Photography thread

[Doc Sharptail]

Nikkor 35-105mm f3.5-4.5 here.
Crop from about 50mm and the macro lug engaged. Wide open.
The zone of focus when being used in this mode is incredibly shallow. A tripod and focusing rail would make images like this much better and easier to take. Still, given enough light, I try.



Same lens at 105mm and f5.6. ISO 64.

More to follow...

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

[5thDragoons]

Extremely good detail on the sparrow!! SW

[Allen]

Great. Still have my old Pentax 35mm. Hung it up like most others when the digitals came about.

[Dragonsdad]

Great. Still have my old Pentax 35mm. Hung it up like most others when the digitals came about.

K1000?
I went with a *ist D once I found out the lenses would interchange. I still have it even though my point & shoot is usually more 'at hand'. My son is one of the phone cam crowd but still does pretty nice when he takes the time to compose and crop.

[Doc Sharptail]

Great. Still have my old Pentax 35mm. Hung it up like most others when the digitals came about.

The K-mount lenses are still popular.
There's quite a few on mflenses that use them on various Sony and Fuji digital cameras by using a mount adapter.
For me , the Nikon F mount is still king, and the nikon f mount lenses work extremely well on the Nikon D-810.
Apparently, the last (?) Nikon DSLR is the D-6. All the new ones to follow will be mirrorless...

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

[Ltdave]

i mostly shoot PJ work but im trying to get more commercial work with some fashion/beauty.

this one at least is 'gun' related. sort of

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[Dragonsdad]

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Getting use to the forum's image handling software is going to take me awhile.

[Allen]

K1000?
I went with a *ist D once I found out the lenses would interchange. I still have it even though my point & shoot is usually more 'at hand'. My son is one of the phone cam crowd but still does pretty nice when he takes the time to compose and crop.

No, a Spotmatic ll. I always wanted a Spotmatic. By the time I was able to buy one they had been replaced with the Spotmatic ll. Big mistake. A great camera but they take a specialized flash that incorporates the amount of light given off based upon conditions. The camera has a photo eye or sensor on it that sends the info to the flash. Most of my pic's were taken outside so no real big deal there, however, me and a flash suited for that particular camera never came about. They quit making the camera and the specialized flash units.

I think the K1000 WAS the one that replaced it.

[Dragonsdad]

I'll drool over nice gear same as the next guy but I tell anyone who'll listen that the main thing is to be taking pics.

[Allen]

The K-mount lenses are still popular.
There's quite a few on mflenses that use them on various Sony and Fuji digital cameras by using a mount adapter.
For me , the Nikon F mount is still king, and the nikon f mount lenses work extremely well on the Nikon D-810.
Apparently, the last (?) Nikon DSLR is the D-6. All the new ones to follow will be mirrorless...

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

Due to my age (69), health, and other factors, I don't get around much anymore and lost most interest in photo's.

I now use a small digital Lumix with a Leica lens. The lens is fixed and not removable. It is my go-to camera because it is so easy to operate. I also have a digital Nikon D-3200 with a telephone lens. I got my wife a digital Cannon 50D (I think) but she has only used it once.

Since the invent of the camera phones I see this art disappearing. Some of the newer camera phones are really good and you don't have to carry a bulky camera bag around with you.

Not saying these beat a SLR 35mm nor have I ever said that CD's and tapes are better than vinyl records but as times change I have changed some too.