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Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 11:35 pm
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Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 11:35 pm
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Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2



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WOW! That is sharp.


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Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 4:45 am
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mo wrote:
Is that the old boat on lake wanaka?Never been there but you see it a lot on travel shows.
Looooong shot. Very Happy


Sorry I missed this post. Embarassed

That's the TSS Earnslaw. You were close, it's actually on Lake Wakatipu, just a short drive (60km / 45 minutes) south of Lake Wanaka.

It's 98 years old this year, and it is quite significant historically as it is the only remaining coal-fired passenger steamship in the southern hemisphere. I consider myself lucky to have seen it - machines of this type are hard to find, expensive to maintain (so often scrapped), and impossible to replace. Sad


I've been trying to get a distance shot of it with the steam whistle blowing as it comes in to port. It's quite difficult at 2000mm+ focal length, as by the time you hear it, the whistle has actually stopped blowing! Shocked You're far enough away that the difference between the speed of light and the speed of sound is that significant! Shocked


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Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 4:59 am
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Thanks for clearing that up Very Happy


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Screamin Scott wrote:


For whatever reason, the post here doesn't look as sharp or clear as it does on my computer

Anyway it is very nice, the frog's face look so so funny! Smile


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Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 6:18 pm
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It looks very much like Kermit ! Laughing


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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:29 pm
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:29 pm
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taken with Tokina EL 28/2.8 + Nikon D40



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kopimorning wrote:
taken with Tokina EL 28/2.8 + Nikon D40



Wow!!


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Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:45 am
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boundless
zuiko 2/85 fully open on HP5


risen from a nap
zuiko 2/85 fully open on sensia100
didn't know about Bokeh b4


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Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 2:04 pm
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Hi there you all,

I´ve just found my Love for manual Fokus Lenses and this is my first Post on this great Board, so I just say a kind "Hello" to you all. For now, my first manual Lens is a Zuiko Auto-S 50mm, f1,8 wich i like very much. The following Picture is done with this Lens + an additional B&W Close Focusing Filter/Lens, but I´ve bought a Vivitar Macro-Teleconverter x2 now, wich is far better. Hope you like it.

So I say "Hello MF-Lenses" with a Flower... Smile



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tbrand wrote:
Hi there you all,

I´ve just found my Love for manual Fokus Lenses and this is my first Post on this great Board, so I just say a kind "Hello" to you all. For now, my first manual Lens is a Zuiko Auto-S 50mm, f1,8 wich i like very much. The following Picture is done with this Lens + an additional B&W Close Focusing Filter/Lens, but I´ve bought a Vivitar Macro-Teleconverter x2 now, wich is far better. Hope you like it.

So I say "Hello MF-Lenses" with a Flower... Smile



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Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 2:20 pm
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Wow! Nice entry! Welcome in our community!


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Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 2:35 pm
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Thank you.

Is there a Reason why my Picture is not shown in my Post? Rolling Eyes

Edit: Oh, I see. Done. I´ll be patient. Very Happy


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Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 2:37 pm
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tbrand wrote:
Thank you.

Is there a Reason why my Picture is not shown in my Post? Rolling Eyes

Edit: Oh, I see. Done. I´ll be patient. Very Happy


Spam prevention ... From now you will don't have any trouble.


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Scheimpflug wrote:
I'm certainly no match for the artistic perspectives of the rest of the group, but I was pretty happy with how this shot turned out:



Vivitar 500mm + Soligor 3x TC + 1.52x D40 crop = 2,280mm...
handheld at 1/100, f/16, ISO 1600. Shocked


For reference, here's the same shot 38 seconds later at 18mm (27mm equivalent):

Very Happy


That's a beautiful steamer!


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Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 4:25 pm
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tbrand wrote:
Hi there you all,

I´ve just found my Love for manual Fokus Lenses and this is my first Post on this great Board, so I just say a kind "Hello" to you all. For now, my first manual Lens is a Zuiko Auto-S 50mm, f1,8 wich i like very much. The following Picture is done with this Lens + an additional B&W Close Focusing Filter/Lens, but I´ve bought a Vivitar Macro-Teleconverter x2 now, wich is far better. Hope you like it.

So I say "Hello MF-Lenses" with a Flower... Smile

Welcome TBrand.
Very nice shot.
Very Happy


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Today I did this....

The Story.. This little Firefly was fallen into my Pool. She seemed to be dead, so I picked her out and did this shot. Then I went back in my Yard to lay her into the Gras. Then suddenly she moved....and fly away...Thats great.

Done with OM Zuiko Auto-s50mm,f1,8 + Vivitar Macro Converter + B&W NL5



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Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 12:23 pm
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Shocked Nice!!


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Maybe this...



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Taken with Panagor 1:1 macro 90mm f2.8



Hmmm... maybe this one. Its a dilemma Cool

Taken with old 70's CZ model Tamron 70-350 f4.5 + BBAR 2x Flat Field TC



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vivitar 135mm f2.8 +tube
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zohairi wrote:
vivitar 135mm f2.8 +tube
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Stunning macro sir....what is the tube converter that u using? amazing with the macro size


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Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 6:40 am
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i like this lens.


1/1500 f:2.8 domiplan zebra 50 2.8


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I'll kick this thread alive again... Shocked

SW 120 600mm f5 for all photos. Manual focus on all and fixed aperture of f5. All shot 2011















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Fretless Pete wrote:

SW 120 600mm f5 for all photos.


Excuse my obtuseness, but what is an "SW 120" lens? It sure takes nice photos.
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