The 2015 Day Prime Training aka Outtakes thread

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   This is the training centre aka Outtakes thread of Day Prime 2015
Maybe there are more people like me who want to get the feel of a lens (again) and experiment a bit.

Day Prime is a great challenge imo but it's only one day for each FL. You have to be there on that day, or wait another year ...  

This thread lets you post on other days too. And lets you post shots that you don't want to post in the main photo thread. And maybe talk about your lens(es) of choice?

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darosa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Emeritus group Joined: 23 March 2007 Country: Netherlands Location: Old Zealand Status: Offline Posts: 14143	Post Options Post Reply Quote darosa Report Post Quote Reply Topic: The 2015 Day Prime Training aka Outtakes thread Posted: 02 January 2015 at 13:48
	This is the training centre aka Outtakes thread of Day Prime 2015 Maybe there are more people like me who want to get the feel of a lens (again) and experiment a bit. Day Prime is a great challenge imo but it's only one day for each FL. You have to be there on that day, or wait another year ... This thread lets you post on other days too. And lets you post shots that you don't want to post in the main photo thread. And maybe talk about your lens(es) of choice?



Snegren Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 November 2011 Country: Netherlands Location: Zuid Holland Status: Offline Posts: 6407	Post Options Post Reply Quote Snegren Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 January 2015 at 19:31
	Day 16 will be my 1st day. Zenitar 16mm Fisheye with ND10 long exposure filter. As Fisheyes don't accept filters at the front I had to make one that mounts at the back. I sacrificed the green filter from the filter set that comes with the lens as I needed the screw-in ring. I ground down a resin ND10 (can’t remember the make, greenish colour cast that is not too disasterous) to a 21 mm circle and glued it in the green filter ring. It is claimed that the rear filter is part of the optical design but I use the Zenitar at F16 on tripod and focus is not a problem, perhaps it is wide open but I don’t intend to use the lens there because it is not good wide open. This way the filter gives me a usefull 1 minute exposure in full daylight at ISO 100. A year ago I would have frowned upon curved horizons, but I took a liking to fisheye distortion during Oktoberfest and decided to get one. For less than 200 euro delivered (including M42 to Alpha adapter) the Zenitar is affordable, optically acceptable but a bit plasticky and fiddly. Scheveningen Pier in gale winds Camera Model: SLT-A99V Lens: Zenitar 16F2.8 Fisheye Focal Length: 16 mm Aperture: f/16.0 Exposure Time: 59 ISO: 100 Camera Model: SLT-A99V Lens: Zenitar 16F2.8 Fisheye Focal Length: 16 mm Aperture: f/16.0 Exposure Time: 30 ISO: 100 Edited by Snegren - 11 January 2015 at 08:18
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bigsi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14 February 2010 Country: United Kingdom Location: Cornwall Status: Offline Posts: 2776	Post Options Post Reply Quote bigsi Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 January 2015 at 21:35
	What a great idea, striking images. I've often wondered how to use filters on fish eyes, I suppose you could use the same principal to use nd grads as well. (Not that you need it these)
	You win or you learn....

Snegren Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 November 2011 Country: Netherlands Location: Zuid Holland Status: Offline Posts: 6407	Post Options Post Reply Quote Snegren Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 January 2015 at 22:52
	I think 3 stop hard grad ND will be my next project (as I am a sunrise/sunset fan). But due to curvature of the image the split of the grad has to be dead center, the only place where the lens keeps straight lines straight. And even a hard grad will be soft because the filter is so small. And I need two (one horizontal, one vertical) as the filter doesn't rotate. Well, perhaps too ambitious. I can always bracket and blend…….
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darosa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Emeritus group Joined: 23 March 2007 Country: Netherlands Location: Old Zealand Status: Offline Posts: 14143	Post Options Post Reply Quote darosa Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 January 2015 at 00:23
	What a beautiful opening of Day Prime 2015! Excellent idea and great execution Paul. I might borrow your idea on Day 8 with the APS-C Samyang 8/2.8 and holding a 82mm ND in front of it ...

darosa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Emeritus group Joined: 23 March 2007 Country: Netherlands Location: Old Zealand Status: Offline Posts: 14143	Post Options Post Reply Quote darosa Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 January 2015 at 00:20
	Here's my Day 5 shot: Cine lenses, a modest collection Photo made with: Pentax Q7 + Schneider-Kreuznach Cinegon 5,5/1.8 D-mount; 7 photos stitched Not an E- or A-mount camera so only fit for the Outtakes. It's a pity Sony doesn't make a camera like the Pentax Q, the only digital camera with a register short enough to accommodate D-mount lenses (cine lenses for 8mm film cameras). Those tiny D-mount lenses are really miracles of engineering and it's great fun to use them and give them a new lease of life.



