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Images => Themes, Portfolio Series, PaW, or PaM => Your Weekly Blog => Topic started by: Fons Baerken on April 01, 2025, 08:05:39
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BREAKING NEWS!
There have been a rumor that Keith Jarrett had once worked with the American nu metal band KORN, but there has been no evidence, either pictures or recordings.
Manfred Eicher successfully located this rarest recording of the concert and decided to release it from ECM! I just received a sample disc from the Japanese distributor of the label (see the image below).
Incidentally, the concert was recorded during the earliest period of KORN, which is suggested by the band’s logo: instead of the current one with the reversed “R”, it is spelled “KÖRN”. The use of the “O Umlaut (double-dotted O)” reveals the band/s respect for the preceding great metal bands Mötley Crüe and Motörhead.
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Manfred Eicher successfully located this rarest recording of the concert and decided to release it from ECM! I just received a sample disc from the Japanese distributor of the label (see the image below).
This is a really crude photoshop fake. Even AI automation could fake better. You April Fool.
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beautiful morning light and shadow play today
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BREAKING NEWS!
;D ;D
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April 1
Hyacinth
Zf - TTArtisan 90mm f/1.25 circ.pol.
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beautiful morning light and shadow play today
Nice , care to share the exif?
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In good company
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Spring colours
(https://bergholt.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ksl-gigacropped-finalized-gigapixel-standard-v2-1.5x-scaled.jpeg)
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A sunny first of April 2025
Z9 35/1.4G
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Nice , care to share the exif?
Google Pixel 9 Pro, Tele Camera
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Spring colours
Beautiful textured abstraction
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My corner. A little rest during a 90 min jam session
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This is a really crude photoshop fake. Even AI automation could fake better. You April Fool.
Frank, the image was not photoshopped. The CD is a real one: a Japanese release of the renowned Köln Conert with typo!
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Spring colours
The flowers fade in and out...It's enough to make me question my memory. My memory is questionable, BTW.
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A sunny first of April 2025
Z9 35/1.4G
John, I like the way you have pictured the hot, blinding sun. I'd rather look at your photo than the actual scene!
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Spring! Zf & Voigt 40mm
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Spring! Zf & Voigt 40mm
Well spotted!
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New moon
Zf Voigtländer 35mm f/2
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Upstream
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Bobbly Spring
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BREAKING NEWS!
There have been a rumor that Keith Jarrett had once worked with the American nu metal band KORN, but there has been no evidence, either pictures or recordings.
I want a copy :)
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Frank, the image was not photoshopped. The CD is a real one: a Japanese release of the renowned Köln Conert with typo!
Then it is a great idea to post this on April 1st!!!
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Bobbly Spring
your birthday???
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Spring! Zf & Voigt 40mm
Lovely love doves ....
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John, I like the way you have pictured the hot, blinding sun. I'd rather look at your photo than the actual scene!
Thanks, Keith.
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Spring! Zf & Voigt 40mm
Beautiful Daniel.
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A smoke in the park
D850 AF-D 70-180
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Beautiful textured abstraction
Thank you :)
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Many thanks Fons, Birna and John
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Newly landed for the a tube preamplifier project, 5Z4P rectifier tube.
(https://bergholt.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/6z4p-rectifier-chinese-espresso-scaled-e1743619063571.jpg)
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Streets of Lucerne - Zf & Voigt 40mm
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Ruins of Batenburg castle
D850 _ afs 35mm f/1.4
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Male portrait posted on the Show Birds thread.
https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=1938.msg206854#msg206854
D500 500/5.6 PF
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That's a fine image Bruno
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Thank you, Fons.
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Self-portrait using sunglasses -- or street shooting. Whatever, the unlikely combination used was EL-Nikkor 50mm f/2.8 and a Panasonic GF1 with mount modified to M42 (thanks, Erik!!). Focusing a moving target is a hit or miss affair of course, but that won't prevent me from trying.
The old, classic enlarger lens (mid '60s if memory serves) does quite well despite its vintage design and coating. CA nasties are well under control in fact, and sharpness is good even when the lens is pushed far outside its nominal operative range. Contrast is pretty low, as would be expected, and for many scenes, that becomes a bonus feature by itself.
I read the news about the new and fancy Nikon Z5ii before I commuted to Oslo today and instead of lusting for a new camera, enjoyed using the old GF1 today. I'm using a short helicoid 15-27mm that allows infinity focus with the EL-Nikkor.
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Vivace
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Male portrait posted on the Show Birds thread.
Lovely portrait, Bruno.
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Thank you, Colin.
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Count me in! Another happy Voigtländer user. Wooden pedestrian bridge with Nikon Zf and Voigtländer Super Wide Heliar 15mm. I think my 14-30 Nikkor will retire...
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Fresh leafs
D850 AF-D 70-180
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offering lady
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Meet Carlos. He is an incredible talented musician. We had him for our jam last week
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quality, design, cost
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Fresh leafs
D850 AF-D 70-180
Trompe-l'oeil :)
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School outing.
Vintage EL-Nikkor 50mm f/2.8 on GF1.
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School outing.
Vintage EL-Nikkor 50mm f/2.8 on GF1.
Quite sharp.
