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Micholand ![]() Admin Group ![]() Knowledgebase Contributor Joined: 30 October 2005 Country: Germany Location: MUC Status: Offline Posts: 17529 |
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Time to open part 2 of this series.
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4paul ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 26 July 2011 Country: United States Location: St Petersburg Status: Offline Posts: 1671 |
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There is a difference between a shaky or out-of-focus photograph and a snapshot of clouds and fog banks. - Schrödinger
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Snegren ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 11 November 2011 Country: Netherlands Location: Zuid Holland Status: Offline Posts: 6046 |
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No need for a manual focus Tokina 500/8 here as I already have the MD 500/8 and the AF 500/8. AF a bit nervous on LA-EA5 and A7RM4 (handheld). Focus settles down when on tripod, that I obviously did not use for this shot.
Maintenance on storage tanks has been notoriously sloppy in the Europort area (and perhaps everywhere else). Basically they are a cost factor for refiners, unless they leak and cause a spill will they not receive much kindness. Better sorry than safe has been the motto, but heavy fines for environmental infringements are changing that. Double helix ![]() Camera Model: ILCE-7RM4 Lens: 500mm F8 Reflex Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 0.003 sec (1/320) ISO: 1000 Edited by Snegren - 24 January 2022 at 13:33 |
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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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Miranda F ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 11 January 2014 Country: United Kingdom Location: Bristol Status: Offline Posts: 4073 |
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Saw that, thanks. Looks sharp in pictures - I'm particularly impressed with the flower close-up. The Tamron 500mm adaptall also focuses down to ~1.7m ('Macro' ![]() The problem with many modern mirror lenses is that when they say 'f8' they actually mean it; but with the hole in the centre the exposure will be ~ T10. The best film-era mirror lenses (certainly the Tamron adaptall and Minolta reflex) were actually T8, which put them at around f6.5-7 or so. This is why the Reflex works with AF, plus the fact that the centre AF point doesn't look at the centre of the image anyway. So, yes, modern mirrors like the Tokina 500 and Kenko 400mm are much smaller and lighter than a film-era would be, but there's a cost. Of course with digital cameras the cost is much more bearable than in the film era. The smallest mirror lens I have that's any good is the Super Paragon 300mm f5.6, which without an adapter is the same size and weight as the Minolta 50mm f2.8 macro and focuses down to 2.5m. It's quite a neat lens for ring bokeh. I'll try to look out some pics with it. Meanwhile, here's a 'macro' picture with the Tamron adaptall: A58, 1/400 sec at 400 ISO. ![]() I only had an APS-C camera at that time but the image I took is cropped only a little down the rhs. I will have to try it again on the A7Rii. Oh, I have a second one now. The original one has a lot of freckles on the mirror. Edited by Miranda F - 24 January 2022 at 08:22 |
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Miranda F & Sensorex, Sony A7Rii, A58, Nex-6, Dynax 4, 5, 60, 500si/600si/700si/800si, various Sony & Minolta lenses, several Tamrons, lots of MF primes and *far* too many old film cameras ...
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Miranda F ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 11 January 2014 Country: United Kingdom Location: Bristol Status: Offline Posts: 4073 |
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Here's another from the archive. More a test shot, really, but I quite like all the busy stuff occasionally.
Tamron 500mm f8 BB adaptall, Sony A58, 1/1000 sec, 800 ISO. The tone curve is pulled a little as is usually needed with mirror lenses in poorish light, but no other changes. No sharpening in PP. ![]() |
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Miranda F & Sensorex, Sony A7Rii, A58, Nex-6, Dynax 4, 5, 60, 500si/600si/700si/800si, various Sony & Minolta lenses, several Tamrons, lots of MF primes and *far* too many old film cameras ...
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Miranda F ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 11 January 2014 Country: United Kingdom Location: Bristol Status: Offline Posts: 4073 |
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I love that. great composition! |
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Miranda F & Sensorex, Sony A7Rii, A58, Nex-6, Dynax 4, 5, 60, 500si/600si/700si/800si, various Sony & Minolta lenses, several Tamrons, lots of MF primes and *far* too many old film cameras ...
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Miranda F ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 11 January 2014 Country: United Kingdom Location: Bristol Status: Offline Posts: 4073 |
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Have you ever tried the oil painting mode? I did that on the A58 once, and the result was pretty effective. Kind of like the paintings people put on jigsaws. I must try that again some time (once every five years sounds about right ... ![]() |
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Miranda F & Sensorex, Sony A7Rii, A58, Nex-6, Dynax 4, 5, 60, 500si/600si/700si/800si, various Sony & Minolta lenses, several Tamrons, lots of MF primes and *far* too many old film cameras ...
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Miranda F ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 11 January 2014 Country: United Kingdom Location: Bristol Status: Offline Posts: 4073 |
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Miranda F & Sensorex, Sony A7Rii, A58, Nex-6, Dynax 4, 5, 60, 500si/600si/700si/800si, various Sony & Minolta lenses, several Tamrons, lots of MF primes and *far* too many old film cameras ...
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Howard_S ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 20 March 2008 Country: United Kingdom Location: Oxford Status: Offline Posts: 4715 |
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One from the archive and Summer Eights in Oxford in 2019
![]() Rowing up to the start of the course A65 | Minolta Reflex AF 500 F8 | 1/2000s ISO 500 The background almost turns into an oil painting |
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Tokina just announced a new 500/8 mirror lens: PetaPixel Article
Official launch date is februari 18. |
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You can see the April Foolishness 2022 exhibition here Another great show of the talent we have on Dyxum
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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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darosa ![]() Emeritus group ![]() Joined: 23 March 2007 Country: Netherlands Location: Old Zealand Status: Offline Posts: 13898 |
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That Vectis series is superb Mike!
Took my Mak 1000 out a few days ago: 1 Ships that pass in the mist ![]() Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal shown, and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 2 Apocalyps Dow ![]() 3 MAERSK passing DOW ![]() all with a7rii + MC MTO-11CA 10/1000 (1986) |
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Snegren ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 11 November 2011 Country: Netherlands Location: Zuid Holland Status: Offline Posts: 6046 |
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Glad to hear I'm not the only 'old man' here. I have had many failures due to inappropriate camera settings. Just too focused on the image in the viewfinder and ignoring all the camera settings in the display, so many things to consider with these modern cameras.
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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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