewfinder), even with the split prism screen I have in it. Will have to practice a lot. BUT it works great on the Fuji X-Pro2 and focus-peaking. Keeper rate very very high.
Just for fun, I compared the image quality of this lens against the 200-500/5.6 VR lens with the TC-20EIII to give me 1000mm f/11 equivalency. I have to say it was very close. The 200-500/5.6 had a very hard time locking focus with AF using the TC, so I can't say it was much of an advantage over manual focus of the old Non-Ai Reflex. But the 200-500 shots were handheld @ 1000mm and 1/250 sec Something to be said for VR/IBIS
Now if we can only get Nikon to release a camera with focus-peaking and IBIS and we would be cooking.
Image below shot with the X-Pro2 and Nikon 24/2.8 AIS with Tilt/Shift adapter.
gbohannon wrote:
Quick eye candy post of my recent purchase. After John H passed on the 1000m F/11 he posted about the other week, I picked it up from KEH. (I checked with John first to make sure he wasn't going to buy it)
In true KEH ratings this "Bargain" lens does not have a scratch on it. The mirror looks great and only very little internal dust. The leather lens cap looks brand new.
This it the older NKJ version with the filters on a turret vs mounting to the rear of the lens. This is the version I was waiting to get. Going to try replacing a couple of the filters with a light pollution and nebula filter and see how it performs against my Meade ETX scope. The build quality of this lens is incredible.
I did some quick test shots to ensure focus accuracy. Because of the f/11 it is very hard to focus on the Df (dark viewfinder), even with the split prism screen I have in it. Will have to practice a lot. BUT it works great on the Fuji X-Pro2 and focus-peaking. Keeper rate very very high.
Just for fun, I compared the image quality of this lens against the 200-500/5.6 VR lens with the TC-20EIII to give me 1000mm f/11 equivalency. I have to say it was very close. The 200-500/5.6 had a very hard time locking focus with AF using the TC, so I can't say it was much of an advantage over manual focus of the old Non-Ai Reflex. But the 200-500 shots were handheld @ 1000mm and 1/250 sec
Now if we can only get Nikon to release a camera with focus-peaking and IBIS and we would be cooking.
Image below shot with the X-Pro2 and Nikon 24/2.8 AIS with Tilt/Shift adapter.
George
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And on the crop sensor, thats 1500mm! I almost pulled the trigger on this lens, but with my eyes going, decided against it.
kwoodard wrote:
And on the crop sensor, thats 1500mm! I almost pulled the trigger on this lens, but with my eyes going, decided against it.
I bet this would sing on the X-H1 with the IBIS. I really am counting on Nikon to counter Fuji and especially Sony offerings soon. I am slowly thinning out my Nikon collection and going to keep my "best of" for each focal length I have.
Something to be said for VR/IBIS