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No doubt the lens is more than sharp enough -- the main issue is focusing via a slow-rotating focusing helicoid :)
I do like the pleasing 'roundness' of the rendition of this vintage lens. Although it never was intended for outside work and daylight/sun, the colour rendition is consistently neutral, spherical aberrations well controlled, and I hardly see any CA.
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I do like the pleasing 'roundness' of the rendition of this vintage lens.
sorry, but its difficult for me to see the deatils of this picture where the redition is visible, or do we need a scene with "bokeh"?
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White butterflies
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sorry, but its difficult for me to see the deatils of this picture where the redition is visible, or do we need a scene with "bokeh"?
No 'bokeh' image is required. The rendition is pretty obvious to my eyes as it never tends to be too contrasty like many modern optical designs, despite the rather harsh daylight prevailing in the childreen scene. I did absolutely nothing in regard to adjusting image contrast or "snappiness" in post processing.
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Lunch time.
D500 105/2.8 AFS
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Sure looks like a tasty morsel :) Window scene, Bruno?
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April 4,
Elderly playing ball (jeu de boules).
Zf Voigtländer 35mm f/2
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The rendition is pretty obvious to my eyes
Sorry, its my personal inability that it is impossible for me to see that without you explanation, but I try to learn.
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We all learn.
I had an epiphany way back when I first used Nikkor-ED lenses on my view camera. Their rendition was unlike everything I'd used before.
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poppy from my garden
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Sure looks like a tasty morsel :) Window scene, Bruno?
Yes. Marpissa muscosa likes to stand on wood. We have a few permanent residents on our window frames who pay their rent by catching flies and mosquitoes.
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the past brings inspiration
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We all learn.
I had an epiphany way back when I first used Nikkor-ED lenses on my view camera. Their rendition was unlike everything I'd used before.
Not an ED lens, but the '60s design of EL-Nikkor 50mm f/2.8 certainly delivers even today.
Straight off my GF1, 100% crop. Nothing done in post, no sharpening or other usual remedies. The easy-going "roundness" is apparent -- to my eyes at least.
Please open image in a separate window to allow it to be clicked up to max.
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Orange blossom
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Bought the Kerria Japonica last year in Belgium. It appeared not be on sale in the Netherlands.
It loves the sun
Z9 35/1.4G
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A true yellow-blue treat :)
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To exemplify the discussion about 'rendition', here are EL-Nikkor 50/2.8 vs Nikkor Z 50/2.8, both @f/5.6, on the Z9. Straight off camera.
Obviously, and as expected, the modern lens is sharper and has higher contrast, while the old lens is "rounder" and "smoother", and less detailled too. The latter should be expected since the enlarger lens is pushed far outside its design domain for a distant scene. Thus we ought to be surprised in a positive manner it does this well at all.
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To exemplify the discussion about 'rendition', here are EL-Nikkor 50/2.8 vs Nikkor Z 50/2.8, both @f/5.6, on the Z9. Straight off camera.
Obviously, and as expected, the modern lens is sharper and has higher contrast, while the old lens is "rounder" and "smoother", and less detailled too. The latter should be expected since the enlarger lens is pushed far outside its design domain for a distant scene. Thus we ought to be surprised in a positive manner it does this well at all.
This is testament of the old design being top notch - even more as the new Z 50mm f/1.8 is know to be one of the sharpest S line primes.
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statue in the water
D850 afs 24mm f/1.4g
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Common pheasant. Male portrait is in the Show Birds thread
https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=1938.msg206905#msg206905
D500 500/5.6 PF
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Monumental
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moiree
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I was taking another look at some old photographs. This is Luna, the german shepherd we once had.
Nikon D3, AF 85mm f/1.4D
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In order to promote the school, once a year we have small visitors. They get to see the different types of dance we teach here and to learnt a small choreography. We all dance together at the end.
D3S, 24-70 2.8 vr
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Great timing on the composition, Paco.
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In order to promote the school, once a year we have small visitors. They get to see the different types of dance we teach here and to learnt a small choreography. We all dance together at the end.
D3S, 24-70 2.8 vr
Smart shot, Paco.
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Trompe-l'oeil :)
haha Yes :)
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Donut and wafle stand in underground parking lot of a large garden store. Turnhout, Belgium
D5 24-120/3.5-5.6 VR G
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In order to promote the school, once a year we have small visitors. They get to see the different types of dance we teach here and to learnt a small choreography. We all dance together at the end.
D3S, 24-70 2.8 vr
Very Nice, Paco!
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Thank you Bruno, Fons, John. We had a very nice morning, happy you like it!
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Corner . merged 2 images to remove pedestrians
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Corner . merged 2 images to remove pedestrians
Nice one Armando
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April 6
Pinhole, on the screen
Z7_2 Z105mm f/2.8vrs @f/32, iso 64
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Not sure in which direction the pinhole applies. Fons?
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Lest anyone should believe the EL-Nikkor only can deliver "rounded" and "smooth" images, have a look here :)
There is no restriction for post processing even for this lens....
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That vintage EL-Nikkor can certainly deliver great images, especially in Birna's hands.
Vintage computer equipment, however, probably isn't up for modern post processing.....
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Not sure in which direction the pinhole applies. Fons?
LOL I forgot Birna.
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Loonse en Drunense Duinen - A sunny day
D5 24-70vr
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I had the chance to photograph a little bit of history. The original emblem of the city of Gibraltar (sixteen hundreds), before it became english, and carried by the people living there, now in the city of San Roque, some 5 kms away from The Rock.
