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SonicScot

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 8:43 pm Post subject: Zeiss 180/2.8 pop

SonicScot wrote: I love my birds of prey... Gyr Falcon by Gaz Sutherland, on Flickr _________________ Gary Currently active gear.... Sony a7 E-M1 Mkll Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender Tamron 500/8 55BB Sigma 100-300/4 Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5 Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2 Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2 Jupiter-9 85/2 Helios.... 58/2 44-3 Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/

Attila

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 8:46 pm Post subject:

Attila wrote: Fantastic shoot! Which lens exactly ? _________________ ------------------------------- Items on sale on Ebay Sony NEX-7 Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f1.4, Minolta MD 35mm f1.8, Konica 135mm f2.5, Minolta MD 50mm f1.2, Minolta MD 250mm f5.6, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8

SonicScot

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 8:48 pm Post subject:

SonicScot wrote:

Attila wrote:

Fantastic shoot! Which lens exactly ?

That 180/2.8 zebra I bought from YOU Wink

And thanks Very Happy

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Gary
Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll

Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base

Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/

Nordentro

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 8:55 pm Post subject:

Nordentro wrote:

SonicScot wrote:

Attila wrote:

Fantastic shoot! Which lens exactly ?

That 180/2.8 zebra I bought from YOU Wink

And thanks Very Happy

Jena P6?

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Attila

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 8:58 pm Post subject:

Attila wrote:

SonicScot wrote:

Attila wrote:

Fantastic shoot! Which lens exactly ?

That 180/2.8 zebra I bought from YOU Wink

And thanks Very Happy

Damn I was st*d to sell it Laughing

kidding of course , nice to see great result!
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SonicScot

Joined: 01 Dec 2011
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Location: Scottish Highlands

Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 8:58 pm Post subject:

SonicScot wrote:

Nordentro wrote:

SonicScot wrote:

Attila wrote:

Fantastic shoot! Which lens exactly ?

That 180/2.8 zebra I bought from YOU Wink

And thanks Very Happy

Jena P6?

Yeah, Jena DDR on the front.
_________________
Gary
Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll

Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base

Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/

SonicScot

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 9:00 pm Post subject:

SonicScot wrote:

Attila wrote:

SonicScot wrote:

Attila wrote:

Fantastic shoot! Which lens exactly ?

That 180/2.8 zebra I bought from YOU Wink

And thanks Very Happy

Damn I was st*d to sell it Laughing

kidding of course , nice to see great result!

I love it but sometimes wish it was a little bit lighter Rolling Eyes

Nordentro

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 9:06 pm Post subject:

Nordentro wrote:

SonicScot wrote:

Nordentro wrote:

SonicScot wrote:

Attila wrote:

Fantastic shoot! Which lens exactly ?

That 180/2.8 zebra I bought from YOU Wink

And thanks Very Happy

Jena P6?

Yeah, Jena DDR on the front.

Wow, I have this lens too, but can't say I've been close to this result! Good job! Very Happy

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RSalles

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 9:11 pm Post subject:

RSalles wrote:

Attila wrote:

SonicScot wrote:

Attila wrote:

Fantastic shoot! Which lens exactly ?

That 180/2.8 zebra I bought from YOU Wink

And thanks Very Happy

Damn I was st*d to sell it Laughing

kidding of course , nice to see great result!

Attila,

One more chapter to the series "Moments I regret..."

Laughing

Nice photo, congrats!

[]s,

Renato

SonicScot

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 9:13 pm Post subject:

SonicScot wrote:

Nordentro wrote:

SonicScot wrote:

Nordentro wrote:

SonicScot wrote:

Attila wrote:

Fantastic shoot! Which lens exactly ?

That 180/2.8 zebra I bought from YOU Wink

And thanks Very Happy

Jena P6?

Yeah, Jena DDR on the front.

Wow, I have this lens too, but can't say I've been close to this result! Good job! Very Happy

Thank you.
I have a bit of experience of shooting birds in flight, it takes equal measures of good timing and luck to get a capture like this. With practice and patience, anyone can do it.
I'm hooked on the pop that I get from my Zeiss lenses and my Bokina these days. Razz

SonicScot

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 9:15 pm Post subject:

SonicScot wrote:

RSalles wrote:

Nice photo, congrats!

[]s,

Renato

Thanks

Nordentro

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 9:16 pm Post subject:

Nordentro wrote:

SonicScot wrote:

Nordentro wrote:

SonicScot wrote:

Nordentro wrote:

SonicScot wrote:

Attila wrote:

Fantastic shoot! Which lens exactly ?

That 180/2.8 zebra I bought from YOU Wink

And thanks Very Happy

Jena P6?

Yeah, Jena DDR on the front.

