Day Prime 2020

The second unexpected lens is the old Sigma 28-105 / 2.8-4 Aspherical zoom. AF crackles, rattles but works :) And the quality of the photos is amazingly good. All done for 28mm with Sony A7R and adapter LE-EA4.

#1 My neighborhood

Sigma 28-105 / 2.8-4 Aspherical at 28mm F8.0

#2 Jersey City Marina

Sigma 28-105 / 2.8-4 Aspherical at 28mm F8.0

#3 Jersey City Marina again

Sigma 28-105 / 2.8-4 Aspherical at 28mm F8.0

Edited by mariuszlo - 31 January 2020 at 00:17

I finally start week 5. First to go on my camera: Minolta MC W.ROKKOR-SI 28mm F2.5. It is known as a radioactive lens. It has yellowish tint on the front element, which according to the general knowledge on the web is a result of the radioativity of the element. I thought it can actually be an advantage in some seascape photos, giving them a warmer look. So here are some photos from today (and many thanks to my kid who asked me to take him to the underwater observatory - a good place for taking pictures...)

28.1 The underwater observatory #1

Sony ILCE-7RM4 + Minolta MC W.ROKKOR-SI 28mm F2.5 | f/8 | 1/640 sec | ISO 200

28.2 The underwater observatory #2

Sony ILCE-7RM4 + Minolta MC W.ROKKOR-SI 28mm F2.5 | f/8 | 1/500 sec | ISO 200

But is can also be used indoors...

28.3 Shark feeding

Sony ILCE-7RM4 + Minolta MC W.ROKKOR-SI 28mm F2.5 | f/2.5 | 1/100 sec | ISO 1600

And lastly, this evening I replaced the lens with the next one for this week: Minolta AF 28mm F2. Yesterday it was Gil's 5th birthday and tonight we had another small celebration (with another small cake...)

28.4 Happy birthday Gil

Sony ILCE-7RM4 + Minolta AF 28mm F2 | f/2 | 1/40 sec | ISO 1000

I know I'm hopelessly out of sequence but due to a short holiday to Seville in the South of Spain I had no time to process or post. I have considered filling a placeholder but that seems unattractive for various reasons. Weather was so so, rain on the first two days but manageable with umbrella. The other days had occasional sun. The benefits were no greasy body parts from sunscreen and mild temperatures. The bulk of my photography was done with 24-105 on A7Rii and 16-35 on A7 with LA-EA3, so this is not a good series. I hope to show these in a separate thread if ever I'm going to get through the excessive amount of pictures I took (I just don't know how to stop and Sevilla is very picturesque).

21.1: Castillo De San Jorge on a rainy day

Minolta MC W.Rokkor-NL 1:2.8 f=21mm at f/5.6
Camera Model: ILCE-7RM2
Lens: Minolta MC W.Rokkor-NL 1:2.8 f=21mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.017 sec (1/60)
ISO: 250

From Wikipedia” La Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House) is an Andalusian palace in Seville, Spain, which serves as the permanent residence of the Dukes of Medinaceli. It is an example of an Italian Renaissance building with Mudéjar elements and decorations. It is considered the prototype of the Andalusian palace. The Casa de Pilatos has around 150 different 1530s azulejo (Spanish glazed tile) designs made by the brothers Diego and Juan Pulido,[2] one of the largest azulejo collections in the world.

21.2: Roman artefacts in La Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House)

Minolta MC W.Rokkor-NL 1:2.8 f=21mm at f/2.8
Camera Model: ILCE-7RM2
Lens: Minolta MC W.Rokkor-NL 1:2.8 f=21mm
Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure Time: 0.017 sec (1/60)
ISO: 1000

21.3: Big Knocker

Camera Model: ILCE-7RM2
Lens: Minolta MC W.Rokkor-NL 1:2.8 f=21mm
Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure Time: 0.017 sec (1/60)
ISO: 640

21.4: A series of gates in Casa de Pilatos

Minolta MC W.Rokkor-NL 1:2.8 f=21mm at f/2.8
Camera Model: ILCE-7RM2
Lens: Minolta MC W.Rokkor-NL 1:2.8 f=21mm
Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure Time: 0.01 sec (1/100)
ISO: 100

The Plaza de Espana ("Spain Square", in English) is a plaza in the Parque de María Luisa (Maria Luisa Park), in Seville, Spain, built in 1928 for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. It is a landmark example of the Regionalism Architecture, mixing elements of the Baroque Revival, Renaissance Revival and Moorish Revival (Neo-Mudéjar) styles of Spanish architecture.

21.5: Plaza de Espana

Camera Model: ILCE-7RM2
Lens: Minolta MC W.Rokkor-NL 1:2.8 f=21mm
Aperture: f/8
Exposure Time: 0.008 sec (1/125)
ISO: 100

21.6: Canarias

Camera Model: ILCE-7RM2
Lens: Minolta MC W.Rokkor-NL 1:2.8 f=21mm
Aperture: f/8
Exposure Time: 0.017 sec (1/60)
ISO: 160

21.7: Bridge at Plaza de Espana

Camera Model: ILCE-7RM2
Lens: Minolta MC W.Rokkor-NL 1:2.8 f=21mm
Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure Time: 0.001 sec (1/800)
ISO: 100



Edited by Snegren - 14 February 2020 at 11:08

Day 25.4 from Sevilla. All with A7 and Taylor, Taylor & Hobson Cooke Kinic 1 Inch f/1.5 (C-mount 16 mm film lens) at f/1.5.

25.1: NO&DO

The symbol as you can see in the picture, is the letters NODO with a piece of roped thread in the middle. It became the motto after the “Reconquest” of Seville from the Muslims in 1248. King Fernando III, El Santo, King of Castilla and Leon moved his court to the former Muslim palace, the Alcazar of Sevilla. The symbol, which is spoken as “No me ha dejado” translates to “it (Sevilla) who did not abandon me.” When spoken in a Sevillian accent, the phrase sounds like “no madeja-do,” which explains the NO&DO symbol, as majeda can mean looped thread. After San Fernando’s death in the Real Alcazar, his son, Alfonso X, “the Wise”, assumed the throne. Alfonso X was a scholar king, hense his title. He was a poet, astronomer, astrologer, musician, and linguist. Alfonso’s son, Sancho IV of Castile, tried to steal the throne from his father, but the people of Seville remained loyal to their king and this is where NO8DO was believed to have originiated when, according to legend, Alfonso X rewarded the fidelity of the “sevillains” with the words that now appear as the official of emblem of the city of Seville.

25.2: Bench on wet street


25.3: Golden Gate, Casa de Pilatos


25.4: Door Decoration, Casa de Pilatos


25.5: Knocker


25.6: Fence



25.7: Stacked Chairs


25.8: XO


25.9: Leaf on Bench


25.10: Sevillan Bike Tours


25.11: Blue at Plaza de Espana



Edited by Snegren - 01 February 2020 at 11:21

Miscellaneous

5 Pilot boat entering the harbour of the Hook


6 Condemned


7 Keep in touch


all with a7(s) + Prakticar MC Auto Zoom 1:4.0-4.5 f=18-28mm @28mm (zoom lens made by Samyang, Korea)

Glad I could shoot a few today

FS29-01 De Oude Knegt, Akersloot



FS29-02 The shop (I was too late for a view inside )


FS29-03 The neighbours


FS29-04 The next location for some Day 30 shots


All with A7R2 + Orestegon 2.8/29mm

I love your Kook Cinic series and story Paul!
Didn't need a plastic bag