Beautiful craftsmanship still in amazing shape considering the age.
Z9, 24-70 2.8 vr
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Lest anyone should believe the EL-Nikkor only can deliver "rounded" and "smooth" images, have a look here :)
There is no restriction for post processing even for this lens....
Nice MTF test chart! :P ;D :P ;D
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Harsh light these days, where even the Voigtländer 35 apo struggles; a turquoise bowl.
Zf - Voigtländer 35mm f/2
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Returning garden visitor
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The Panasonic GF1 with the EL-Nikkor 50mm f/2.8 mounted in its focusing helicoid. This camera has been modified to have M42 mount so allows easy experimentation with various "exotic" lenses. In the case with the EL-Nikkor, I assume even a standard M4/3 camera could have had sufficient register distance to allow mounting the enlarger lens and provide infinity focus. At least the 63mm f/3.5 and 80mm f/5.6 EL-Nikkors would do this on my other GF1/GH2 Panasonics, or even F-mount cameras. (tested: yes, this works also with the non-modified bodies)
The focusing helicoid used here is 15-27mm. The more ubiquitous 17-35mm helicoids are too long for infinity focus.
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Massive crop of a photo with the Zf and Voigt 40mm - I love the starburst it produces on the candles
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Architecture
Z6 + Z 14-30mm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54437385985_f91414d52c_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qWrQhr)Z6_DSC5947 (https://flic.kr/p/2qWrQhr) by Luc de Schepper (https://www.flickr.com/photos/lucdeschepper/), on Flickr
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Birna says that this is an "essential lens" and I feel she is right. Of course it is expensive but the rendering is just stunning
D850 & 2/200VR @f/2.0
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Birna says that this is an "essential lens" and I feel she is right. Of course it is expensive but the rendering is just stunning
D850 & 2/200VR @f/2.0
I agree with you and love the results Frank
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I finally managed to get some pictures of a visiting Greater Spotted Woodpecker feeding in our garden
(taken through double glazed windows :( )
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We hear a lot about Teslas these days, so interesting to see how it looks in UV. Where true colours are false :)
Hand-held test shot by the way, run straight through Photo Ninja.
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Birna says that this is an "essential lens" and I feel she is right. Of course it is expensive but the rendering is just stunning
D850 & 2/200VR @f/2.0
Good photo, but what exactly is the objective?
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Good photo, but what exactly is the objective?
Showing the photo?
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Grape hyacinth
Zf Voigtländer 65mm f/2
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Vespa
Zf Voigtländer 65mm f/2
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Showing the photo?
I'm a painter, not a photography expert, but it seems to be an interesting lens. I don't know the model or age.
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We hear a lot about Teslas these days, so interesting to see how it looks in UV. Where true colours are false :)
Hand-held test shot by the way, run straight through Photo Ninja.
Intriguing pattern. Is it only because of shadows or is something else in play ?
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Well, it's UV. What meets the eye isn't necessary what the camera sees. One might read more into the false/true colours if that's one's inclination.
Suffice it to say the other cars around did not show this pattern - or colours.
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I'm a painter, not a photography expert, but it seems to be an interesting lens. I don't know the model or age.
Frank probably used the AFS version, which is the current model. I have this plus the older manual 200/2 AIS, the latter is also very good however the modern version is stellar.
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Frank probably used the AFS version, which is the current model. I have this plus the older manual 200/2 AIS, the latter is also very good however the modern version is stellar.
Thanks Birna
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Suffice it to say the other cars around did not show this pattern - or colours.
Local condition then. I was lightly hoping for a case of UV metamerism :)
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Too big for her
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I'm a painter, not a photography expert, but it seems to be an interesting lens. I don't know the model or age.
Hi Arturo show us some of your paintings!
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Hi Arturo show us some of your paintings!
Hello, it's a screen print.
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Love this Arturo!
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Love this Arturo!
Thanks. The other day I painted a writer from Madrid. Author of Historias del Kronen
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Local condition then. I was lightly hoping for a case of UV metamerism :)
That is exactly the point. The Tesla is black to the naked eye, but definitively two-coloured under UV. Could be a paint job after a damage, or something that is common to the model. The latter needs more samples to verify, of course.
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Two friends
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Great stuff, Arturo.
Oaks under sand
D5 24-70vr
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That is exactly the point. The Tesla is black to the naked eye, but definitively two-coloured under UV. Could be a paint job after a damage, or something that is common to the model. The latter needs more samples to verify, of course.
Could it be reflections, perhaps form the sky, enhanced by the UV rendition? As I recall UV tends to enhance surface reflections.
The symbolism is pretty clear though. ;)
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I did shoot nearby cars, also black ones, and none of these showed any metamerism under UV. The captures were within a short time span, too.
It is indeed true that UV enhances surface reflections, thus alternate interpretations might be in effect. I need to seek out a couple more Teslas to check their UV appearance. Shouldn't be too hard as they are pretty thick around here. Tesla paintwork does have a reputation of being poorly conducted. Not uncommon to observe refurbished Teslas.
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Now I’m thinking about resurrecting the D40 and finding a UV filter to shoot the neighbor’s Tesla … :) Which filter did you use ?
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Baader U -- standard UV approach. Camera was one of my full-spectrum modified GH2 bodies and lens the Coastal/Jenoptik 60mm f/4 APO. But you ought to get something out of most vintage 50mm lenses with the D40, if memory serves.
