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Fred_S ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 12 January 2017 Country: Netherlands Location: Noord Holland Status: Offline Posts: 13715 |
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Nice one Paul!
Boredom can be a dangerous GAS catalyst. Just ordered an AF500 reflex earlier today after increasing regrets of selling mine before (seeing the nice work with this lens in this thread). |
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Snegren ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 11 November 2011 Country: Netherlands Location: Zuid Holland Status: Offline Posts: 6482 |
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You did well Fred!
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“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” Søren Kierkegaard
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Jozioau ![]() Alpha Eyes group ![]() Joined: 13 May 2007 Country: Australia Location: Melbourne Status: Online Posts: 10485 |
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Welcome back!
I've really appreciated this lens more and more as it has been fitted to the more recent cameras and the technology they offer. |
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"Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst" - Henri Cartier-Bresson
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woodrim ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 19 October 2009 Country: United States Location: Charleston, SC Status: Offline Posts: 1976 |
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woodrim ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 19 October 2009 Country: United States Location: Charleston, SC Status: Offline Posts: 1976 |
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AH, now you're back to your senses ![]() |
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woodrim ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 19 October 2009 Country: United States Location: Charleston, SC Status: Offline Posts: 1976 |
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Back at the creek with my pelican friends and three lenses.
The ship's captain. Mamiya-Sekor C 8/500 ![]() Mamiya-Sekor C 8/500 ![]() Getting closer with the Vivitar Solid Cat 11/800 ![]() And one from the Vectis 8/400 with Monster AF adapter ![]() |
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Fred_S ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 12 January 2017 Country: Netherlands Location: Noord Holland Status: Offline Posts: 13715 |
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Mirror lenses do well in your habds Mike!
My AF200mm Reflex arroved yesterday. A few fisrts shots from the window do suggest I have a good sharp copy, with better contrast than the previous one. I hope to show soem sample here soon. In the meantime a few from my Samyang 300mm that appeard ideal dor a light weight outage since it's still a cha;;enge to handle and hold my camera. #1 Autumn crocus ![]() #2 Goose portrait ![]() #3 Argic fly ![]() #4 More shrooms ![]() #5 Autumn scene ![]() |
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woodrim ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 19 October 2009 Country: United States Location: Charleston, SC Status: Offline Posts: 1976 |
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Fred: Your Samyang does well. Love the mushrooms. I hope you enjoy the AF500 more this time around.
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Snegren ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 11 November 2011 Country: Netherlands Location: Zuid Holland Status: Offline Posts: 6482 |
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Snegren ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 11 November 2011 Country: Netherlands Location: Zuid Holland Status: Offline Posts: 6482 |
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woodrim ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 19 October 2009 Country: United States Location: Charleston, SC Status: Offline Posts: 1976 |
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Nice, Paul. You have an eye for patterns.
Regarding the 11/800, My success with it would be very low had I used a DSLR. The mirrorless makes everything easier and the viewfinder compensates for the small aperture. This Solid Cat was a pleasant surprise to me. I had long ignored it until I had an opportunity to purchase one at a very low price. I thought it would be worth just knowing how good or bad. However, it does require at least a monopod, although I have used it handheld with mixed success. |
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Snegren ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 11 November 2011 Country: Netherlands Location: Zuid Holland Status: Offline Posts: 6482 |
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You certainly have good CAT skills Mike!
Taking full advantage of the AF capabilities, it makes life a lot simpler. Shutters ![]() Camera Model: ILCE-7RM4 Lens: Minolta AF Reflex 500mm 1:8 Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 0.003 sec (1/320) ISO: 100 Animated Carillion, Town Hall Gouda ![]() Camera Model: ILCE-7RM4 Lens: Minolta AF Reflex 500mm 1:8 Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 0.003 sec (1/320) ISO: 100 |
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Howard_S ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 20 March 2008 Country: United Kingdom Location: Oxford Status: Offline Posts: 5669 |
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I haven't posted here for a while, but here are some deer from last month in failing light, shot with the Minolta AF 500
Three of Hearts ![]() Fallow deer, Middlebere Farmhouse, Dorset Date Taken: 2022-09-15 18:42:37 | Camera Make: SONY | Camera Model: ILCE-7M3 | Lens: 500mm F8 Reflex | Focal Length: 500 mm | Mode: Shutter speed priority AE | Aperture: f/8.0 | Exposure Time: 0.002 sec (1/640) | ISO: 5000 | Location: Purbeck District, England, UK |
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woodrim ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 19 October 2009 Country: United States Location: Charleston, SC Status: Offline Posts: 1976 |
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Paul: Who would know those shots came from a mirror lens? Very sharp and has greater DoF than I would expect from the 500mm. Was the first image a crop from farther out?
Howard: Very good for dim light. It's interesting to see how deer vary in appearance. Our deer here may have white on their tails but yours have it on their arses too. I've found that the deer here in Charleston are considerably smaller than what we had when I was in New Jersey. Seems yours assigned one to be the lookout. Edited by woodrim - 15 October 2022 at 21:35 |
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