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Frank Fremerey

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Biodiversity: Tomatoes
« on: August 08, 2015, 20:20:56 »
Where are we?

We are in the "Tomatoe House" in Brenig where you can go and pick your own basket from 66 varieties of Tomatoes. Children love it and you are encouraged to taste before you buy.


First set: D810 & AFS 24/f=1.4G

I feel the Lens is very soft and needs some hard editing to balance that out. Hope I did not overdo it.
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Re: Biodiversity: Tomatoes
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2015, 20:26:19 »
Second set: D600 plus 105mm/F=2.8G VR

I feel most of  these files come out of cam ready to publish. What a lens! More comments towards the gorgeous camera are not necessary. Surely the best (Nikon) camera today when it comes to price/IQ relation. She is also a much better build quality than the D750, which is much faster in return.
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Re: Biodiversity: Tomatoes
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2015, 20:27:58 »
more D600&105VR
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Re: Biodiversity: Tomatoes
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2015, 20:30:39 »
Last but not least the amazing AFS 50mm/f=1.8G plus the fast and light D750
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Re: Biodiversity: Tomatoes
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2015, 20:32:11 »
The 1.8/50G is a must have lens.
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Re: Biodiversity: Tomatoes
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2015, 20:44:06 »
Frank, am I to understand that you took three different cameras to the tomato house?
which of the three is you favorite, D810, D600, or D750?
I know that the 50/1.8G is your favorite lens, I have it too  :)
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Re: Biodiversity: Tomatoes
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2015, 20:52:15 »
What a fantastic place - I could spend hours there. Many beautiful photos, but the one with the child holding the tomato is the best!
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Re: Biodiversity: Tomatoes
« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2015, 21:16:17 »
The 105VR is an amazing lens also. The 1.4/24G -- although one of my favourite lenses so far -- is not a good match for the D810. It is too soft it seems or the D810 is to high res, whatever.

I should try the Sigma ART 1.4/24mm which seems to be much more high res. The Micro 60G is also great. I won't miss it a single day.

The Nikkor 1.4/24G is a candidate for replacement. Too heavy and too soft for High res. Do not forget the 1.8/85G which is still the favorite of my favorites.

My favorite Cam of these?

The D810 soundwise
The D750 speedwise
The D600 pricewise

The IQ does not differ significantly. I have to do a direct shootout under standardized conditions. I still feel the 24MP sensors feature a better tonality over a wide range of ISO settings.
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Re: Biodiversity: Tomatoes
« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2015, 04:16:25 »
Quote from: Bjørn J on August 08, 2015, 20:52:15
What a fantastic place - I could spend hours there. Many beautiful photos, but the one with the child holding the tomato is the best!

+1 on all points. (It is hard to believe you could have so much legal fun with tomatoes.)
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Re: Biodiversity: Tomatoes
« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2015, 07:28:40 »
Quote from: Gary link=topic=1027.msg9720#msg9720
+1 on all points. (It is hard to believe you could have so much legal fun with tomatoes.)

your thoughts on illegal fun with tomatoes will be thankfully appreciated....
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Re: Biodiversity: Tomatoes
« Reply #10 on: August 09, 2015, 08:02:48 »
Quote from: Frank Fremerey on August 09, 2015, 07:28:40
Quote from: Gary link=topic=1027.msg9720#msg9720
+1 on all points. (It is hard to believe you could have so much legal fun with tomatoes.)

your thoughts on illegal fun with tomatoes will be thankfully appreciated....

Not in this forum ... lol.  ;)
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Re: Biodiversity: Tomatoes
« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2015, 23:24:47 »
These are the ones we took home to eat *g*

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Re: Biodiversity: Tomatoes
« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2015, 03:11:32 »
After seeing everything posted, I found that I liked the first set the best. Went back to look and found it was the D810 + 24/1.8. Am I liking the edits you made or is it the cam+lens combo? I'm not sure. "-)

The very first image is wonderful with the little girl's head. It would take a square crop very nicely too.

We have had the best tomato threads this summer on NG. What fun!
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Re: Biodiversity: Tomatoes
« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2015, 16:39:21 »
Hi Andrea. From the JPEGs and RAWs I felt the first set to be the weakest. So I put much more effort in postproduction
namely tonal contrast by filters and curves to compensate for the softness I am not used to from that lens.

Interesting you like it because I had the feeling I overdid it already.

As you are not the only one to show this reaction it seems to me lots of sharpening and contrast is accepted by people
to am much larger extent than I accept it myself.

I prefer a more natural look.
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Re: Biodiversity: Tomatoes
« Reply #14 on: August 18, 2015, 18:31:13 »
Frank, I really like #1 image, D810 + 24 f1.4g + your "overdone" processing

yes it looks a bit as a drawing vs the more natural look you got from the 50mm or the 105, but I think it works

When you say the D750 is faster than the others  ... is that on focusing ? or in what regards do you find it faster than the other bodies?
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