Taking the only color I can get around here right now, the rising or setting sun. Leaves are still mostly the late summer blah green, though some foliage looks like it'll transition to brown with really weak color. D700, 28 f2.8 AIS.
Nice pic!
Totally agree with you on the longevity of the electronics in a low volume consumer product.
In the high volume automotive market the demands from OEMs on semiconductor supplier quality levels is very high.
A few years ago failure rates of 1 part per million was the acceptable norm. Now suppliers are being measured in parts per billion. Components are generally specified with mission profiles of 15 years.
Nikon's quality levels slipped a few years ago so I hope they have improved their reliability analysis and testing.
I still buy a lottery ticket once in a while though.....
Colin
gbohannon wrote:
Will be interesting to see real world shots with that lens. I would really like to shoot with it, but definitely out of my league to own. My concern as a serious hobbyist, would be spending that much on a lens so dependent on electronics to operate (Electromagnetic diaphragm, OLED display, etc) in addition to how long electronic components will be available for repair. Just don't see it lasting like our old lenses we shoot on this forum.
Don't get me wrong, it looks incredible and if I ever won the lottery, it would be on my list.
SO I will just have to be satisfied with the now "pedestrian" original Noct.
Great story-telling Andy. If I recall correctly, you have since moved on from the XT-1 but may I ask which focal reducer(is that the correct name?) were you using while you had it? Intrigued.
Wished for some early autumn sunshine on a trip to London yesterday - but it rained all day and ruined our plans. Saw the inside of a few coffee shops and the depths of the tube system instead.
Hoping for better weather on a whirlwind trip to Scotland next weekend - a trip that requires me taking a detour via Edinburgh so hopefully I can get a few hours camera play.
Anyway, back to cake, coffee and painted tiles. Used the 55/1.2 SC
Using another 58mm Nikkor. This time the 5.8cm f/1.4 non-Ai. One of the oldest F mount lenses I have. 1959 according to the serial number. So oldest lens on newest body (via FTZ)
I like the character of this lens. This shot is nothing spectacular but was a nice rainy afternoon here and I was just messing with some of the lenses that have been in the cabinet too long.
The fall colors starting to show a little. We have had less than a tenth of an inch of rain the last 6 weeks, so I didn't mind spending the day in the house or on the porch. Nice to slow down once in a while.
Well - the cool wet summer has spilled over into a cold wet fall. During the very days I was planning to head back to the east side of Glacier for the peak of the high country colors, we were hit with a freak winter snow storm. They predicted 2-4 feet right where I was headed. I am not sure that much actually fell, but they closed that part of the Park for awhile - oh well. Now hoping for a day this week for the cottonwoods along the Middle fork of the Flathead - not quite there yet. However, the weather is iffy this week.
In the meantime, it was sunny here yesterday (I had work I had to do around the house and couldn't get away), and we do have a maple tree turning - so here's a quick one while I'm treading water. I hope others out there are having better luck with the fall colors than I!
I haven't posted to this thread in quite a while due to overwhelming work load (just ask Ken L - I can't even get pictures of my 400/5.6 ED-AI to him to sell it).
Had an unexpected 5 minutes of time as the nearly full October moon came up above the mountains and the SeaTac flight path was taking planes right in front of it.
jhinkey wrote:
I haven't posted to this thread in quite a while due to overwhelming work load (just ask Ken L - I can't even get pictures of my 400/5.6 ED-AI to him to sell it).
Had an unexpected 5 minutes of time as the nearly full October moon came up above the mountains and the SeaTac flight path was taking planes right in front of it.
400/5.6 ED-AI +1.4TC wide open and hand held.
Hey John,
Welcome back.
Love the plane silouete but how about some ferry shots! I've been experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms for months due to the lack of your always awesome Bainbridge/Bremerton ferries with Olympics in the background................
graytrekker wrote:
Well - the cool wet summer has spilled over into a cold wet fall. During the very days I was planning to head back to the east side of Glacier for the peak of the high country colors, we were hit with a freak winter snow storm. They predicted 2-4 feet right where I was headed. I am not sure that much actually fell, but they closed that part of the Park for awhile - oh well. Now hoping for a day this week for the cottonwoods along the Middle fork of the Flathead - not quite there yet. However, the weather is iffy this week.
In the meantime, it was sunny here yesterday (I had work I had to do around the house and couldn't get away), and we do have a maple tree turning - so here's a quick one while I'm treading water. I hope others out there are having better luck with the fall colors than I!
Awhile back I posted a photo of the waterfall on the stream near my house (North Crow Creek). I went above to find more cascades - but then my battery died and I didn't have a spare. So, I finally made it up there and here is one image from the series of cascades above the waterfall.
I know others like to use a slightly longer exposure to make the water to look very "milky". I find that tends to blow out the highlights in the water. I prefer to see the various tracks of the water rather than an overall blur, especially in the sun, so I use a slightly faster shutter speed - but that's just me.
gbohannon wrote:
Serge - really like you showing how well the Fuji CCD SLR's were. Really like the natural colors of those sensors. The Fuji "sauce"
George
Thanks George and glad you enjoyed them. It is a bit of an old timer but still capable of great colors in the right situation. Thankfully, Fuji used the excellent D200 body that is a joy to use and works great with MF Nikkors.
Love the plane silouete but how about some ferry shots! I've been experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms for months due to the lack of your always awesome Bainbridge/Bremerton ferries with Olympics in the background................
Jack
Yes, need to get back to Ferry shots - I've seen some great sunrises and sunsets lately with the ferries doing their thing, but alas, no time to stop and take pics.
