The Photography Thread 2

[Yakumo]

Thank you. I'm going to be doing a lot more of the dark stuff soon.

Also, another fan here of the beans pic.

[MartyG]

Thanks - it's nicely laid out in that coffee shop, I really should go inside one day.

I got the Industar 61 F2.8 52mm M39 Mount Camera Lens today, it's well worn and the focus ring is a touch catchy, but the optics seem nice and clean, it works out at a 104mm on the GF3 but probably the biggest downside is the minimum 1 metre focus distance. Will give it a go tomorrow when I have something other than artificial light.





Edit - pic from the lens and GF3, although I've added a little bit of noise reduction in Lightroom, this is at f/4.

[MartyG]

Flickr's top 25 photos of 2014.

http://blog.flickr.net/en/2015/01/12/top-25-photos-from-flickr-in-2014/

[fishbowlhead]

The crazy beard old man pic and the midget are the standouts for me from that list. Some of them unfortunately look more like cg there so heavily photoshopped, but horses for courses I guess.

[MartyG]

There are some nice shots in there and some not so nice.

Spotted a Wren in the garden today, could be sharper though, balancing against noise reduction and I didn't have a raw.





Also ice

[MartyG]

Bit of a glow down the Stamford corridors

[charlesr]

http://www.dx.com/p/amkov-jq-x5-360-degree-rotation-14-0mp-5x-zoom-selfie-lens-for-smartphone-tablet-pc-white-356967?utm_source=dx&utm_medium=edm&utm_campaign=en20150126New#.VMZjDFUle28

[MartyG]

I think perhaps Sony had their QX10 schematics leaked.

It's on Geek Buying too, my Chinese electronic goods site of choice: http://www.geekbuying.com/item/AMKOV...ck-334450.html

They make a GoPro knock off too: http://www.geekbuying.com/item/SJ500...en-332932.html - I have the SJCam SJ4000 which is actually very good; it's my current dashcam.

[Brad]

That ice shot is really nice Marty.

[MartyG]

Thanks, I think that was from the Fujifilm XF1 if IRC - edit nope it was the Panasonic G5 with the Nikon mount Sigma 105mm macro via a converter along with a cheap LED ring "flash".

[Brad]

Nice. I got my daughter the G5 for next to nothing with the kit lens. She likes it a lot.

[MartyG]

It's a nice camera, in fact I think the 14-42mm is probably one of the sharpest standard kit lenses I've used. I was very impressed the first time I used it.

[Brad]

Yep, stop it down to the f/8 area and it's pretty sweet. Even wide open it's ok in the centre. I've got the 14-140mm on my GH1 most of the time. Nice reach but heavy.

[EvilBoris]

Am in New York at the moment, currently barricaded into the Hotel awaiting the apocalypse
So I'm editing some of the photos I've taken

Here are a few

SAM_0191.jpg by EvilBoris, on Flickr

IMG_6378.jpg by EvilBoris, on Flickr

[MartyG]

I see you took the IR cam - could be a good photo op with 30 ft of NYC snow.