cadman342001 wrote:
I'm with Ken, sell it to Oreca ! Great shot.
Shimla is really nice and a complete contrast to "normal" India, we only saw the Himalayas a couple of times but they're an amazing sight aren't they?
This really is the last one from Shimla, probably my favourite portrait I took whilst in India.
Only 1 question remains though - Colour or Black & White ?
Not much time for anything at the moment except looking at the great autumnal images from you folks, wishing the weather had been better here in the UK and that I had time to get out and shoot.
Yesterday my wife lit the first fire of the winter. Our rescue Siamese had never seen naked flames before but very quickly found a hot spot on the rug......
Used a lens that gets overlooked by me - the 135/2.8 AI-S
I thought I'd share a photo of my latest venture. I decided that I would like to put together a vintage stereo system, but I couldn't spend over $200. I went over, but not by much.
Scott 335R receiver, Advent Legacy III speakers, and Realistic LAB 395 turntable. It's not vintage, but I also sneaked a CD player in that I had stuck in a closet.
I picked up the receiver for $35 at a flea market. I gave it a good cleaning inside and out, checked the output voltage bias, and hooked up some speakers. All of the pots were noisy, but a little Deoxit took care of that. It sounds wonderful.
I bought the speakers from guy who specializes in refurbishing vintage speakers. This was the most expensive item at $140. He did a great job of refoaming these speakers and they are very nice sounding.
I found the turntable on Craigslist for $35. It was nasty and I gave it a good cleaning inside and out. I also had to clean out all of the old grease and regrease it. Some damping grease to the tone arm kept it from rising and falling too fast. Replacing the cartridge and needle busted my $200 limit, but I only paid $35 for the replacement. I wasn't going to spend a great deal on this old turntable, so no expensive cartridge. It works amazingly well and sounds very good for what it is.
I also grabbed a set of Realistic PRO 60 headphones (made by Koss) at a garage sale for $7. I replaced the ear foam and they sound pretty good.
Shot with Fuji X-T2, Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 AI with Lens Turbo II.
Paul, good job nailing focus in a dark concert environment, esp with the 75-150. I like that lens a lot but for some reason have a harder time focusing that lens than most others.
Ken, that's an interesting older town. I searched for "ghost town upper peninsula" and was surprised how many references showed up (though some were only foundations left over). Which one were you at? It looks fairly well preserved, maybe because it's still within an inhabited area?
Andy, color version for me.
Scott, unless the 55 was on a tube that's some fairly large ice ferns.
Glad you enjoyed the museum shot, Ken.
Samy, I guess we all have superpowers in the palm of our hands.
Luka, loving that second fall color shot.
Rafael, always making that spherical glow magic with the 55 SC. Love it.
Nice audio setup Scott. Those Advents look almost like something that is (re)gaining some popularity today.
pbraymond wrote:
Paul, good job nailing focus in a dark concert environment, esp with the 75-150. I like that lens a lot but for some reason have a harder time focusing that lens than most others.
Ken, that's an interesting older town. I searched for "ghost town upper peninsula" and was surprised how many references showed up (though some were only foundations left over). Which one were you at? It looks fairly well preserved, maybe because it's still within an inhabited area?
Andy, color version for me.
Scott, unless the 55 was on a tube that's some fairly large ice ferns.
Glad you enjoyed the museum shot, Ken.
Samy, I guess we all have superpowers in the palm of our hands.
Luka, loving that second fall color shot.
Rafael, always making that spherical glow magic with the 55 SC. Love it.
Nice audio setup Scott. Those Advents look almost like something that is (re)gaining some popularity today.
Ray I have to credit the internet for the “towns” write up! Directions too!
Fayette
Fayette Historic Townsite is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan between Escanaba and Manistique. Fayette is seventeen miles south of U.S. 2 in Fayette Historic State Park, accessible via Delta County Road 183 off US-2 west of Manistique.
spoupard wrote:
I thought I'd share a photo of my latest venture. I decided that I would like to put together a vintage stereo system, but I couldn't spend over $200. I went over, but not by much.
Scott 335R receiver, Advent Legacy III speakers, and Realistic LAB 395 turntable. It's not vintage, but I also sneaked a CD player in that I had stuck in a closet.
I picked up the receiver for $35 at a flea market. I gave it a good cleaning inside and out, checked the output voltage bias, and hooked up some speakers. All of the pots were noisy, but a little Deoxit took care of that. It sounds wonderful.
I bought the speakers from guy who specializes is refurbishing vintage speaker. This was the most expensive item at $140. He did a great job of refoaming these speakers and they are very nice sounding.
I found the turntable on Craigslist for $35. It was nasty and I gave it a good cleaning inside and out. I also had to clean out all of the old grease and regrease it. Some damping grease to the tone arm kept it from rising and falling too fast. Replacing the cartridge and needle busted my $200 limit, but I only paid $35 for the replacement. I wasn't going to spend a great deal on this old turntable, so no expensive cartridge. It works amazing well and sounds very good for what it is.
I also grabbed a set of Realistic PRO 60 headphones (made by Koss) at a garage sale for $7. I replaced the ear foam and they sound pretty good.
Shot with Fuji X-T2, Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 AI with Lens Turbo II.
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