Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That makes sense. Thanks. On Apr 10, 2010, at 10:15 AM, George Lottermoser wrote: > 3000ish K light source on sax player. > 5000ish K light in background > camera set for 3000 K > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > On Apr 10, 2010, at 10:02 AM, Robert Meier wrote: > >> Vince, >> >> What is your speculation about how he got the background so blue >> while keeping the horn player's color more-or-less normal? >> >> Robert >> >> On Apr 10, 2010, at 1:06 AM, Vince Passaro wrote: >> >>> yes, I have seen that, and the uppermost picture, of the alto sax >>> guy in >>> Miami Beach, is a great picture that has stuck in my mind a long >>> time and >>> made the lens magically desirable. Of course it costs like 2 >>> grand if i >>> recall. >>> >>> Onward and upward. Best of luck with the sales and the picture >>> taking and >>> all that. >>> >>> Vince >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 2:01 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj >>> <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> They are all AF, but 1st generation AF, so they are not speed >>>> demons in >>>> focusing, but they do the job well. The new 24mmf1.4 is very, very >>>> tempting >>>> - have you seen this: >>>> >>>> http://www.bobkrist.com/blog/fast-wide-and-handsome/ >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Jayanand >>>> >>>> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Vince Passaro >>>> <passaro.vince at gmail.com >>>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> ooohhhh. i thought you said the only nikon MF lenses you were >>>>> keeping >>>> were >>>>> the 105 and the 55 macro. you mean all those primes you named >>>>> (50/1.4, >>>>> 35/2, 85/1.8, 24/2.8 etc) are MF lenses or you have them all in >>>>> AF? I'm >>>>> confused. But that's nothing new. My main point was if you have >>>>> the wide >>>>> angle primes you should hold on to them. From 35 on up you'll >>>>> do just as >>>>> well or better with the newer AF and AFS lenses but I don't >>>>> think that's >>>>> the >>>>> case among the wides. >>>>> >>>>> All those f2.8 zooms are the size of Folger cans ain't they? No >>>>> matter. >>>>> After 40 years of course I wouldn't blame you for keeping one >>>>> camera and >>>>> one >>>>> lens and letting it all go. Interesting thought: what would it be? >>>>> >>>>> Oh, and if you're spending a little money on the Nikon folks >>>>> they got a >>>> new >>>>> 24mm f1.4 (I think it's 1.4) that looks oh so fine. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 1:07 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj >>>>> <jayanand at gmail.com >>>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Vince, >>>>>> I am down to 3 Nikon zooms for most of my photography - 17-55 >>>>>> f2.8DX, >>>>>> 70-200f2.8 and the 200-400 f4, with the 1.4x and 1.7x >>>>>> teleconverters. I >>>>>> also >>>>>> have the 50mmf1.4, 85mmf1.8 and 180mmf2.8 which I use as a >>>>>> travel kit, >>>>> and >>>>>> my son (who also shoots Nikon) basically uses the 24mmf2.8, >>>>>> 35mmf2, >>>> 18-70 >>>>>> kit lens and my old 80-400 zoom. Between us I would say we >>>>>> have the >>>> Nikon >>>>>> primes pretty much covered as well! I have the two MF lenses I >>>> mentioned >>>>>> before and the Leica R 100mm APO converted to Nikon mount. >>>>>> There is >>>>> really >>>>>> too much equipment even after getting rid of a cupboard full >>>>>> of stuff. >>>> If >>>>> I >>>>>> get the full frame D700 or equivalent, I suppose I will have >>>>>> to get the >>>>> new >>>>>> 16-35 to go with it and replace my 17-55 which is a DX lens, >>>>>> and maybe >>>>>> upgrade some of the primes. I also converted my old D70 to IR, >>>>>> but have >>>>> not >>>>>> given it a workout as yet. 40 years of lethargy in selling camera >>>>> equipment >>>>>> really comes home to roost - better to keep selling as you buy! >>>>>> Cheers >>>>>> Jayanand >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Vince Passaro < >>>> passaro.vince at gmail.com >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Jayanand, >>>>>>> That's an amazing list. >>>>>>> If you get the D700 (and I can only cheer you on since I love >>>>>>> that >>>>> camera >>>>>>> and hope to buy one or whatever its next generation may be >>>>>>> and have >>>>>>> researched it a great deal and can say, from my researches at >>>>>>> least, >>>>> you >>>>>>> cannot get a better full frame camera for that money) then I'd >>>> consider >>>>>>> holding on to a few other pieces of your Nikon glass. MF on >>>>>>> these >>>>> cameras >>>>>>> is >>>>>>> extremely easy and even working without meter is extremely >>>>>>> easy since >>>>>> your >>>>>>> experienced guess will be close and you get immediate info on >>>>>>> how to >>>>> fine >>>>>>> tune it. Of your Nikon glass, if you have these, I advise >>>>>>> keeping: >>>> any >>>>>> of >>>>>>> the 20mm lenses, the 24/2.8, the 28/2.0, the 28/2.8 if it's >>>>>>> the AIs >>>>>>> focusing >>>>>>> to .2 m (which is the one I have; I've heard that the other >>>>>>> is not so >>>>>>> good). >>>>>>> The newer 35 AFS and 85 AFS beat out their brilliant MF >>>>>>> counterparts >>>>> but >>>>>>> none of those other primes do. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> That's my opinion anyway. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Vince >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>> information >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information