OffTrail wrote: GeorgeBo wrote:
The other week Ray was asking about thin extension rings. Well this month my local photo club is shooting macros. While not a true macro, I thought it would be fun to go ultra wide with the K1 ring and see what I could get.
I spotted some very small fungi/mushrooms at my fence and along with the autumn leaves gave it a go. As you can see in the second "above the scene" shot, there is not a lot of room to work with. Second shot with the Df and 45P
I swear I am going to break that flippy screen off of that Z fc. But came in handy here
George
Excellent photos! Really like to see behind the scenes. How's the ZFC fitting into your lineup now that you've had it for a bit? The Z9 release has tempered my interest in the ZFC, but I do still really like the idea of it. My lab has one that I see every time I go in, but I spent my ZFC money on a D3s a few weeks ago so I've held off on asking to try it. Safer to just pay the $5 dev cost and get out of there ASAP.
Thanks! I really like the size and absolutely love the controls. But to be honest, I almost sold it because I really didn't like the DX sensor size with the manual Nikkors. Lose a lot of character in my opinion. The 16-50mm kit lens that came with it is really good IF you shoot in good light. But at f/6.3 you will not be getting much bokeh and low light capability. BUT it is a great travel anywhere snapshot kit.
Like everything there are trade offs.
Now with that said, my urge to get rid of it went away this week when I picked up a Metabones Speed Booster. That gets me back to almost full frame equivalent field of view on the Zfc now. But that has limitations too with some lenses with large or deep rear baffles that prevent them from mounting on the adapter due to the adapter optics. But so far my favorites mount with no problem. I plan on going through the lenses I have and will post a list of those that will or won't mount.
For me the Zfc will be my main hiking, biking, throw in the day pack type camera and for that I usually shoot normal to ultra wide. So having the Speed Booster will solve that issue.
It took me 3 tries to get a Speed Booster that did not have serious QC issues. Metabones is typically better than that. But was no issue returning.
I still want an FX version of the Zf with IBIS, but this combo will keep my going until one comes out. Hopefully.
The Z9 had me drooling too, but who knows how long it will be until mere photography mortals get one. With the NPS orders and I am sure the Winter Olympics will get their share. I figure it will be well into mid/late next year before they will be generally available. Heck, I am still waiting for the 28mm SE lens for the Zfc that I ordered in the summer. Plus you can get 5 1/2 Zfc bodies for the Z9
I know this is a long answer that is all over the place, but I am good... For now....