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I have a 35/3.5 Kuribayashi somewhere, which has good transmission if I remembrer well, but I need to procure the UV filter.
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The Kuri will do very well. The D40 should get you some UV shots without further modification too, however a tripod likely is required due to long exposures.
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Good photo, but what exactly is the objective?
I feel the lens denomination as 2/200VR is clear ... The next gen is called VRII and the one before has no VR at all. Although Roland lists two versions on his page any my serial number is above 300,000
http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/serialno.html (http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/serialno.html)
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I feel the lens denomination as 2/200VR is clear ... The next gen is called VRII and the one before has no VR at all. Although Roland lists two versions on his page any my serial number is above 300,000
http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/serialno.html (http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/serialno.html)
Thanks. I see it's a very expensive lens, the old one. Your photo of the bike is interesting. At first, I thought it was a miniature, a toy bike.
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I feel the lens denomination as 2/200VR is clear ... The next gen is called VRII and the one before has no VR at all. Although Roland lists two versions on his page any my serial number is above 300,000
http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/serialno.html (http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/serialno.html)
The first AFS version of the 200/2 definitively had VR. Did you have the older manual AI/AiS 200/2 in mind?
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The heavy lens and camera suit well as a "stabiliser"
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The first AFS version of the 200/2 definitively had VR. Did you have the older manual AI/AiS 200/2 in mind?
What I say is: mine is the first VR which automatically means it is AF-S and the previous versions had no VR. Mine was manufactured after 2006. Looks like that:
https://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/afs2002.jpg
I was mistaken only in so far that I thought there was an AF-D version earlier. Which was not the case:
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Magic powers
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Magic powers
Your style is recognizable
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.. and now with built-in zooming :)
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To round up the 200/2 trivia exchanges: I originally had the 200/2 Ai, later changed to the latest AiS 'N' version so I could use [gel]filters. Later I acquired the first sample of the AFS 200/2 VR to arrive in my country. I have shot with the latest VR-II version, however any improvement over my current sample is not very significant and the trade-in costs excessive (I got my AFS 200/2 for a bargain price).
My 200/2 lenses both have very early 2xxx serials.
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.. and now with built-in zooming :)
Yes, right, its the H X2D BIZ with 1,1/ 21-120 macro, only one combo worldwide was produced .
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Thanks. I see it's a very expensive lens, the old one. Your photo of the bike is interesting. At first, I thought it was a miniature, a toy bike.
Although i couldn't afford one, I've seen some stunning results with the 200mm f2 Arturo
The razor thin d.o.f. is one
The rendering is the next, and fairly unique
Back in the days of film or early DSLR's when ISO was limited, there were some unique shots in low light or indoor events.
Progress with ISO make the last point less competitive nowadays
I'm sure other can give a better list.
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Lots of arguments for getting the AFS 200/2, any version. All moot if one cannot afford it :(
Meanwhile, even the old workhorse, Nikkor 105mm f/2.5, works splendidly with the Zf. This is about the longest of the manual Nikkors that handles well enough with the Zf + FTZ. The longer focals tend to be unbalanced unless you aim for tripod usage.
This is the AI version which remains my favourite of the many versions of the venerable 105/2.5. Shooting the manual Nikkors now is a breeze more than ever due to the v.2.0 firmware, since you set up the precise definition of the lens (like the Z9) and can dial in the intended aperture for shooting as well (a novel feature not yet seen on the Z9, surprisingly enough). EXIF records now all the info, too.
I also shot a few frames with the Nikkor 200mm f/4 AI, once a favourite which complements the 105 nicely, however results were not good as bad CA appeared. I'll aim for the 200mm f/3.5 ED-IF or even better, the AFS 200/2 next time :) plenty of room for it in the new car.
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Although i couldn't afford one, I've seen some stunning results with the 200mm f2 Arturo
The razor thin d.o.f. is one
The rendering is the next, and fairly unique
Back in the days of film or early DSLR's when ISO was limited, there were some unique shots in low light or indoor events.
Progress with ISO make the last point less competitive nowadays
I'm sure other can give a better list.
I see it's difficult to get one, but you never know.
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Lots of arguments for getting the AFS 200/2, any version. All moot if one cannot afford it :(
Meanwhile, even the old workhorse, Nikkor 105mm f/2.5, works splendidly with the Zf. This is about the longest of the manual Nikkors that handles well enough with the Zf + FTZ. The longer focals tend to be unbalanced unless you aim for tripod usage.
This is the AI version which remains my favourite of the many versions of the venerable 105/2.5. Shooting the manual Nikkors now is a breeze more than ever due to the v.2.0 firmware, since you set up the precise definition of the lens (like the Z9) and can dial in the intended aperture for shooting as well (a novel feature not yet seen on the Z9, surprisingly enough). EXIF records now all the info, too.
I also shot a few frames with the Nikkor 200mm f/4 AI, once a favourite which complements the 105 nicely, however results were not good as bad CA appeared. I'll aim for the 200mm f/3.5 ED-IF or even bettetr, the AFS 200/2 net time :) plenty of room for it in the new car.
Birna, the window photo is very good, but the kids are very bad.
