Z7 + FTZ + Nikkor 400mm f/5.6K ED (non-IF) ai´d, hand held - IBIS activated; ISO 500, f/5.6 at 1/250s ~22% cropped (10/45MP). The IBIS or in body VR works very well for MF lenses, but my preliminary shooting reveals too that the electronic front curtain shutter is a must to get sharper images, both hand held and on tripod.
rafaelcasd wrote:
Aperture was 1.4 Kristian,the Z6 allowed me critical focus and the 35mm 1.4 are very sharp at 1.4. They can flare and handle points of light poorly but can produce a great shot at 1.4 under the right light. I have the four 35mm 1.4 in the photo and the sharpest is one of the Thorium lenses that I bought in like new condition, the one on the left. T he Chicano photos are wth 366600, a lens I disassembled for cleaning, then got the iris calibration wrong, but with the Z6 it does not matter. The 608xxx is the very last series and not as sharp as the oldest.
Really cool Rafael! I defintely know who to ask anything about the manual 35/1.4 lenses. I'm gonna have to find myself a Z6 in the future. Having a hard time motivating myself buying a 35/1.4 since I already got the 35/2.0 ais. I could sell the 2.0 but I dont know how that lens is compared to the 35/1.4 though..
Next month I'm going to Iceland for a week to photograph the Aurora Borealis / Northern Light (and others).
The wide-angle I have are a 16-35G, 15/3.5 AI-s and 20/3.5 UD
For wat I've read the 16-35 is fine for during the day but too slow for the AB.
Could the "old" MF 15mm be a good candidate or is it too slow as well? I think I can skip the 20mm as it is not wide enough.
I could rent a 14-24/2.8 or perhaps even better the Sigma 14/1.8 Art.
Other gear I will take with me are D850, Z6, 8-15E, 24-70E, 24-70S, 70-200E and perhaps the 300E / TC14III
The weight is not a problem as we're driving a 4 wheel drive mini van.
Chris Dees wrote:
Next month I'm going to Iceland for a week to photograph the Aurora Borealis / Northern Light (and others).
The wide-angle I have are a 16-35G, 15/3.5 AI-s and 20/3.5 UD
For wat I've read the 16-35 is fine for during the day but too slow for the AB.
Could the "old" MF 15mm be a good candidate or is it too slow as well? I think I can skip the 20mm as it is not wide enough.
I could rent a 14-24/2.8 or perhaps even better the Sigma 14/1.8 Art.
Other gear I will take with me are D850, Z6, 8-15E, 24-70E, 24-70S, 70-200E and perhaps the 300E / TC14III
The weight is not a problem as we're driving a 4 wheel drive mini van....Show more →
Ronny takes marvellous pictures of the AB with the 16/3.5
AM4L wrote:
Hey Folks, hope everyone is great, I am getting out of Manual Long lenses, first one up for sale is the Mystery Lens, rare one if your a collector, see buy and sell for details! 200-400 ED F4 Ais, it’s a really sharp one too!
A bit underexposed, so some noise on the scan after some Photoshop brightening. Maybe my light meter was pointed too high up, or the reflection from the water fooled it. A slight light leak at the lower right edge that I still need to debug.
saph wrote:
Sar, I never got such excellent BIFs with the D800!!!
The f/2.8 of the 300mm AI-S (and also its super-smooth & long throw of the focus ring) did help to accurately focus on the moving subject, like these BIFs. I always focus without the help of the green focus dot of the camera. In a bright light, it's doable with the D800. But I personally prefer using the D850 as its viewfinder is way better than the one on the D800.
The green dot is indeed not so useable for a fast moving bird. And I am impressed by your ability to manipulate the long throw while focusing and shooting. I have used the 500 F4 P and while its sharper than just about any other lens I have, I struggle with BIFs.
A pic with a trio of historic structures in it. At the centre is the original Washington Monument, in Baltimore. This is about 35 or 40 miles north of the much more famous one in DC. The statue in front is that of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, who commanded American troops against the British, and then returned to France and was a key figure in the French Revolution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_du_Motier,_Marquis_de_Lafayette
The elegant structure to the right is the Mount Vernon United Methodist Church.
Again with Wista 45 and Nikkor-SW 90mm f8 and Ilford FP4+ sheet film. Better exposed this time. The lens was shifted just about as far up as it could go to catch in all of George Washingon at the top, without tearing the Wista bellows.
Here's a 1890 picture of the monument and the Mt. Vernon UMC church (linked from jpg on Wikipedia page of the monument):
bobbelbob wrote:
Really cool Rafael! I defintely know who to ask anything about the manual 35/1.4 lenses. I'm gonna have to find myself a Z6 in the future. Having a hard time motivating myself buying a 35/1.4 since I already got the 35/2.0 ais. I could sell the 2.0 but I dont know how that lens is compared to the 35/1.4 though..
Kristian. I would not sell a 35mm 2.0 to buy a 1.4. Their performance is very similar.
A bit underexposed, so some noise on the scan after some Photoshop brightening. Maybe my light meter was pointed too high up, or the reflection from the water fooled it. A slight light leak at the lower right edge that I still need to debug.
Sadly, the merchants downtown have given up and moved out, thus destroying the character of the town.
Can't say as I blame them though after what they've been through.
