Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]3000ish K light source on sax player. 5000ish K light in background camera set for 3000 K Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Apr 10, 2010, at 10:02 AM, Robert Meier wrote: > Vince, > > What is your speculation about how he got the background so blue > while keeping the horn player's color more-or-less normal? > > Robert > > On Apr 10, 2010, at 1:06 AM, Vince Passaro wrote: > >> yes, I have seen that, and the uppermost picture, of the alto sax >> guy in >> Miami Beach, is a great picture that has stuck in my mind a long >> time and >> made the lens magically desirable. Of course it costs like 2 grand >> if i >> recall. >> >> Onward and upward. Best of luck with the sales and the picture >> taking and >> all that. >> >> Vince >> >> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 2:01 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj >> <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> They are all AF, but 1st generation AF, so they are not speed >>> demons in >>> focusing, but they do the job well. The new 24mmf1.4 is very, very >>> tempting >>> - have you seen this: >>> >>> http://www.bobkrist.com/blog/fast-wide-and-handsome/ >>> >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Vince Passaro >>> <passaro.vince at gmail.com >>>> wrote: >>> >>>> ooohhhh. i thought you said the only nikon MF lenses you were >>>> keeping >>> were >>>> the 105 and the 55 macro. you mean all those primes you named >>>> (50/1.4, >>>> 35/2, 85/1.8, 24/2.8 etc) are MF lenses or you have them all in >>>> AF? I'm >>>> confused. But that's nothing new. My main point was if you have >>>> the wide >>>> angle primes you should hold on to them. From 35 on up you'll do >>>> just as >>>> well or better with the newer AF and AFS lenses but I don't >>>> think that's >>>> the >>>> case among the wides. >>>> >>>> All those f2.8 zooms are the size of Folger cans ain't they? No >>>> matter. >>>> After 40 years of course I wouldn't blame you for keeping one >>>> camera and >>>> one >>>> lens and letting it all go. Interesting thought: what would it be? >>>> >>>> Oh, and if you're spending a little money on the Nikon folks >>>> they got a >>> new >>>> 24mm f1.4 (I think it's 1.4) that looks oh so fine. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 1:07 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj >>>> <jayanand at gmail.com >>>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Vince, >>>>> I am down to 3 Nikon zooms for most of my photography - 17-55 >>>>> f2.8DX, >>>>> 70-200f2.8 and the 200-400 f4, with the 1.4x and 1.7x >>>>> teleconverters. I >>>>> also >>>>> have the 50mmf1.4, 85mmf1.8 and 180mmf2.8 which I use as a >>>>> travel kit, >>>> and >>>>> my son (who also shoots Nikon) basically uses the 24mmf2.8, >>>>> 35mmf2, >>> 18-70 >>>>> kit lens and my old 80-400 zoom. Between us I would say we have >>>>> the >>> Nikon >>>>> primes pretty much covered as well! I have the two MF lenses I >>> mentioned >>>>> before and the Leica R 100mm APO converted to Nikon mount. >>>>> There is >>>> really >>>>> too much equipment even after getting rid of a cupboard full of >>>>> stuff. >>> If >>>> I >>>>> get the full frame D700 or equivalent, I suppose I will have to >>>>> get the >>>> new >>>>> 16-35 to go with it and replace my 17-55 which is a DX lens, >>>>> and maybe >>>>> upgrade some of the primes. I also converted my old D70 to IR, >>>>> but have >>>> not >>>>> given it a workout as yet. 40 years of lethargy in selling camera >>>> equipment >>>>> really comes home to roost - better to keep selling as you buy! >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Jayanand >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Vince Passaro < >>> passaro.vince at gmail.com >>>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Jayanand, >>>>>> That's an amazing list. >>>>>> If you get the D700 (and I can only cheer you on since I love >>>>>> that >>>> camera >>>>>> and hope to buy one or whatever its next generation may be and >>>>>> have >>>>>> researched it a great deal and can say, from my researches at >>>>>> least, >>>> you >>>>>> cannot get a better full frame camera for that money) then I'd >>> consider >>>>>> holding on to a few other pieces of your Nikon glass. MF on these >>>> cameras >>>>>> is >>>>>> extremely easy and even working without meter is extremely >>>>>> easy since >>>>> your >>>>>> experienced guess will be close and you get immediate info on >>>>>> how to >>>> fine >>>>>> tune it. Of your Nikon glass, if you have these, I advise >>>>>> keeping: >>> any >>>>> of >>>>>> the 20mm lenses, the 24/2.8, the 28/2.0, the 28/2.8 if it's >>>>>> the AIs >>>>>> focusing >>>>>> to .2 m (which is the one I have; I've heard that the other is >>>>>> not so >>>>>> good). >>>>>> The newer 35 AFS and 85 AFS beat out their brilliant MF >>>>>> counterparts >>>> but >>>>>> none of those other primes do. >>>>>> >>>>>> That's my opinion anyway. >>>>>> >>>>>> Vince >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information