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April 9
Wijenberg castle, Echteld
D850 24-70mm f/2.8g
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I am reprocessing photographs of my black-and-white negatives. Having fallen under the influence of Bruce Fraser and Jeff Schewe, I attempted to reduce the appearance of the grain using the Surface Blur filter in Photoshop, applied through a surface mask. Then I sharpened with an edge mask. The grain is still there, of course, but much less obtrusive.
This photograph is from Cozumel, México, in 2013. The film is Ilford FP4+ and the lens was Nikon's 85mm f/1.4D
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Tulip time
D5 AF-D 180/2.8
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Focusing on the rising sun.
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An example of the bad results you'll get with the old Nikkor 200mm f/4 AI lens on the Zf.
Road Warrior
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I like the composition Birna!
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An example of the bad results you'll get with the old Nikkor 200mm f/4 AI lens on the Zf.
Road Warrior
Birna, The truth is that I have a lot of Nikon lenses, but I don't have either the NIKKOR 200mm F/4 AI or the NIKKOR 105mm F2.5.
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The various incarnations of the Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 are legendary and today, one can pick up a nice sample quite cheap. Recommended if you don't have the lens already. I used to say the 105 and the Df were a synergetic combination, not entirely sure this still holds for the Zf, but that is mostly because of the handling with an FTZ attached and not due to bad optics.
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An example of the bad results you'll get with the old Nikkor 200mm f/4 AI lens on the Zf.
Road Warrior
Maybe "bad" has more than one meaning...? ;)
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Hello, it's a screen print.
Thank you for sharing it Arturo.
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it is a very fine transition from the dead sharp column to the slightly unsharp hair and heads of the couple doing their selfie shot
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An example of the bad results you'll get with the old Nikkor 200mm f/4 AI lens on the Zf.
Road Warrior
superb foto
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I do own several 200mm lenses the 4/200 Micro Nikkor is one of my favourites
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Focusing on the rising sun.
Good you did, Akira - beautiful sunrise and the light being reflected over the buildings!
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Good you did, Akira - beautiful sunrise and the light being reflected over the buildings!
Thank you, Lars. I shot another image from the top of the emergency stairs of my place. But while I found this scene while I went down to go back to my room.
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I do own several 200mm lenses the 4/200 Micro Nikkor is one of my favourites
The Micro-NIKKOR 200mm 1:4 I do have, I use it to take pictures of frogs and other things, I like it
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The various incarnations of the Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 are legendary and today, one can pick up a nice sample quite cheap. Recommended if you don't have the lens already. I used to say the 105 and the Df were a synergetic combination, not entirely sure this still holds for the Zf, but that is mostly because of the handling with an FTZ attached and not due to bad optics.
I've read good reviews about the 105 and almost bought one on occasion. All the lenses I own are secondhand and old. I use them with the Nikon D750, manually. I haven't studied photography at all. I learn by taking photos on my own, and with you and the people on the forum as well.
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Cars
D850 afs 24-70mm f/2.8G
Ran the raw file through photoninja and finished in PS.
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The 'Grease' Willow Salix pentandra is a regular component of the riparian ecosystem along our local river. The female catkins hibernate and open in spring to disperse the fluffy seeds, long before leaf-out occurs. Thus the trees are very visible in the otherwise drab springtime landscape. The vernacular name (Norwegian 'istervier', which means grease willow) is ancient Norse and probably refer to the catkins, which do look like clumps of lard or grease at distance. Another possibility is the foliage which is very shiny and covered with a wax-like cuticula.
I shot with the Nikkor 200/4 Ai on my Zf and had to go to lengths to tame all the CA (lateral and axial) caused by the the numerous twigs and branches acting as a diffraction grating (?). About the worst case I've ever seen.
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Cars
D850 afs 24-70mm f/2.8G
Ran the raw file through photoninja and finished in PS.
I assume PN lacks a profile for the D850 so colours were a bit off? In fact, works well here.
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It is a Df profile which i tweaked, and even adjusted the wb in ps and indeed i think the colours match the style of the old americans, thanks Birna.
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Detailed
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Cars
D850 afs 24-70mm f/2.8G
Ran the raw file through photoninja and finished in PS.
I love the FORD brand and the red clothespins
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I've read good reviews about the 105 and almost bought one on occasion. All the lenses I own are secondhand and old. I use them with the Nikon D750, manually. I haven't studied photography at all. I learn by taking photos on my own, and with you and the people on the forum as well.
Ich got several 105er, starting from an oldish 3.5/105 without AI that can be used on the FTZ anyway. Yet I do love the Macro Z-Nikkor 2.8/105 MC and the 1.4/105E for the F-System
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Happy
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Ich got several 105er, starting from an oldish 3.5/105 without AI
Is that the Q for Bronica?
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I love the FORD brand and the red clothespins
Thank you Arturo.
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Here is Carlos, special guest musician in the last masterclass we had this week.
D5, 70=200 2.8fl
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Is that the Q for Bronica?
no it is a Nikkor Auto Nikon Koakgu in F Mount, but I cannot find it. IIRC it came with the PB-4 and PF-4 Bellows / Slide Copier as a set, but I might be mistaken and it was the 3.5/55mm
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I took this picture today but exacty 8 years ago today. in the cherry blossom. I still love this picture very much.
D500 & 300PF
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no it is a Nikkor Auto Nikon Koakgu in F Mount, but I cannot find it. IIRC it came with the PB-4 and PF-4 Bellows / Slide Copier as a set, but I might be mistaken and it was the 3.5/55mm
Might be the Bellows-Nikkor 105mm f/4 P?
