Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henning: Thank you for taking the time for this. That Canon is the first Canon slr of any kind to appeal to me. It looks superb. Did you see that they filmed the last episode of House all on 5d Mk IIs? I was amazed by the outcome. Meanwhile my attitude is that you (specifically you, but most others on the LUG as well) wouldn't post a photo if it weren't very good so I'm not going to argue with you if you shot it with a Nikon Coolpix that Ashton Kutcher gave you. Though I might shudder a little. I just want to know because it's how I learn stuff. I just bought with my last saved pfennigs the pre-AI Micro-Nikkor 55/3.5 (with the extension tube) and bought from elsewhere a set of instructions for it and was reading today about using the bellows and reversed lens for real macro work, plus how to use the tube and deal with light etc and it was all quite interesting. I will use it on my D40. Perhaps on the FE with film later. No bellows though. Maybe in another decade. So I'm interested in the aperture setting etc. My sense is that micro works best at the longest possible exposures, involving tripod etc. But as I say I'm just learning. I took a superb closeup of Gumbi the day the lens arrived. He was being his usual riotous self. So thanks again, V On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com>wrote: > I generally don't post the EXIF info, as I've had people get easily hung up > on the equipment, and judge a photo based on whether it's shot with a Leica > or a Panasonic or whatever. I use a very large variety of equipment so > mostly I pick up what is handy, or what I feel is particularly suited to a > specific situation. Film goes from 35mm through every 120/220 size up to > 6x12 and 4x5, and digital from tiny sensors to FF 24x36 size. > > These two were shot with a Canon 5DMkII and a Canon 100/2.8 macro. This > lens is the one that came out just before the current one with IS. It's > good, but the new one is definitely better in most regards (except size and > price). I have other macro lenses that are as good or better under some > circumstances, but this lens is quite convenient and I had to act fast > before the light changed and/or the rain stopped. > > These were both shot at about f/5.6. The hydrangea blossoms are very tiny, > so the magnification is much higher that that of the iris; maybe about > 1.5:1. ISO about 400 or 800 (the Canon is quite good at either, so it > doesn't matter much). The images came through LR with a custom calibration > that I created with a Colorchecker Passport, which BTW is something > everyone > that is serious enough about shooting digital raw should seriously consider > getting. > > > > At 3:50 PM -0400 5/21/10, Vince Passaro wrote: > >> They are beautiful. Were you using film or you just know how to keep your >> exif data to yourself? I'd love to know camera/lens etc. It helps me >> learn. >> >> Vince >> >> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com >> >wrote: >> >> Thanks everyone for the very nice comments. >>> >>> I like taking pictures after (or even during a rain, like two days ago >>> when >>> I took these), both for the water droplets and the nice soft light. As >>> long >>> as you have enough light it usually makes better pictures. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Both very nice. I especially like the raindrops. >>> >>>> >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henning Wulff" < >>>> henningw at archiphoto.com> >>>> To: <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 1:56 PM >>>> Subject: [Leica] A couple of Friday Flowers >>>> >>>> >>>> An iris: >>>> >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/flowers/IMG_9915.jpg.html >>>>> A climbing hydrangea: >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/flowers/IMG_9928.jpg.html >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> > > -- > > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >