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Your Weekly Blog / Re: March 2023
« Last post by Fons Baerken on Today at 18:21:31 »
March 27

Between wintry showers, cherries!

(Photoshop kept on crashing on this file) :o

D850  24-70/2.8



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Your Weekly Blog / Re: March 2023
« Last post by Ian Watson on Today at 17:48:53 »
  D850, 105mm 1.4e, fsb8t head. Live view. Window natural unmodified light

A wonderful portrait and I love the light.
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: March 2023
« Last post by Bern on Today at 17:40:53 »
 Talking to the moon
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Camera Talk / Re: Nikon Z9, Vertical Grip, Turn on AF-ON
« Last post by Jack Dahlgren on Today at 16:38:24 »
I locked mine when I kept taking shots accidentally with the heel of my hand. It could be this.
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I’m a bit surprised by the 135DC. I guess I usually use it cranked way out of where it delivers peak sharpness. I’ll have to give it a try with middle settings
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: March 2023
« Last post by Paul.S on Today at 16:02:02 »
Winter finally losing its grip. D3 17-55
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Lens Talk / Re: Rodenstock Scitex lenses
« Last post by Birna Rørslett on Today at 15:37:56 »
From the article you linked to

"The results have been very good to excellent but it seems to be very sensitive to the magnification ratio and amount of extension needed. "

That is for 67mm lens.

I'm asking because one can get surprises -- in either direction -- when playing around with specialised optics like these scanner lenses, CRT optics etc. For example, the Nikkor CRT 55mm f/1.2 is wonderfully sharp when used for its designated 1:4.4-1:5.5 range, but for infinity it is barely sharp just in the very centre, on the optical axis, everything else is pretty much blurred. For my Rodenstock TV-Heligon or Oude Delft Rayxar 50mm f/0.75 the behaviour is the exact opposite. In neither case the lens is a "generalist" behaving like ordinary lenses across a wide focus range.

All such behaviour makes of course playing with suchlike items more enjoyable and a little exciting. Stock up on the positive experiences and save the others for a rainy day.
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Camera Talk / Re: Nikon Z9, Vertical Grip, Turn on AF-ON
« Last post by W.W. on Today at 14:45:13 »
Is the release button locked?
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: March 2023
« Last post by Fons Baerken on Today at 12:23:47 »
A visit today gave an opportunity to use the Sachtler fsb 8t indoors. I have already use it for video, as intended, but for picture taking is an amazing tool as well -as stated here many times-. A lot of words to say it is a dream to use. Very, very easy and precise.

  D850, 105mm 1.4e, fsb8t head. Live view. Window natural unmodified light

Excellent portrait!
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Lens Talk / Re: Rodenstock Scitex lenses
« Last post by John Geerts on Today at 12:19:50 »
I assume the optics are symmetric in design.   I also read that some lenses should perform better when reversed.  An interesting point is the 39mm thread on the 3 lenses.  Normal orientation with the 89/5 and 67/4.9 and upside down with the 110/5  probably based on it's original position inside the scanner.

One of the photographs in this link reveal the position of the specific lens inside the scanner:   https://www.closeuphotography.com/scitex-smart-340-s3-scanner-lenses
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