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Might be the Bellows-Nikkor 105mm f/4 P?
As soon as I find it, I will report. You are probably right.
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Old church at Hien, province of Gelderland, tower is from 1400 AD.
D850 afs 24-70mm f/2.8
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Old church at Hien, province of Gelderland, tower is from 1400 AD.
D850 afs 24-70mm f/2.8
edit looks like a cross development
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Fons experiments with 3-D photos? The special red-cyan glasses are called for, I presume.
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Frank and Birna excuse, two layer photography with a minute difference in dimensions ;)
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Tried with 3-D glasses and it didn't work. Something with bad parallax intruded.
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Two layers either layer was developed in a different way so for instance one layer by lensprofile the other one without correction hence the colour fringes and the parallax mismatch it all happened without planning! Thanks
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I really liked the images from a few days ago from Ian (B&W), Akira (sun) and Birna (bad 200mmf2)
Were you happy with the way your PP turned out Ian?
I've only seen this on a tablet screen, but might have been happy to get this from FP4
it is a very fine transition from the dead sharp column to the slightly unsharp hair and heads of the couple doing their selfie shot
And for me, there's something about what the bokeh does to the blossom that is also enigmatic & pleasing
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Here is Carlos, special guest musician in the last masterclass we had this week.
D5, 70=200 2.8fl
It feeks like we can almost hear his performance Paco, as well as seeing it !
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Grandson
D5 AF-D 70-180mm Micro Nikkor
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Handsome fellow John.
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Thanks Fons. Yes he is. In two weeks two years old ;)
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It feeks like we can almost hear his performance Paco, as well as seeing it !
Thank you Colin. Carlos himself also liked it too!
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Grandson
D5 AF-D 70-180mm Micro Nikkor
Handsome indeed. He looks so big!
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April 12
apple blossom
Z7_2 Voigtländer 40mm f/1.2
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New life
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And for me, there's something about what the bokeh does to the blossom that is also enogmatic & pleasing
There is a pop-out-effect.
Now that I see the picture on the calibrated machine: it is a tad blueish and too dark...
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Handsome indeed. He looks so big!
Thanks Paco!
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Grandmother and Granddaughter (2 months old now)
D5 70-180mm
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Subtle gradations of Springtime green foliage on the East side of the Malvern Hills
Worcestershire, UK
Smartphone
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(https://bergholt.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/svetlana-5u3c-rectifier-tube-aliexpress-kondo-audio-note-clone-3-scaled.jpg)
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I really liked the images from a few days ago from Ian (B&W), Akira (sun) and Birna (bad 200mmf2)
Were you happy with the way your PP turned out Ian?
I've only seen this on a tablet screen, but might have been happy to get this from FP4
Thank you, Colin. The technique needs to be refined but is definitely on the right lines.
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Apple blossom - Z8 & Z 105mm MC
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Here in the outback, people do the weirdest things. Like building rocket launchers :) I've seen a few around. Not sure who are targetted by the missiles, though. In general, we are on a friendly footing with our Swedish neighbours?
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I like the image Kasper and I like the OOF lighting umbrella trying to act incognito
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Green alley lime trees
Zf - z40mm f/2
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B/w infrared, sometimes, really adds detail and ambience.
Abandoned old mill, Nikkor 70.180/2.8, B+W 093, Z5
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Magnolia's
Z9 Angenieux 35-70
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Here in the outback, people do the weirdest things. Like building rocket launchers :) I've seen a few around. Not sure who are targetted by the missiles, though. In general, we are on a friendly footing with our Swedish neighbours?
Birna,It looks like a hopper, for storing grain for livestock.
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You are probably right. My imagination responded vividly :) I'll keep that impression in mind.
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Magnolia's
Z9 Angenieux 35-70
the Angenieux obviously was developed for magnolia bokeh
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B/w infrared, sometimes, really adds detail and ambience.
Abandoned old mill, Nikkor 70.180/2.8, B+W 093, Z5
There is a piece of cloth hanging and below there is some mossy thing that looks like a dead beaver. Is this a crime scene???
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Grandmother and Granddaughter (2 months old now)
D5 70-180mm
veeeery beautiful!
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There is a piece of cloth hanging and below there is some mossy thing that looks like a dead beaver. Is this a crime scene???
You sense of humour csn be quite dry, Frank :) No crime scene other than what the ravages of neglect and time confer.
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You are probably right. My imagination responded vividly :) I'll keep that impression in mind.
;D ;) imagination power!
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Here in the outback, people do the weirdest things. Like building rocket launchers :) I've seen a few around. Not sure who are targetted by the missiles, though. In general, we are on a friendly footing with our Swedish neighbours?
Lovely and powerful, launching in a magic land in 10, 9, 8, 7...
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Green alley lime trees
Zf - z40mm f/2
So beautiful
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Checking out the latest at the local art museum
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Pink car, pink house.
Z6, 50mm 1.8s
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Another "crime" scene for Frank.
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Reflect
Zf - Z28mm f/2.8
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the Angenieux obviously was developed for magnolia bokeh
haha, sure, Thomas. Thanks
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veeeery beautiful!
Thanks, Frank.
