Thank you Samy and Phong. Shooting these lenses is way more fun that I expected. Now the 24mm is kind of breaking me with the unconverted lenses. Having full Exif is something that's going to be hard to overlook in future. There is strong light fall-off on the edges but the colour and contrast are pretty good, imho. Not much was done to this picture except converting to jpg.
D700 + Nippon Kogaku NIKKOR-N Auto 24mm f/2.8 | F5.6 ISO 200
gbohannon wrote:
Nice find Buddy. I have never seen that lens before and looking forward to your work with it.
G
I really look forward to using this one. It was recommended by Birna Rørslett when I asked for some help in my search for a special purpose lens.
So far, this one seems to do exactly what I wanted. As a bellows Nikkor, it doesn't have a focus ring, and using the preset aperture from the rangefinder era requires some getting used to, but so far, it seems to work fine.
Sharpness is just what I had hoped for, equalling the sharpness of the 55mm f3,5 Ai micro Nikkor. That means quite something, because none of the 105mm micro Nikkors apperas to be quite as sharp.
With the PB-4 bellows I should get all the movements large format cameras have, which is something I have been searching for quite some time now.
Did the Valkyrie fly there? I've got a few AF shots of it and I fooled folks into thinking they dragged the only surviving one out of the museum and flew it
Ken Hill wrote:
George,
Scales vary from plane to plane. Most wing spans are from 9 (3m) to 12 (4m) with true scale fuselage. There are some larger and Im guessing the scale is 1:4 being the largest down to 1:8. They are fun to watch and I imagine difficult to fly. I heard the owners of some saying there is a computer simulation that they use to learn to fly and perform maneuvers. Price tags on the larger ones start at $5,000 and go up!
Things are starting to bud out, but still no green on the trees. So turning the blue sky dark with a B+W Red 090 filter on the Nikkor Q-C 5cm f/3.5 LTM lens. Shot at f/8. About 3 stops reduction of light.
rafaelcasd wrote:
Very key selection of lenses Buddy.
Thank you Rafael. Other then trying to obtain an 85mm f1,8 Nikkor-H for it's wild bokeh background rendering, there isn't much I would really like to add to this set of lenses. After trying various lenses at these focal lengths, the choice for each and every one of th elenses in this set was very, very deliberate.
I do even believe that I'd rather buy duplicates of the lenses I already own then buy lenses I do not own yet
gbohannon wrote:
Nice find Buddy. I have never seen that lens before and looking forward to your work with it.
G
I had heard of it. Kevin owned the 105mm f4 and we talked about that, but until recently I never considered buying one myself.
That was, up until where I want to try some close up photography in the 1:4 - 1:8 range (not true macro) and started looking for a suitable lens.
The 105mm f4 micro Nikkor came to mind, but that did not offer tilt or shift.
The 85mm f2,8 PC Nikkor came to mind, but prices for those, even used, are outside of my budget for now
So this was the solution suggested in another photography forum. First tests indicate that I am going to be quite happy with this choice. A tilt/shift Nikon bellows is on the way, so I will still have to wait until I can unlock the full potential of this little gem.
George, great photos from the zoo. Yep, it is a bit crazy out there.
Rafael, nice shot of the moon. That rig of yours is a total beast.
Siphiwe, awesome colors.
I will say the same about this set, Serge. In fact about all your Fuji shots. I really like the colours. They have a very natural look about them. Way back in the day I had a Fujifilm Finepix super zoom for a bit, the colours were remarkable. Your pictures remind me a lot about it. There's been a blow out sale on the X-H1 here in a number of online shops. It's the kit with the grip for less than the price of a Z50. It has been so tempting but I've stayed strong and bought some Nikon glass instead.
the solitaire wrote:
I really look forward to using this one. It was recommended by Birna Rørslett when I asked for some help in my search for a special purpose lens.
So far, this one seems to do exactly what I wanted. As a bellows Nikkor, it doesn't have a focus ring, and using the preset aperture from the rangefinder era requires some getting used to, but so far, it seems to work fine.
Sharpness is just what I had hoped for, equalling the sharpness of the 55mm f3,5 Ai micro Nikkor. That means quite something, because none of the 105mm micro Nikkors apperas to be quite as sharp.
With the PB-4 bellows I should get all the movements large format cameras have, which is something I have been searching for quite some time now....Show more →
The 13.5cm bellows is much loved and sharp, hard to find for a good price. congrats.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Yeah, I'll eventually be blessed with conversion to a real employee and with that will come sick leave, and TSP, (no pension though)
the solitaire wrote:
I had heard of it. Kevin owned the 105mm f4 and we talked about that, but until recently I never considered buying one myself.
That was, up until where I want to try some close up photography in the 1:4 - 1:8 range (not true macro) and started looking for a suitable lens.
The 105mm f4 micro Nikkor came to mind, but that did not offer tilt or shift.
The 85mm f2,8 PC Nikkor came to mind, but prices for those, even used, are outside of my budget for now
So this was the solution suggested in another photography forum. First tests indicate that I am going to be quite happy with this choice. A tilt/shift Nikon bellows is on the way, so I will still have to wait until I can unlock the full potential of this little gem....Show more →
the solitaire wrote:
I had heard of it. Kevin owned the 105mm f4 and we talked about that, but until recently I never considered buying one myself.
That was, up until where I want to try some close up photography in the 1:4 - 1:8 range (not true macro) and started looking for a suitable lens.
The 105mm f4 micro Nikkor came to mind, but that did not offer tilt or shift.
The 85mm f2,8 PC Nikkor came to mind, but prices for those, even used, are outside of my budget for now
So this was the solution suggested in another photography forum. First tests indicate that I am going to be quite happy with this choice. A tilt/shift Nikon bellows is on the way, so I will still have to wait until I can unlock the full potential of this little gem....Show more →
Qouting Bjorn on the 105mm 4.0:
"A terrific macro capacity can be given this lens by mounting the short-mount Bellows 105mm f/4 onto its front thread. The lens head should not be reversed in this case, contrary to usual practice, and is easily attached to the 105 Micro by using the K3 ring. This setup yields 1-2X magnification without any light loss at all so effectively equals a 50 mm f/2 lens! " two nikkor 105mm 4.0 one ai one bellows K3 ring by Rafael Batlle, on Flickr
No Laura not on the day I was there. I can see how some could be easily fooled by the scaled down planes.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Did the Valkyrie fly there? I've got a few AF shots of it and I fooled folks into thinking they dragged the only surviving one out of the museum and flew it
Ken Hill wrote:
Raphael I am not sure if they are a smaller scale jet engine or one designed specifically for RC. Standing far to the rear of one I could feel the thrust. They are not rockets.
They are scale turbines. At this size, 5 - 12 pounds of thrust if memory serves. Run on propane. These birds run from about $10k to $20k. I have even seen afterburners fitted. Amazing and fun.
rafaelcasd wrote:
just got word to work from home, mandatory.
Only a strong advisory from my employer to work from home.
Before C-19 we routinely work with team members across the globe but this adds an extra layer of complexity given everyone will be working remotely for at least the next 2 weeks.
Coffee is way better at home though!
and bought some Nikon glass instead.
