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Trip to Lisboa, Portugal
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PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2009 10:04 am    Post subject: Trip to Lisboa, Portugal Reply with quote

Having just come back from a very pleasant 4-day trip to Lisboa (wonderful city with friendly people, good food and wine and lots to see), here are a few pictures I too with the D700 and the Noct 58mm (Yes, I took it with me! Lenses are there to be used and not to be worshipped in a cupboard).

First of all the famous monument of Fernando Pessoa in front of the famous Cafe 'A Brasileira do Chiado':

@1.2, ISO 320, 1/2000s


Next the monument of 16th century poet Antonio Ribeiro Chiado at the same place:

@2.8 ISO 320 1/1600s colours as they came out of the camera



A fish-head, shot through a window at a road-side restaurant:

@2 ISO 320 1/500s



Last edited by madamasu on Thu May 07, 2009 4:31 pm; edited 1 time in total


PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2009 11:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The first two are rather special.


PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2009 1:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Really beutiful shots. The creamy bokeh of first shot looks like an impressionistic painting of Claude Monnet.

Cheers
Tobias


PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2009 1:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There sure is something special about those Voigtländer lenses with the bokeh and the colors. Beutiful shots!


PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2009 3:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Madamasu

Actually I really liked #3 - the detail is extraordinary. Love Lisboa, spent 9 very happy months there in the 70's.

swappo
I believe the lens is the nikkor legend - and madamasu is right, it often stays in the collector's closet. I see you have the very desirable Voigt 125 - only lens I lust for after my beloved 90/3,5 Smile Smile


patrickh


PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2009 4:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is another one: meet my wife.

@f2, ISO 320 1/640s



PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2009 5:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

patrickh wrote:

swappo
I believe the lens is the nikkor legend - and madamasu is right, it often stays in the collector's closet. I see you have the very desirable Voigt 125 - only lens I lust for after my beloved 90/3,5 Smile Smile


patrickh



Oh! I have absolutly no clue of the Nikkor lenses but now I've learn something atleast, haha! Cool
I though he meant Voigtländer Nokton 58. Embarassed

Well, pics are still great... the thing I like with the pics are the beutiful colors and softness of the bokeh, pretty much like the Voigtländer SL lenses.
Or am I wrong again? Wink


PostPosted: Thu May 07, 2009 8:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

swappo

The Noctor is legendary, but mainly for low light use. It is very difficult to master (as madamasu seems to have done). Very very sharp and a unique OOF.

Prices have become intergalactic Very Happy Very Happy Very Happy


patrickh

madamasu

1) You are very lucky to have such a patient wife
2) You are very fortunate to have such a lovely model
3) What a lens


PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 5:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

patrickh:

I can surley understand why it's a legend. Smile


PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 5:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Patrickh wrote:

Quote:

1) You are very lucky to have such a patient wife
2) You are very fortunate to have such a lovely model
3) What a lens


Thank you very much Patrickh. Yes, I also consider myself lucky and fortunate on all three accounts.

Thomas

P.S. The 125mm APO-Lanthar is also an extraordinary lense, and the prices have likewise gone up to incredible levels. Congrats Swappo for having this lense. I wish I could try it out some time.


PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 5:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is a picture I took inside the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos with the Nikkor-N.C 24mm/2.8.

@f8 ISO 320 1/1.3s. Since I didn't carry a tripod with me, I put the camera
on the railing of the balcony.I simply forgot to switch to a higher ISO like 1250, which would have been unproblematical. Stupid me.



PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 6:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Excellent shots indeed!
I think your perfectly right: lenses must be used and not looked at in a cabinet!


PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 6:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

madamasu

Is the 105/2.8 in your sig the micro?

patrickh


PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 7:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No Patrickh, it isn't. I made a mistake and corrected it. It is the 105mm f 2.5, the well-known portrait lense. I don't do makros, but used the 105/2.8 AF I formerly had for a lot of animal portraits in the Frankfurt Zoo. You can see some of them on my flickr-page.

Thomas


PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2009 12:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't know which is better, but I certainly love my 105/2.5 - it is such a perfect lens in so many ways. Smile Smile


patrickh


PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2009 5:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

congrats madamasu! this Noktor make unique bokeh even @2.8
the church shot is impressive, the portrait is great
I agree with Patrick you are a lucky man


PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2009 12:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice to know you liked "my" city. Smile


PostPosted: Tue May 19, 2009 2:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here are two more from the monuments of Pessoa and Chiado in Lisbon, both shot with the Noct at ISO 320 around 8 p.m.

This one is @f2




This one @f 1.2, not sharp, but maybe still worth a look.