Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My D700 was lens free (No lens) Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 12:32:09 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [Leica] High Rez Bergdorf's window Le 13 d?c. 11 ? 01:36, Mark Rabiner a ?crit : > That's a perk on the nikon vs. canon lenses. Their kit glass really > has > great specs. As long as you don't bang them going through a door out > of > whack. They look embarrassing but they make very good images. Though > I've > not used one in over a year there is not kit glass for full frame. I bought my D700 with the infamous -free- 24-10 ; package by Nikon, Mark different markets I guess Philippe > I was shooting this thing on P so it was wide open which was 5.6 at > 20mm > which means everything front to back is sharp as hell. I could not > even > believe it. That's also an advantage to shooting cropped. Its ten > times > harder for me to get it all with my 24-85 full frame glass which in > comparison weights a ton. > > -- > Mark R. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > >> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:52:05 -0600 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] High Rez Bergdorf's window >> >> Very nicely captured, Mark. Nice to find a gem among the bargain >> lenses. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 12:01 PM >> Subject: [Leica] High Rez Bergdorf's window >> >> >>> I was going over window's I'd shot Dec 12 2008 at Bergdorf's that >>> night and >>> was amazed by the detail and high quality so I checked the >>> metadata to see >>> which of my real money Nikon glass I'd shot it with. The 28 1.4 or >>> perhaps >>> 14 2.8. >>> http://tinyurl.com/c4bmnog >>> It turned out the be the lowly 99 dollar special 18.0-55.0 mm f/ >>> 3.5-5.6 DX >>> non VR which you get when you click the sort for cheaper at top >>> bottom on >>> the Adorama or B&H sites. Maybe Calumet. >>> So I left it at a much higher rez than 1200 pixels on the long >>> end so you >>> can really see it when you click the zoom in button on the LUG >>> gallery. >>> The iso was 400 so there really was a lot of light in these >>> window. And it >>> makes for some real quality images. >>> The windows at Bergdorf's which are the best I've ever seen >>> anywhere have >>> not been as good the past three of years. 09 and 10 and '11. >>> >>> -- >>> Mark R. >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information