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Akira

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Re: What should the crew check at Photokina?
« Reply #45 on: September 21, 2016, 06:09:55 »
Quote from: pluton on September 21, 2016, 05:56:52
Yeah...Why don't they have user adjustable contrast controls on the EVFs?

The most mirrorless cameras let the user adjust the contrast and the brightness of both LCD and EVF.  I usually set both to the lowest value, but the EVF was still too bright to my eyes.  I cut a piece of three-stop ND gel and inserted under the eyepiece rubber to reduce the brightness.  But that made the EVF difficult to see when backlit by the sun.  :(
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Re: What should the crew check at Photokina?
« Reply #46 on: September 21, 2016, 06:34:56 »
As said above, I was pretty bored with the offerings but yesterday my wife received a report (from my buddy (?), the Olympus distributor) on the Olympus Pro 25 f1.2 so the Nikon 105 f1.4 may create a family feud .... lol

These days there are just too many choices and lens manufacturers (old and new) are coming out of the woodwork  ;)
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Re: What should the crew check at Photokina?
« Reply #47 on: September 21, 2016, 08:01:15 »
Earlier I had asked that the mirrorless users among us not be forgotten in any reports, boy did that happen in spades. Fuji certainly stole the thunder this time, did anyone get a look at this new marvel?

I always understood that 6 * 6 cm was "medium format" ?
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Re: What should the crew check at Photokina?
« Reply #48 on: September 21, 2016, 09:19:39 »
MikeG:

Film: 45x60 qmm .... 170x60 qmm
Digital: 45x30 qmm ... 54x40 qmm

A diversity of formats
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Re: What should the crew check at Photokina?
« Reply #49 on: September 21, 2016, 09:23:10 »
Quote from: Mike G on September 21, 2016, 08:01:15
I always understood that 6 * 6 cm was "medium format" ?


....or a 645 camera wth a mind operated revolving back. :)

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Re: What should the crew check at Photokina?
« Reply #50 on: September 21, 2016, 15:28:21 »
Ahhhh the good old Pentax 6x7  ;) now there was a lot of area on those negatives ;)

For sure we will have a good look and feel of the mighty new MF Fuji  :)
I have started the journey towards fist stop; Jakov in The Hague with D810 and Leica M9 eager to see how new lenses for those two perform :)

There are also news for Studio flash equipment and last but not least all the booth babes 😜😎
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Re: What should the crew check at Photokina?
« Reply #51 on: September 22, 2016, 20:45:12 »
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Re: What should the crew check at Photokina?
« Reply #52 on: September 22, 2016, 20:57:53 »
Quote from: Jan-Petter Midtgård on September 22, 2016, 20:45:12
Did anyone have a look at the Laowa 24mm f/14 2x macro lens?

http://photorumors.com/2016/09/22/i-bet-you-have-not-seen-a-lens-like-this-laowa-24mm-f14-macro-lens/

Thanks for the note.  The lenses of this kind have been made as special orders and cost around 1500-2000 USD:

http://www.koheisha.net/microwidelenz/4ktaioumusinomelens/4ktaioumusinomelens01.html

I wonder if the Laowa lens can be stuck into the water?
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Re: What should the crew check at Photokina?
« Reply #53 on: September 22, 2016, 21:23:10 »
Quote from: Akira on September 22, 2016, 20:57:53
Thanks for the note.  The lenses of this kind have been made as special orders and cost around 1500-2000 USD:

http://www.koheisha.net/microwidelenz/4ktaioumusinomelens/4ktaioumusinomelens01.html

I wonder if the Laowa lens can be stuck into the water?

The Laowa looks lighter. I have a setup with a microscope lens on an adapter which fits in front of a 150mm lens. It's a bit unwieldy.
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Re: What should the crew check at Photokina?
« Reply #54 on: September 23, 2016, 01:43:20 »
Yes, it looks lighter and not front-heavy.
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Re: What should the crew check at Photokina?
« Reply #55 on: September 23, 2016, 08:52:05 »
My daughter is still sick at home. Cannot make it today. Maybe on Sunday.

I want a FUJI M&M anyway. Not sure I will want to afford it. Very tempting as anything Fuji.
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Re: What should the crew check at Photokina?
« Reply #56 on: September 23, 2016, 13:19:04 »
The Irix 11mm f4, great metal built, lockable focus, nice click at infinity.
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Re: What should the crew check at Photokina?
« Reply #57 on: September 23, 2016, 13:41:53 »
Nice, Jan.  But the images are displayed upside down...  The downloaded images are displayed properly.   :o :o :o
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Re: What should the crew check at Photokina?
« Reply #58 on: September 23, 2016, 14:12:37 »
Akira, and I just thought JA had turned his Sony up side down, used the LCD to get some different angles/perspective ala Jakov  ;)
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Re: What should the crew check at Photokina?
« Reply #59 on: September 23, 2016, 14:21:05 »
Tom, Jan would do that.  But strangely the default image browser of Win10 displays the image properly.  I guess MS doesn't understand the sense of humor?
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