HCE HCE wrote:
That's not your Sony's superior tech but your adapter's inferior tech, it is too short! Better that than too long.
Hmm. Although it may appear as I was praising Sony - I wasn't. My bad, should have just said mirrorless. Unfortunately that is my first and only mirrorless body. I am primarily a Nikon DSLR shooter until I get Z 6
gbohannon wrote:
It is probably liberal specifications on the adapter to ensure infinity focus. A pet peeve of mine
Typically not an issue unless you want to zone focus by using the distance markers on the lens or are used to throwing the lens to the hard stops and shooting for infinity.
See my post about it on the first page of the now pared down thread.
Enjoying the fishing net sequence, Andy.
Good pics from Italy, even if it includes birds Jose.
I like that Wista and Velvia 100 shot, Samy. Something about the subject and mood works for me.
Excellent framing and backdrop Phillipe. Interesting moment captured too.
Jose you next will be birding with 8mm fisheye like Rafael has
Andy, 20 C is simple, just divide by 5 to get 4, multiply by 9 and then add 32 and you have 68 F. Or simply, winter in Reaganland Counterweights is indeed wall-worthy.
Philippe, good to see the FE2 is still in your hands. Good capture.
cadman342001 wrote:
Feeling the cold here in Jaisalmer, only 20 degrees Celsius whatever that is in F.
Going on a camel safari tomorrow, staying overnight in the desert where it will definitely be a bit chilly.
Congrats on the Z Reagan, try and keep it until you learn how to focus it
Here's a couple of pics from Fort Kochi of the famous Chinese fishing nets. They use an A-Frame and rock counterweights to raise and lower the net into the water. Hard work for little return these days it seems although the egrets still seem keen and swarm to each net as it begins to lift out of the water.
Slowcaptain wrote:
Hmm. Although it may appear as I was praising Sony - I wasn't. My bad, should have just said mirrorless. Unfortunately that is my first and only mirrorless body. I am primarily a Nikon DSLR shooter until I get Z 6
- This is brilliant. Reading it now. Thank you so much!
It's also a problem if one tries to use M42 mount Takumar lenses (Pentax) on Nikon bodies via an adapter. They cannot focus to infinity without an adapter with glass which is not good enough to match the lens.
I know this is heresy but I'll risk the opprobium Specially from the "Nikon glass on Nikon bodies" school
Oosty wrote:
It's also a problem if one tries to use M42 mount Takumar lenses (Pentax) on Nikon bodies via an adapter. They cannot focus to infinity without an adapter with glass which is not good enough to match the lens.
I know this is heresy but I'll risk the opprobium Specially from the "Nikon glass on Nikon bodies" school
But... They work great on the Z cameras. I have a SMC Takumar 28mm 3.5 that rivals any other lens I have shot in that focal length. Dodging the virtual rocks being thrown on the thread now
Andy, the Chinese fishing nets series is awesome, specially "The counterweights". I think the latter is a wall hanger candidate. Very
Since Jose brought up Italy, here is a couple of Florence from our trip last May.
Fuji X-E1 and 50/2K @ f/5.6:
Santa Maria del Flore and to the left, Palazzo Vecchio:
Left, Badia Fiorentina, original structure ca 978. It was chopped down in 1307 to punish the monks for non payment of taxes, yikes! Fortunately, it was rebuilt in 1330. To the right, Tempio israelitico di Firenze.
Ken Hill wrote:
Jay you've got to love Bryce and its just an amazing place. I went into my archives and dug up my photo of the spot where you probably snapped your shot. The second photo is at that rim looking down. I caught a few hikers.
Ditto Jay... after seeing your fine capture I went back into my LR archives to enjoy the experience again.... this one is with the 55mm f1.2 from a very similar location as yours...
Speaking of Bryce Canyon, I was trying to combine some bracketed exposures from this place that can offer some high dynamic range subjects using PS CC's HDR Pro and found that it, as expected, ignores any Camera Raw setting for Exposure, Contrast, etc, but for some reason the Blue - Yellow and Green - Magenta sliders change the 32-bit output.
I'm wondering if this is documented - I can't find any mention of this on the WWW and Adobe support is a dead end.
I'm also wondering if HDR PRO uses the current Raw Conversion Process, or what ever was last applied to these NEFs.
Again, I can find nothing outlining this behavior.
George I converted one of my Pentax lenses, an old 300mm f/4 preset by removing the Pentax screw mount and replacing it with a shorter rear section with a Nikon bayonet.
Bohemien wrote:
Possibly a sensible thing to do-as the Z has opened up so many new possibilities of using vintage glass, it has seriously fired up my GAS...
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Markus
Let me know if you're looking for NKJ lenses (shameless plug )
Sorry the first one is an AF-lens, but the glaciers name was too difficult for me.
The snow already melted (2 months too early) and all what's left is the blue ice.
Counterweights is indeed wall-worthy.
