Rain Forest Wanderings - New Thursday Image 07/05

[kds315*]

Amazing results Larry!
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Currently most FAV lens(es):

Hypergon f11/26mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f4/60mm
Lomo Уфар-12 f2.5/41mm
Nikon UV Nikkor f4.5/105mm
Zeiss UV-Sonnar f4.3/105mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f4.1/94mm
Pentax Quartz Takumar f3.5/85mm
Rodenstock UV-Rodagon f5.6/60mm
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f4.5/85mm
Voigtländer Apo-Macro-Lanthar f2.5 125mm SL

[Laurence]

Thanks guys. I skipped around a little in looking at the transparency sleeves and found some images from the Zodiak that appear
to be MUCH sharper than the previous one on here. I am glad to have found that they are obviously sharper, at least looking through
the transparency held up to the light in the window. I'll scan a couple of those tomorrow to give the Zodiak a much more fair chance
of showing its mettle.
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I ’LL tell you how the sun rose,—
A ribbon at a time.
The steeples swam in amethyst,
The news like squirrels ran.

Emily Dickinson - Nature

Cameras and Lenses in Use:


Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,

CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),

Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150

Voigtlander Vitomatic I

Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)

Contax AX
Yashica ML 50:2

[Himself]

Larry, that tree is humongous!
I can only guesstimate its size by doing some comparison with the path width.
Being next to it, the feeling would be overwhelming.
Fairy-tale indeed.
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[Laurence]

Well, I have a lot to learn with this very wide angle lens. If it's not tilted just right, the curvature is
REALLY noticeable. Also, looking at this image, there is some veiling and ghosting on the upper
part of the image - the sky was overcast but relatively bright in comparison with the dark forest
floor.

This was a fine group of trees. They are not world records like the ones in the next valley north, but
there was probably over 50 trees like this in just a couple of acres. So, taken all together it is pretty
breathtaking.

The image creates confusing scale, but I did have a part of a measuring tape in the pack that I usually
use to measure the length of fish to make sure I can legally keep them.

So, the Douglas Fir on the left is actually almost exactly 3 meters in diameter.
The Western Red Cedar to the left in the background is 3.9 meters in diameter.
The Western Red Cedar beside that tree, on the right is 3.3 meters in diameter.
The Sitka Spruce on the far right is a mere 2.5 meters in diameter.

Like I mentioned, not any kind of record, but still impressive, at least to me. I do think though, that I need
to recalibrate my scanner. It's not giving me the usual sharpness. So, I'll fool around with it and see if I
can improve the scans.

Also, when inserting the image into this forum, the sharpness is significantly reduced in comparison to the
original on my screen. At least that's my excuse!


Colonnade
Pentax 645
Zodiak-8 - 30/3.5
Velvia 100F



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I ’LL tell you how the sun rose,—
A ribbon at a time.
The steeples swam in amethyst,
The news like squirrels ran.

Emily Dickinson - Nature

Cameras and Lenses in Use:


Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,

CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),

Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150

Voigtlander Vitomatic I

Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)

Contax AX
Yashica ML 50:2

[yinyangbt]

[Laurence]

[Attila]

at least not lens issue, fingers are crossed to solve it.
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Items on sale on Ebay

35mm: Konica A4, Konica IIIA, Konica FC-1
MF: Konica Pearl I,II,III 6x4,5 Konica Semi Pearl
Film: Foma,Kodak, Fuji DIY development C41, FOMA LQR
Scan: Epson V500, scanassist (http://www.scanassist.org)
Shutter tester: LCD tester from member vfmoto
Digital: Panasonic G1, Sony Nex-3, Samsung NX100
Lenses: Konica Hexanons,Carl Zeiss,Carl Zeiss Jena,Meyer-Optik,Minolta MD,Yashica ML,Nikon,Olympus OM
DIY E-6,C41 and B&W

[Laurence]

[Attila]