Snegren Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 November 2011 Country: Netherlands Location: Zuid Holland Status: Offline Posts: 6407	Post Options Post Reply Quote Snegren Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 January 2015 at 18:33
	Trying out my Pentacon 29. My 1st camera was a Praktica with Pentacon 50 and 29, both multi coated. In the late 80ties they went into a box to move house and have not been seen since. So I decided to source a new one, this time an oldie, so no MC. Looking to be saved Camera Model: SLT-A99V Lens: Pentacon auto 2.8/29 Focal Length: 29 mm Aperture: f/5.6 Exposure Time: 0.011 sec (1/90) ISO: 100
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Freddan_6 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04 February 2012 Country: Sweden Location: Lund Status: Offline Posts: 314	Post Options Post Reply Quote Freddan_6 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 January 2015 at 13:41
	Training with my Dörr 8 f:3.5 (Samyang re-brand) on day 3. Unfortunately lousy weather the 8:th so the training was better. Sony A77. 1/40s, ISO 3200. f:5.6 (i think). This picture show that the A77@ISO 3200 is not unusable I think, anyway if DXO Optics Pro PRIME is used.
	Sony A77, Sony A35, Sony A99: Tons of Minolta lenses, 5 Sony lenses, 2 Sigma and 3 Tamron and 5 M42 my flickr

darosa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Emeritus group Joined: 23 March 2007 Country: Netherlands Location: Old Zealand Status: Offline Posts: 14143	Post Options Post Reply Quote darosa Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 January 2015 at 00:30
	Day 13 is D-mount Day for me. These are with: Pentax Q7 + Kern-Paillard Switar 13/0.9 D-mount. These cine lenses are ultra fast! Day 13 was wet: 1 Patterns of rain on pane 2 Zooming in 3 More rain on pane 4 Con gaz

darosa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Emeritus group Joined: 23 March 2007 Country: Netherlands Location: Old Zealand Status: Offline Posts: 14143	Post Options Post Reply Quote darosa Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 January 2015 at 01:26
	Oops, a Sony fish in the Meyer cabinet a7s + Sony Fish-eye 16/2.8

Hiro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05 December 2014 Country: United States Location: Colorado Status: Offline Posts: 438	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hiro Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 January 2015 at 01:32
	This is my fish-lens I used. All old and still kicking 8mm/12mm/14mm & 15-30mm All sigma. Sony A230 + Sony 18-55mm SAM ll

Snegren Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 November 2011 Country: Netherlands Location: Zuid Holland Status: Offline Posts: 6407	Post Options Post Reply Quote Snegren Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 January 2015 at 21:36
	A lovely day for a walk in the dunes. Meijendel near The Hague. The physical discomforts (Sciatica) are sort of behind me I hope (the pain is gone, the leg feels slightly wobbly and numb but moves as I command it). A good opportunity for some day 20 practice. #1: Meijendel sand dunes Camera Model: SLT-A99V Lens: 20mm F2.8 Focal Length: 20 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 0.008 sec (1/125) ISO: 100 #2: Plenty of parking space Camera Model: SLT-A99V Lens: 20mm F2.8 Focal Length: 20 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 0.011 sec (1/90) ISO: 100 #3: Swirly paths Camera Model: SLT-A99V Lens: 20mm F2.8 Focal Length: 20 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 0.017 sec (1/60) ISO: 100 #4: View on Scheveningen Pier Camera Model: SLT-A99V Lens: 20mm F2.8 Focal Length: 20 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 0.008 sec (1/125) ISO: 100
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smcabbott Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 July 2009 Country: United States Location: Northeast Status: Offline Posts: 1800	Post Options Post Reply Quote smcabbott Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 January 2015 at 01:23
	Day 18 outtakes. The first one is a definite outtake, considering it was accidentally taken @ 50mm. Walked out the door with the wrong lens.
	Shauna a900 NEX5 a7R 12-24 16/2.8 20/2.8 20-35 24-50/4 28/2.8 28-70/2.8G 28-135 35/1.4 50/1.2 50/1.4 50/2.8 70-210/4 70-400G 80-200/2.8G 85/1.4G 100/2.8 100-400 135/2.8 500

Snegren Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 November 2011 Country: Netherlands Location: Zuid Holland Status: Offline Posts: 6407	Post Options Post Reply Quote Snegren Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 January 2015 at 19:27
	Practicing for day 20 with the Sony 20F2.8: #1: Vanishing point Camera Model: SLT-A99V Lens: 20mm F2.8 Focal Length: 20 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 0.008 sec (1/125) ISO: 100 #2: Icy mirror Camera Model: SLT-A99V Lens: 20mm F2.8 Focal Length: 20 mm Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 0.003 sec (1/350) ISO: 100 Didn’t manage a fisheye daytime shot on day 16. So I’ll put two here. No clouds therefore no use for the ND10 long exposure filter: #3: Two towers Camera Model: SLT-A99V Lens: MC ZENITAR-M2,8/16 FISHEYE Focal Length: 16 mm Aperture: f/16.0 Exposure Time: 0.7 ISO: 100 #4: Busterminal Camera Model: SLT-A99V Lens: MC ZENITAR-M2,8/16 FISHEYE Focal Length: 16 mm Aperture: f/16.0 Exposure Time: 0.25 sec (1/4) ISO: 100 Edited by Snegren - 21 January 2015 at 11:44
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