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Birna Rørslett

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Re: August 2025
« Reply #105 on: August 11, 2025, 12:59:12 »
Ever so slightly "green"-washed ?

Walked across those floors many times.

Bent Hjarbo

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Re: August 2025
« Reply #106 on: August 11, 2025, 15:08:17 »
  Yes, I will not deny it...it was Bent's fault  ;D
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Re: August 2025
« Reply #107 on: August 11, 2025, 16:45:06 »
You are clearly looking to reduce weight while carrying the 28mm f/1.4E and the 105mm f/1.4E  ;D

   ;D ;D ;D

   I tried my trinity of 28 1.4e, 58 1.4g and 105 1.4e in the Z50 II, all with excellent results. Yesterday night I tried the 300 2.8 vrII. At night the camera hunted a bit to get the moon, rising in deep red in my corner of the  woods. Here, a sooc image. Not even cropped.
  I also tried the same combination to get some video while the moon was rising.

 

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Re: August 2025
« Reply #108 on: August 11, 2025, 21:28:04 »
Very nice Paco!
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Re: August 2025
« Reply #109 on: August 11, 2025, 21:30:09 »
Peacocks always have priority  ;D
Z30 & 24mm f/1.7
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Re: August 2025
« Reply #110 on: August 11, 2025, 22:50:15 »
Seems you really like the Z30 + 24/1.7 combo? Is it plasticky like the kit lens for the Nikon DX/Z system?

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Re: August 2025
« Reply #111 on: August 12, 2025, 00:45:33 »
Cabo de Palos

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Re: August 2025
« Reply #112 on: August 12, 2025, 06:53:22 »
Seems you really like the Z30 + 24/1.7 combo? Is it plasticky like the kit lens for the Nikon DX/Z system?
Birna the lens haptics is very good on the Z30. I have a small bag where the Z30 & 24mm incl lens hood fit just. I don't even put a lens cover and so I'm always ready when the situation unfolds. The material is similar to the kit lens.
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Re: August 2025
« Reply #113 on: August 12, 2025, 10:51:24 »
Good handling is always a big advantage for any gear combination. Mainly due to the lack of a view finder, I find myself using the Z30 mainly with wide or very wide angle lenses. On the Z fc these would mainly be Viltrox 13mm or 23mm, both f/1.4 designs, but they don't work well on the Z30. Again handling is the biggest issue. The lack of a viewfinder throws a spanner in the workings of the ultrawide Laowas like 9mm f/5.6 or 11mm f/4.5, as contrary to common myths about the large depth-of-field of wide lenses, they both need critical focusing to deliver their best. And a rear display in sunshine isn't the preferred approach to put it mildly.

The Voigt 15mm f/4.5 is just about perfect on the Z30 -- for me. Easy to do zone focusing by the handy focusing lever which is click-stopped at 1 and 0.5m setting; perfect for discreet shooting. One gets the feeling for the coverage and if doubt a quick look through the optical finder will help. The lens also adds some heft to the camera thus improves hand-holding it.

The kit lens 16-50 is optically speaking quite good, but hardly looks like it can take a beating in the field. I use it occasionally when nothing special is on my my mind.

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Re: August 2025
« Reply #114 on: August 12, 2025, 11:09:19 »
Using Z30 in harsh sunlight feels like a "Kodachrome" moment.

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Re: August 2025
« Reply #115 on: August 12, 2025, 13:13:46 »
observando

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Re: August 2025
« Reply #116 on: August 12, 2025, 15:08:55 »
Using Z30 in harsh sunlight feels like a "Kodachrome" moment.
So the 15SL is now your goto combo?
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Re: August 2025
« Reply #117 on: August 12, 2025, 15:34:10 »
when I came back from.the holidays I found my garden as a paradise
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Re: August 2025
« Reply #118 on: August 12, 2025, 16:10:14 »
So the 15SL is now your goto combo?

For the time being, and restricted to visible light photography: yes.

These simplified cameras add problems one either has to learn to live with, or make work-arounds for.

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Re: August 2025
« Reply #119 on: August 12, 2025, 16:40:19 »
Garden interpretation