ramkumar999 wrote:
Ken., seems you forgot how to rotate the aperture ring on that Noct 58mm. ., keep rotating from time to time to avoid it being stuck at f1.2.
Why have a Noct if you don't shoot wide open. That is what ND filters are for
markhout wrote:
Hope that you will allow me this diversion - Nikkor 50mm 1.2 AIS @ 1.2 on Leica M240, just because I thought I'd get a Nikon - Leica M adapter instead of a new 'toy' lens like a 7Artisans 50mm 1.1....
Nice! Now you need to get some old Nikkor LTM lenses and put on that M240. If you do, don't skimp on cheap LTM/Screw mount to M adapter rings. Just bite the bullet and get the made in Japan Rayqual adapters from CameraQuest. Will save you a lot of hassle from rangefinder coupling accuracy. Been there, done that.
pbraymond wrote:
Good composite Sar. Did the software automatically stich, or was it tedious to get to that composite picture?
Thanks Ray.
No special software used here. In Preview on my iMac, I chose one image from the whole sequence then cut and copied the bird and his reflection from the rest of the series and pasted in the main photo. Et voilà!
This took me about 10 minutes.
I haven’t been contributing lately due to a bad respiratory infection. It’s always a good sign of recuperation when I get the urge to pick up a camera again. Still confined to shooting indoors though.
Wisteria leaves.
55/3.5 Micro at f/8 on Df. Overcast daylight through one window with 7-1/2 sec. exposure.
Well, I probably could find one. But I've almost been giving up the thought of finding those lenses at a good price here in Sweden. Most of the the time I find a lens I want to buy they seem to have put a pretty unrealistic price tag on it. So, when buying from let's say Japan, it is almost always cheaper even though the extra custom/tax fees compared to buy from a swedish seller. But of course sometimes it is possible to make real good deals.
Well, now everything is payed and all I have to do is wait for it and hope it's a real good ex considered the pile of swedsish money I payed .
That is something I know all too well. I usually have to pay import fees and tax of 25% of the price paid for the item. Depending on the customs officer processing the request, they tell me shipping cost is taxed as well, or they tell me shipping cost is not taxed at all.
When I bought the 300 f2,8 I figured $1000 including shipping, import fees and taxes is still a bargain considering I pay at least $1250-$1500 for a lens in this shape in Germany.
I feel Jose's pain however. I believe import fees and taxes amass to an added 84% in his neck of the woods.
I do hope the lens you bought is every bit as good as the one I bought from Japan about 2 years ago.
Great capture, Colin, along with the other birds. Did you offer to rub fake tan on the bikini strap lines? I'm sure Reagan would have been happy to assist
Oosty wrote:
Great capture, Colin, along with the other birds. Did you offer to rub fake tan on the bikini strap lines? I'm sure Reagan would have been happy to assist
Thanks Peter. On that note - where is my drinking buddy?
Here are my last sunset images. Repetitive I know but I don't often get to see the sun setting so made the most of the opportunity. First one is 20sec exposure using the 24/2.8 NC, last one with the 200/4
pburke wrote:
Bummer that they sent the wrong bike components. How can that happen? But building is much more fun, and if you have some knowledge and tools also far more rewarding. I love to wrench on my bikes.
And fat bikes just because they look so unusual can be addictive I can't count how many people have rolled down their car windows to ask me "does that have a motor?" or just to give me a thumbs up. The best part is that these bikes are not just odd looking but also a ton of fun to ride, more than I expected. I've chosen it over my regular commuter most days, even though I am a bit slower on it. It's not about speed for sure
I was thinking about building the bike from scratch as well, but could not put together a set of components cheaper than what I was able to get as a complete bike online from bikesdirect.com. I have several local shops here (and the Trek home office 25 miles to the east), but simply could not see spending $4k on a bike.
It took some research before buying to order a bike with most of the components I wanted, then just final assembly for an hour straight from the shipping box. I still need to swap a few parts (heavy seat and seat post, handlebars are already Chinese carbon), plus buy a second wheelset. My studded winter tires will get the current wheels, while for summer I will need something more robust, since I plan to use the bike on rough trails out west for some proper adventures. I may build the wheels from scratch, because there's a serious markup when you want something nice.
I should have taken a photo of me and the bike last night when I got home from work, but I was too cold to think of that. I had a 2 inch snow hood on my helmet and my clothes were soaked from wet and heavy snow. We got 6 inches in 6 hours. The bike was caked in the white stuff. It took me 2 hours to get home through the deep snow which piled on top of what was left of the 5 inches we got 2 days earlier! Last year I was riding in shorts at this time of year.
My fancy studded winter tires came off a month ago, which was a mistake. I hope this was the final dump of the season. For a while it felt like the fat bike was a mistake purchase as far as snow commuting was concerned. We barely had any snow until spring, but last night the bike delivered. I would have had to push my other bike, but with the fat bike I simply aired down the tires for flotation and rode on top of the snow instead. Slow and steady, just fast enough to stay upright, but faster than walking.
I mentioned to Peter the other week that I was building a fat bike for trail riding partially due to some of the pictures he had posted of his in the past. Well I completed the basic build of mine this week and got it out to the woods today.
I still need to get a proper rack system and devise some mounts for tripod and bag system for carrying my camera gear and soon camping gear. For today I did use a seat post clamp-on rack and bag that was good enough to hold the Df and 35-200mm 3.5-4.5 Ais.
The 35-200mm is a very good one lens solution for situations where you are not sure what you are going to be shooting or when changing lenses or carrying more lenses is not an option. I went riding on a trail that I had not been on before and ended at a lake. This was an out and back converted railroad trail that by the looks of it is seldom used by anyone. I was on it for about 4 hours and only met a group of 3 people when I was just about back to the start of the trail.
As I told my brother in laws, a fat guy + a fat bike + wilderness without any other people = a great time
Posting a few quick shots from the morning. The primary reason of the trip was to test out the bike, but I always try to have a camera along.
Versatile lens. The macro function could come in handy too. The last shot of the of the juvenile or second year eagle chasing an osprey with a fish is cropped. Next time the 200-500mm is going with me for sure
I haven't posted in a while, but I have been keeping up with the thread and enjoying the fine photography. I went to the Atlanta zoo today with my grandson, determined to use some manual focus lenses to photograph the lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Well, I took exactly two photos of this lion before I discovered that there was no way I was going to be able to enjoy photography today. The zoo was far too crowded and my family was moving way too fast.
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