CGrindahl wrote:
That description definitely sounds appealing. I guess for me to know whether this works I'd need to shoot with it. I'll have to wait until one of my friends from this thread shows up with a Z 6 or 7 so I can experiment... I'd be tempted to try a Fuji or Sony camera but I wouldn't want to be tooo tempted...
No need to wait. I'll let you use my Fuji when you bring that non-alcoholic beer fur me to try.
Yes, handheld. Shot at f/4 in bright sunlight, ISO 200. So shutter speed was 1/2500 sec. I just booted up the other computer with LR to check the EXIF data. I was going after the shallow depth of field; the fast shutter speed was just an added benefit.
Welcome back Lestor. Water buffalo racing whatever next ! 😳
lsds wrote:
Continuing the India series...
Traditional water buffalo racing in Dakshina Kannada(southern India) called "Kambala".
This is a revered tradition that was very recently re-opened after years of ban due to protests from animal right activists.
DF & 105 f/2.5 AI
He only uses af Fuji lenses on his Fuji so no need for Focus peaking. Afaiaa the focus peaking works the same on fuji/nikon/Sony.
Will have to compare when I get my Z6 in a few days.
I have loved using it on my xt1 while in India. It has it's foibles sure but is a very handy tool particularly when shooting wide open.
Andy
CGrindahl wrote:
But Reagan... does focus peaking work differently on the Z 6? That sounds pretty appealing...
So there has been a lot of talk here recently on methods to achieve focus. For my Df, I use the green dot and the scale on my MF lenses. This seems to work well for most of my needs, but admit the short coming of it really being a dot (focus point outside and green inside).
I also have a SonyA7RII, with the 24-105 zoom. Coming from old manual lenses, this was quite a transition for me. How does one know the depth of field without the scale on the lens? [this itself turns out to be a very complicated question - but won't go into it here]. I asked this on another forum, and that's where I first heard of "focus peaking". So I used it. Foreground in the images that "peaked" ended up not actually being in focus. Later on people on the forum admitted that the focus peaking (Sony) is not as accurate as magnified view, eyeballing the focus - but that can be cumbersome at times, too.
So, this is a long winded intro to ask - is the Nikon focus peaking any better than the one on my A7RII ? (also fair to ask is if the focus peaking on the Sony model IIIs is better than the IIs)
The soldiers at the barracks ate here in ancient times, the 600 feet long trench was where the servers/cooks stood, moving back and forth serving food.
CGrindahl wrote:
Lestor, that last black and white image is BRILLIANT! I love it.
Fascinating we're seeing photos from India from two friends from the thread. It is a magical place for a photographer but I doubt at this time in my life that I'll be visiting again. But I love seeing these images. Thanks for sharing them. A big thanks to Andy as well. What an amazing world with thousands of years of history still alive in the present moment.
Thanks Curtis. India is indeed that magical place where each time you think you have learnt something new, you realize you open another door to history and awe.
cadman342001 wrote:
Welcome back Lestor. Water buffalo racing whatever next ! 😳
Thanks Andy-great to be back.
A new job with crazy schedules and some solace with the amazingly versatile(spelt pocket-able)Ricoh GR-II was all I could find time for in the last 18 months or so. Any PP was limited to camera jpegs transferred over wifi to ipad.
Now that job is behind me(was impacted recently) and I finally get some time to myself and family-and a chance to visit the MF Nikkor cafe
The Fotodiox Vizelex Throttle adapter(FX to Z) for the Z6 finally arrived.
Wonderful build quality with upto 10 stop ND ability on every FX mount lens including the wide angles. Pleased with initial results and hope to share some images soon.
Overall, disappointed with the Z experience with added bulk of the adapter and Nikon clearly ignoring the MF generation. Focus aids like magnification with EFCS and IBIS are great though for MF but the photography experience leaves something to be desired.
Now hoping a Contax G and Techart solution might help but that direction is another conundrum...
That is probably why the Df will always stay sacred and continue being a part of my kit.
Parked in Berkeley this afternoon and noticed a huge rose bush between two buildings. After my meeting I just HAD to pull of the Df and take a few photos with the 135 f/2.8 Q.C. AI... and these roses smelled delicious, the essence of rose. Many roses don't have much of a scent so these were doubly fine.
I happened to be there for this and tried my darnedest to stay out of the camera's eye... I was almost completely successful. Can't post the photos here I got of him as they were AF
