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Re: January 2022
« Reply #60 on: January 08, 2022, 14:43:23 »
ROOKVRIJ dit terrein is rookvrij = non-smoking area

Nikon Z6 + Nikkor Z 50mm f1.8 S


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Re: January 2022
« Reply #61 on: January 08, 2022, 15:16:11 »
haha Luc.  Laat die specials maar zitten, zou ik denken ;)
Translates in (Keep the Specials...)   

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Re: January 2022
« Reply #62 on: January 08, 2022, 23:03:06 »
At the entrance of Stadsbos013 on the road to 'Grotto'

The day started sunny and cold, and ended in rain and cold.

Nikon Z6  AIS 80-200/4

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Re: January 2022
« Reply #63 on: January 09, 2022, 06:19:37 »
At the entrance of Stadsbos013 on the road to 'Grotto'

The day started sunny and cold, and ended in rain and cold.

Nikon Z6  AIS 80-200/4

Lovely stuff.

I really need to lock the cabinet containing my AF lenses, and give my ‘vintage’ manual lenses some love. Especially the zoom lenses.
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Re: January 2022
« Reply #64 on: January 09, 2022, 08:10:44 »
Thanks Snoogly.

It's worth to use the 'older' zooms on the full frame Nikon Z's, Especially the Nikkor 35-70 / 3.5 Ai and the C 80-200/4.5 and AIS 80-200/4 are doing great on these camera's. 

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Re: January 2022
« Reply #65 on: January 09, 2022, 08:45:47 »
Dropped my camera from the 6th floor of the emergency stair to the 3rd floor yesterday.   :'(  The lens seemed to have taken almost all of the shock and abuse of the drop and become irreparably defunct, but the camera appears to remain almost intact.   ::)  Nevertheless, I sent the camera body to SIGMA for the full check and maintenance.  My only "functioning" camera for a couple of weeks would be the one in my 2nd gen iPhone SE.

Here's a frame I took during the stroll this afternoon.
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Re: January 2022
« Reply #66 on: January 09, 2022, 08:57:54 »
What a loss  Akira.  Was it a special lens?  Hopefully the camera is OK !

Love this view.  Is it a canal?  Not so many trees in that area.

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Re: January 2022
« Reply #67 on: January 09, 2022, 09:09:06 »
What a loss  Akira.  Was it a special lens?  Hopefully the camera is OK !

Love this view.  Is it a canal?  Not so many trees in that area.

Thank you for your concern, John.  The defunct lens was Lumix S 50/1.8 that I had bought only a few weeks ago.  I loved the images the lens offered and I think its large plastic lens hood functioned very efficiently as the shock absorber.

This is Tamagawa river, one of the largest three rivers running through Tokyo.  It takes only 10-20 minutes to walk the area from my place.  Both riversides are utilized as playgrounds, camping sites, mini-golf courses et al.  Also, there are dikes all along the river to protect the residential areas against the flood.  So, there are not many trees left.
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Re: January 2022
« Reply #68 on: January 09, 2022, 09:14:57 »
Dropped my camera from the 6th floor of the emergency stair to the 3rd floor yesterday.   :'(  The lens seemed to have taken almost all of the shock and abuse of the drop and become irreparably defunct, but the camera appears to remain almost intact.   ::)  Nevertheless, I sent the camera body to SIGMA for the full check and maintenance.  My only "functioning" camera for a couple of weeks would be the one in my 2nd gen iPhone SE.

Here's a frame I took during the stroll this afternoon.
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Sorry to hear that Akira..
Hope to be soon with you, at the mean time it’s good some times to change the point of view

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Re: January 2022
« Reply #69 on: January 09, 2022, 09:30:31 »
:o :(
Sorry to hear that Akira..
Hope to be soon with you, at the mean time it’s good some times to change the point of view

Thank you, Nasos.  You are very right.  My iPhone SE has a single 26mm equivalent lens which is exactly the range I've never really used, so it will offer a good opportunity to think differently.
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Re: January 2022
« Reply #70 on: January 09, 2022, 09:40:05 »
The beloved Rodenstock 100mm f/1.6 will focus to infinity on the Z system. Here it is attached to my Z fc. The bokeh balls are splendid. An early morning capture thus the light is very blue.

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Re: January 2022
« Reply #71 on: January 09, 2022, 09:43:58 »
Dropped my camera from the 6th floor of the emergency stair to the 3rd floor yesterday.   :'(  The lens seemed to have taken almost all of the shock and abuse of the drop and become irreparably defunct, but the camera appears to remain almost intact.   ::)  Nevertheless, I sent the camera body to SIGMA for the full check and maintenance.  My only "functioning" camera for a couple of weeks would be the one in my 2nd gen iPhone SE.

Here's a frame I took during the stroll this afternoon.
Ouch! Sorry for that Akira. I hope it works out ok.

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Re: January 2022
« Reply #72 on: January 09, 2022, 09:45:41 »
The beloved Rodenstock 100mm f/1.6 will focus to infinity on the Z system. Here it is attached to my Z fc. The bokeh balls are splendid. An early morning capture thus the light is very blue.

Is this an uncroped APS-C frame?  The Heligon seems to perform marvelously on the relatively large sensor and at distance.
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Re: January 2022
« Reply #73 on: January 09, 2022, 09:46:15 »
Ouch! Sorry for that Akira. I hope it works out ok.

Thank you, Luc.  Yes, that was an OUCH! moment...
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Re: January 2022
« Reply #74 on: January 09, 2022, 09:46:47 »
haha Luc.  Laat die specials maar zitten, zou ik denken ;)
Translates in (Keep the Specials...)
Typical Dutch scene imo. Lots of rules, often ignored. Those specials are also very expensive!