From Corvette Corrections south of New Braunfels where vintage bodies are installed atop of modern chassis and engines. Pretty cool cars. PLUS his Oshkosh airplane which is a PANO.
Beautiful shots last couple of pages, the Tobacco Barn, Doug's landscapes from Glacier NP, Ani's dog and the shot above of the back lit leaf.
On my epic quest around India we are now leaving Rajasthan behind, leaving Delhi to travel north up into the Himalayas to the mountain town of Shimla, a retreat from the heat of summer for the British during Colonial times. As we were not there in Summer it was rather cold, especially our accomodation as it was largely marble floors and no heating !
Essentially the town is a series of parallel roads on terraces on the hillside, the main one being called The Ridge which has been pedestrianised which is really nice after the hustle and bustle of Delhi's streets !
Kinda weird as it's rather like an English town crossed with an Alpine Resort. Nice though.
Z6 with FTZ and my old AI (not AI-S) 50/1.4 (overall lens+FTZ+caps weight = 418 g; overall length = 85 mm).
The FTZ+50/1.4 combo has same weight, same length as 50/1.8S; OK no AF, but it's free
The fist picture was taken @ f/2 (crop 4:3).
I wonder why should I buy the 50/1.8S ?
saph wrote:
Riccardo welcome! That is indeed a light combo.
I was looking at the 50 1.8S and had the same question, how much more do I get out of it?
Thanks saph.
Well, the 50/1.8 S is an AF lens; moreover, IBIS should be more effective with S lenses.
I have the 24-70/4 S and I think it's a much more versatile lens than a fast 50 mm prime.
Yesterday I had a short walk near my home and I decided to take the 14-30/4 S, the AF-S 70-200/4 VR and the AI 50/1.4 to fill partly the gap. When I scrutinized the pictures, I was surprised to see how good it is, even at f/2, when coupled to a 24 Mpix FX sensor. At f/1.4 it's reasonably sharp but suffers from internal flare/halos and low contrast (good for David Hamilton-like pictures ).
However, if you plan to use a 50 mm at wide apertures frequently (e.g., portraiture) and/or on occasions where fast focusing is helpful, the S lens is probably preferable.
P.S.: my 50/1.4 is similar to this and it's better, IMO, than my AI-S 50/1.8 ("long nose").
P.S. 2: I haven't tested the AI 50/1.4 on Z7, but I guess the 50/1.8 S should perform better ...
Welcome Riccardo, nice series from tha Museo della Civiltą Romana. By the way, next February I am going to Roma (passing by in the way to Venezia/Trieste): is this museum still closed ?
I am eager to visit this museum for the Trajan's column plaster casts and the model scale of Roma Antica, but that has been impossible since the museum is closed at least since 2014!
For today the first test shots of the exotic Medical 200/5.6, of course with some "birding" - from an 1 euro battered coin's back
Z7 + FTZ + Medical-Nikkor 200mm f/5.6 F + tripod + focusing rail, ISO 1250, f/16, f/1/25s (top) and 1/13s (bottom). Natural side light from the window.
Not very serious or controlled test, but anyway it appears that indeed this lens is imune to diffraction at f/16, as the results revealed useable images at the f/11 to f/22 range (f/16 best). Apparently the Tele-Tessar design is the responsible for that, as Marco Cavina have described here: http://www.marcocavina.com/articoli_fotografici/TEST_macro_3x/00_pag.htm
Need more time to real life tests with tiny animals and plants, but I am still afraid to use the battery pack that come with the lens - Not sure about voltage compatibility with modern DSLRs - Rafael, have you some tips?
asiostygius wrote:
Welcome Riccardo, nice series from tha Museo della Civiltą Romana. By the way, next February I am going to Roma (passing by in the way to Venezia/Trieste): is this museum still closed ?
I am eager to visit this museum for the Trajan's column plaster casts and the model scale of Roma Antica, but that has been impossible since the museum is closed at least since 2014!
I'm sorry, the museum is still closed due to maintenance/renovation works Link
There's been lots of excellent photography showing up here lately, I must say! I've also appreciated the discussion about the Z6, which has resolved some of my unrequited curiosity and affirmed my decision just to continue enjoying my Fuji XT-2. Ani and Mark, it's very nice to have each of you back for a visit.
Well Doug, I don't think I can match your gorgeous photo of fall in Glacier NP; but I do have a shot of a similar subject that's a bit northwest of that location, at Buttle Lake here on Vancouver Island, from an outing in July. This comes courtesy of the 35 f/1.4 N and my XT-2 with Lens Turbo II focal reducer.
Glen - Nice view from Buttle Lake. One nice thing about the various brands of mirrorless, all can adapt these great old lenses.
Leighton - great fall colors at the market. I bet the surrounding area is busting with colors. Sure am glad I was able to get up there this year to visit you and Samy.
Jose - can't wait to see your real life shots with the Medical 200. That is an impressive test.
Riccardo - as others have said, welcome to the thread! Always great to see other people enjoying these manual focus lenses.
Serge - beautiful colors in that island of nature in the big city.
Samy - really enjoying your F5 shots. Great color with the Ultramax film. Is that 400? Looks like great film. I may need to pick up a roll and try it.
Andy - really enjoying your India shots. I have gone back and looked at your older posts several times.
Ani - I LOVE the color and rendering of your leaf shot. Beautiful!
I lived in Canada for 4 years in the 70s and even a summer in Sooke. It was a very different place back then. More recently, my kids went to school in Shawnigan Lake - so I know the island holds many beautiful places. I remember going up to Campbell River and Strathcona Prov Park (don't think its called that anymore), and hiked some of the Juan de Fuca trail on the southwest coast. But I never made it further on the west - so I always enjoy your photos of the Tofino area.
Lately (but not this year) our Augusts are hot and smokey - not just from Montana fires, but smoke blows in from all up and down the west coast and Idaho. If that happens again in 2020 - I think I'll head to Victoria and go up island to Port Hardy and over to Bella Coola - and back down through the BC mountains - that's a bucket list trip of mine. Maybe you can give me some suggestions for places along the way.
asiostygius wrote:
I suppose I will visit Villa Adrianna this time.
Jose , it's well worth a visit. I saw Riccardo's suggestion of visiting Ostia Antica and was vividly reminded of my attempt to see it in 1968. I hired a car and having always prided myself on a sense of direction took off to go West of Rome to the sea. I ended up almost due East (!!!) at Hadrian's Villa! I didn't realise then that the light in the Northern hemisphere, specially in the later months, is from the South whereas down her it's always from the North.
Since then (before GPS) it was always maps and compass