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Stadhuisstraat
Z9 Angenieux 35-70/2.5-3.3
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Networked
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Springtime all around us
Nikon Zf, MC 105mm F2.8
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Springtime is certainly around Jürgen, nice picture.
The sea buckthorn is also showing sign of springtime
Z8 @1/800sec and Nikkor Z MC105mm f2.8 @f6.3
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Springtime all around us
Nikon Zf, MC 105mm F2.8
Very nice shot, Jürgen.
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The pomegranate flower buttons are beginning to bloom in my garden.
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Sometimes a picture just *exists*. Speculations as to why, what, or when, are futile.
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Sometimes a picture just *exists*. Speculations as to why, what, or when, are futile.
They often exist because of the author's desire for novelty,
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Sunny evening walk in 'fresh' green
z9 ang 35-70
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One cloud
Zf Voigtländer 65mm f/2
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One cloud
Zf Voigtländer 65mm f/2
I love a lot about the picture. Is there aso a" lower part", showing the stem of thr tree and the meadow around it
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yesterday in Düsseldorf
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Good story-telling, Frank.
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A touch of light
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Sometimes a picture just *exists*. Speculations as to why, what, or when, are futile.
Agree. Sometimes, I just trip over the shutter release but my results are much less interesting :)
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Well seen, Frank.
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Tokyo inferno.
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Testing the capabilities of my new phone. Moss and lichen growing on a wooden bench. Slight crop.
iPhone16 PRO
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Tokyo inferno.
wow, wonderful sky
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yesterday in Düsseldorf
Nice one, Frank !
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Tokyo inferno.
Ominous and fantastic at the same time! :)
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Testing the capabilities of my new phone. Slight crop.
iPhone16 PRO
Very interesting and inspiring, Bruno :) I'm considering a better "camera with a phone" - thanks for sharing.
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The shepherd
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Tokyo inferno.
Graphic impact and emotional. It will feet it an "Evangelion" type of anime.
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Tokyo inferno.
It makes me feel like Mount Fuji is back there.
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I love a lot about the picture. Is there aso a" lower part", showing the stem of thr tree and the meadow around it
Thanks Frank!
Is there aso a" lower part", showing the stem of thr tree and the meadow around it
There is a bottom part to the tree fortunately but the situation is different from what you imagine.
Anyhow i like the composition as is, hence my post ;)!
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So beautiful
Thank you Armando!
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THE VOID
in the Spanish Outback
(annotation: I replaced the version of the picture accidentially had posted the wrong version with a supertired head after a very long ride. We got up at 3 in the morning and went to bed at 20)
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Sunny evening walk in 'fresh' green
z9 ang 35-70
Nice!, John - I look forward to the same here in Denmark. In the Netherlands the trees are a bit ahead of the trees in Denmark.
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Testing the capabilities of my new phone. Moss and lichen growing on a wooden bench. Slight crop.
iPhone16 PRO
quite impressive
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wow, wonderful sky
Ominous and fantastic at the same time! :)
Graphic impact and emotional. It will feet it an "Evangelion" type of anime.
It makes me feel like Mount Fuji is back there.
Thank you, Thomas, Lars, Paco and Bruno!
Yes, the sky was ominously beautiful and full of Sci-Fi atmosphere.
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The shepherd
That's quite a contrast between the two sides of the road, the last of the old ways in what is now an industrial setting. Man (and dog) vs machine.
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Tokyo inferno.
+1 to all the comments above!
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Testing the capabilities of my new phone. Moss and lichen growing on a wooden bench. Slight crop.
iPhone16 PRO
Utilzing these new top of the line mobile phones can show how far we got technically. IIRC the camera hardware is the same in Apple 16 Pro (yours) and Google 9 Pro (mine). Only the software differs.
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lovely person unshitting the roof
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THE VOID
in the Spanish Outback
(annotation: I replaced the version of the picture accidentially had posted the wrong version with a supertired head after a very long ride. We got up at 3 in the morning and went to bed at 20)
Here in the Galician mountains the world ends on the very edge of the settlements. After that vast landscape and fog. I take my camera bad after dawn to show more of these edges.
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Thank you, Lars and Arturo. I'm pleasantly surprised. Close up images sometimes have an overprocessed look but in a way I kind of like.
Frank, it would be interesting to do same shots comparisons ...
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That's quite a contrast between the two sides of the road, the last of the old ways in what is now an industrial setting. Man (and dog) vs machine.
Indeed, Hams, that place used to be dry fields where hares ran wild and shepherds roamed freely. Now it's an industrial park and a dump. The image is real. I was in the passenger seat and my wife was driving on the way to Puebla de Mula, and I saw the shepherd like a remnant of the past, leaning on his pole, philosophizing in the face of unstoppable development. I shot.
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+1 to all the comments above!
Thank you, Hans!
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16april
Basil
Z7_2 _ nikon 55mm f/1.2
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Nice!, John - I look forward to the same here in Denmark. In the Netherlands the trees are a bit ahead of the trees in Denmark.
Thanks Lars. Yes we are more than 500km southwards
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lovely person unshitting the roof
I'm speechless (but impressed) Frank! ;D ;D ;D
Peter Cook & Dudley Moore once did a sketch in the 70's
"What's the worst job you've ever had?"
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An "impossible" shot. Lille, cathedral interior, after an evening concert.
