July 2020

[Hugh_3170]

Nice;  would love that 180mm 

John, are your Meike tubes all metal?

Tiny lenses-set

The 20/2.8 Ai-S, 50/1.4 AF-S, the Voigtlander 180/4 Ai-S, the Meike 11-18mm extension Tubes

[John Geerts]

Thanks Hugh,

It's light weight, has a plasticly feel, but fully electronically.  It will provide the lens information to the camera, even including a chipped lens via FTZ-adapter.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1502603-REG/meike_mk_z_af1_a_for_nikon_z_mount.html

Small practical test:  https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4429196

[Hugh_3170]

Thanks John.

It is sad that Nikon has not seen fit to provide such tubes in either F or Z mount versions.

Thanks Hugh,

It's light weight, has a plasticly feel, but fully electronically.  It will provide the lens information to the camera, even including a chipped lens via FTZ-adapter.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1502603-REG/meike_mk_z_af1_a_for_nikon_z_mount.html

Small practical test:  https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4429196

[Frank Fremerey]

pour mon amis Jakov

[Bent Hjarbo]

Out with the 200-500 and the D500, trying to find the Great crested grebe, but found this little "bugger".
Well the grebes has got at least one chick, have followed them this spring, but it has been very few chick, and first now.
Bumblebee, D500 500mm @f5.6

[Nasos Kosmas]

interesting photos always in this thread!

This cicada was sitting on my chair this morning
D750  55/2.8 Als
unfortunately no eye recognition

[Fons Baerken]

July 22

more insects less and less butterflies

Z6 - cv125mm f/2.5

[Bent Hjarbo]

interesting photos always in this thread!

This cicada was sitting on my chair this morning
D750  55/2.8 Als
unfortunately no eye recognition

A very nice picture, nice rendering of the structure on the cicadas back.
Impressive DOF, have you used a tripod, or is the cicada that big

[Frank Fremerey]

July 20

Paco!

Z6 - 35mm f/1.8S

paco fons yea!!!

[John Geerts]

Countryside

D800E   Angenieux AF 28-70/2.6

[Fons Baerken]

Phlox paniculata are easy growers in my setting.

Z6 - cv125mm f/2.5

[Nasos Kosmas]

A very nice picture, nice rendering of the structure on the cicadas back.
Impressive DOF, have you used a tripod, or is the cicada that big

I used a color profile in LR (iPad) thats made this structure more visible, its usually grey to the human eye
No time to set up a tripod so it’s hand held
In the absence of VR I used iso 800, f4, 1/250sec
The cicada was 5cm in length
I took several photos and try to have the eye in  focus, I used flash with better overall lighting just once before cicadas fly away but no lack in eye focus
Thank you

[Asle F]

Still some snow in the mountains.

Raudbergskarvet by Asle Feten, on Flickr

[Frank Fremerey]

very hot here
lots of work
wine and food: tres bien

[John Geerts]

IPA - Van de Streek, a non alcoholic beer.  Very tasteful

Z7  AF  Angenieux 28-70/2.6