Wow, I have this lens too, but can't say I've been close to this result! Good job! Very Happy

So do you pre-focus and wait, or do you have another technique? Surprised

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SonicScot

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 9:24 pm Post subject:

SonicScot wrote:

Nordentro wrote:

So do you pre-focus and wait, or do you have another technique? Surprised

Well the focus throw is different with each lens, as you know, so I spend the first 5 minutes reviving the muscle memory for whatever lens I'm using. Then I focus on the fly as I'm following the bird's flight. I shoot bursts of 3 or 4 frames for each shot and if I'm lucky I'll get one pretty good one, but maybe not a keeper. From the 30 minute falconry display I usually have ten or so good shots, but I'm very picky so only one or two will make it online. Smile

Nordentro

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 9:37 pm Post subject:

Nordentro wrote:

SonicScot wrote:

Nordentro wrote:

So do you pre-focus and wait, or do you have another technique? Surprised

Awesome, it can't be easy to get a bulls eye Wink

Do you shoot wide open or do you stop down to have better chance of success? Surprised

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SonicScot

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 9:58 pm Post subject:

SonicScot wrote:

Nordentro wrote:

SonicScot wrote:

Nordentro wrote:

So do you pre-focus and wait, or do you have another technique? Surprised

Awesome, it can't be easy to get a bulls eye Wink

Do you shoot wide open or do you stop down to have better chance of success? Surprised

Well stopping down does nothing to help me when shooting a bird travelling at up to 90mph! Laughing

I never go smaller than f8 with the birds, more often I'm at the wide end.
I do want the background to be blurred but I don't want to allow the bokeh to take over the shot, so it's a balance between the two. I don't have hard rules regarding aperture when the birds are in flight but I usually stop down a few clicks from wide open. Of course, the available light plays a big part too.
With manual lenses I've found exposure to be the biggest challenge, a lot of my lenses require me to dial up the exposure to achieve a 'normal' exposure, this can't be done on the wing (pun intended) because the action is so very fast. Consequently I always shoot RAW because that gives me the best chance of 'fixing' the exposure in pp. The one above was typically underexposed but, thanks to RAW, I was able to save it. Very Happy

ManualFocus-G

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 9:59 pm Post subject:

ManualFocus-G wrote: Superb capture, nice one! _________________ Graham - Moderator Shooter of choice: Fujifilm X-T20 with M42, PB and C/Y lenses See my Flickr photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/manualfocus-g

SonicScot

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 10:02 pm Post subject:

SonicScot wrote:

ManualFocus-G wrote:

Superb capture, nice one!

Thanks Graham Very Happy

my dream lens for this activity is the one you use so well, the Vario-Sonnar 100-300. Sadly, santa forgot to drop it off last year despite my good behaviour. Sad

Maybe next year....
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Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll

Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base

Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/

ManualFocus-G

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 10:18 pm Post subject:

ManualFocus-G wrote:

SonicScot wrote:

ManualFocus-G wrote:

Superb capture, nice one!

Thanks Graham Very Happy

my dream lens for this activity is the one you use so well, the Vario-Sonnar 100-300. Sadly, santa forgot to drop it off last year despite my good behaviour. Sad

Maybe next year....

Haha! Your 180mm seems fine to me Smile

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SonicScot

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 10:23 pm Post subject:

SonicScot wrote: I have the old Canon 100-300L but the manual focussing is likely the worst ever made. It feels like it's about to drop off and sounds like the mechanism is full of sand. Because of that I've never used the MF and the AF is pitifully slow and sounds just awful. It is good glass, so maybe I should try it some time....I won't stand within earshot of anyone due to the embarrassing noise it makes. _________________ Gary Currently active gear.... Sony a7 E-M1 Mkll Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender Tamron 500/8 55BB Sigma 100-300/4 Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5 Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2 Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2 Jupiter-9 85/2 Helios.... 58/2 44-3 Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/

poilu

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 10:29 pm Post subject:

poilu wrote: great capture as always ! _________________ T*

SonicScot

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 10:31 pm Post subject:

SonicScot wrote: Thank you _________________ Gary Currently active gear.... Sony a7 E-M1 Mkll Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender Tamron 500/8 55BB Sigma 100-300/4 Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5 Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2 Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2 Jupiter-9 85/2 Helios.... 58/2 44-3 Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/

woodrim

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 11:06 pm Post subject:

woodrim wrote: Nice job, Gary. It's always a great accomplishment to capture a BIF with a manual focus lens. I was getting better at it with my old camera, but it was still a percentage shot. I've found it much easier with the NEX and focus peaking. Getting it perfect is still a percentage shot, but the percentages are much higher. I focus until I see the subject turn red, then click. _________________ Regards, Woodrim

skida

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 11:35 pm Post subject:

skida wrote: Excellent shot! I couldn't even (auto) focus on a stationary peregrine sitting on the ground! _________________ Lots of 35mm Film Cameras Lots of Lenses New Vlog on Youtube called "The Olduns Shot" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBHCOHaIrcYr7s3is1EcqxQ

parabellumfoto

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 11:41 pm Post subject:

parabellumfoto wrote:

woodrim wrote:

Nice job, Gary. It's always a great accomplishment to capture a BIF with a manual focus lens. I was getting better at it with my old camera, but it was still a percentage shot. I've found it much easier with the NEX and focus peaking. Getting it perfect is still a percentage shot, but the percentages are much higher. I focus until I see the subject turn red, then click.

+1

Very impressive
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frenched

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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 12:21 am Post subject:

frenched wrote: It's shots like this that makes me want to sell all my gear and take up stamp collecting. But seriously, it's a stunning image and I appreciate your tips. The learning never stops.

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