Zf, adapter, Canon FD135/2 wide open. 40,000 ISO. Processed in Lightroom. I also tried with DxO 8.5 but did not like the rendering as much - slightly "plasticky".
The old Canon FD must be about 40 years old now... and it is darn good. It only disappointed on m43 (conspicuous purple fringing wide open, which I never noticed otherwise).
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END OF THE ROAD
La Fonsagrada, Galicia, Spain
D500 with 300PF
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An "impossible" shot. Lille, cathedral interior, after an evening concert.
Zf, adapter, Canon FD135/2 wide open. 40,000 ISO. I never noticed otherwise).
We seem to be getting used to what we can do indoors... at night... I guess we should dare to experiment more.
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Hard at work. iPhone14.
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Morning ;D
Zf & Voigt 40mm
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I'm speechless (but impressed) Frank! ;D ;D ;D
Peter Cook & Dudley Moore once did a sketch in the 70's
"What's the worst job you've ever had?"
Let me help your recall ;D ;D ;D
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We seem to be getting used to what we can do indoors... at night... I guess we should dare to experiment more.
"Daring" is not the title of this thread.
"Daring" would consist, for instance, in carrying my old Canon T90 loaded with Ilford HP5 and try and get a usable pic under the same circumstances.
I do remember the times where 1/4s handheld was the only alternative to "no picture", and pictures using ISO3200 film looked like coming through a snow globe :)
So every now and then I still manage to get amazed that the combination of an imperfect lens (the old 135/2 uses conventional glass) with excessive ISO and not even the best noise reduction on the market place still may result in bland pictures.
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Morning ;D
Zf & Voigt 40mm
One interesting feature (among several others) of this lens is that the background blur has just the right amount of "nervousness"to make the pic look lively without disturbing too much. Not on every shot, but frequently. Plus, it is one of the few Z lenses with a "right" size, one promise of the Z mount that too seldom comes true.
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On size alone, the Voigt 40 might seem ideal. However, I'm not very fond of the manner in which aperture blades are displayed.
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Another 40mm in service here, this is the Nikkor 40mm f/2 SE on my modified Z5. The internal Kolari 720nm clip-in filter was used. This filter approach solves some issues for IR and adds its own for specific lenses, the 40mm being one of these (you get colour shifts across the frame). As the issue isn't prominent with the 40mm, I mostly can overcome any nasty effects.
Fallen and hibernating leaves of the Silver Birch Betula pendula. Like the other birch species here in my country, the Silver Birch is rather promiscuous and many trees in my region are F1 or F2 hybrids with the Downy Birch B. pubescens. The leaves depicted here have the typical triangular shape of B. pendula foliage and a tendency to doubly serrated leaf margins, so should be put under that species label.
Whilst not the shapest lens in my arsenal, the 40mm Nikkor draws images with more than sufficient detail and handles very well on the Z5 and Zf. I consier its bokeh to be preferable to that of the Voigtländer equivalents.
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The old NG trees are turning green
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On size alone, the Voigt 40 might seem ideal. However, I'm not very fond of the manner in which aperture blades are displayed.
Fully agree Birna, as nice as the starbursts are with the straight aperture blades, the bokeh balls become non circular as soon as the aperture gets closed even just one click. And in close range the lens needs stopping down to get some sharpness. Don‘t know whether the Voigt 50mm f/1.0 behaves similarly?
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April 17
Wisteria
D850 - afs 200mm f/2 vr
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April 17
Wisteria
D850 - afs 200mm f/2 vr
Beautiful, Fons !
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Thank you Lars
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An "impossible" shot. Lille, cathedral interior, after an evening concert.
Zf, adapter, Canon FD135/2 wide open. 40,000 ISO.
I'm gobsmacked (and impressed) Airy
I'd be very pleased to get this result in such low light
Another vote for the capability of the Zf and more current sensors
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Let me help your recall ;D ;D ;D
My recall was already telling me that the next few lines of this sketch quickly become un printable
(Poor old Jayne Mansfield)
As a teenager, hearing the vinyl version of this performance was a snigger-inducing experience
But I don't think the humour has lasted as well as some of their other material
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Restoring old slides for the Tilburg City Archive.
Here a slide from the Johannes van Oisterwijkstraat on 2 September 1962
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Lots of faded colours there!! is this before or after restoration?
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Lots of faded colours there!! is this before or after restoration?
During. This is one of the initial scans. Problem is also that the original slides were under-exposed
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I add some lichen from Galicia to the nature theme today and 300PF versus Pixel 9 Pro to the ongoing phone vs camera topic ... I guess both are real good but the 2000€ glass has more "something" than the 1350$ phone or not???
NOW it is YOU who finds the phone without EXIF peeking
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Restoring old slides for the Tilburg City Archive.
Here a slide from the Johannes van Oisterwijkstraat on 2 September 1962
That must be a fascinating and interesting task. I've been scanning family paper pictures for the next generations in the family, but also for the local archives where my parents lived / worked. I enjoy watching old pictures in the archives from the city where I grew up, so it's only fair to contribute.
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Spring might finally be here. My children reinvented the exercise bike with the aid of broken training wheels. To think that the bike was a bit big for my daughter not long ago....
Nikon Zf, 50mm f/1.4 AI.
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Crazy chess. Lille, vieille bourse.
Zf, Canon FD 135/2 @ f/4. Contemporary artwork provided the imperfect convex mirror.