Steep learning Curves

Negative scanning, i think i am getting results i want and understand how that is possible ;)
Complemented analogue photography with a Nikon F100.
So gonna be a mix of dslr and slr from now on.

Grts.

Scan results......

Above a negative scan from my visit to Middelburg where i bought my scanner.
This is on of the best scan results so far.
I am having problems with some negatives wich just don't give good scans.
Testing, trying and failing is the word.

Above is F90x + 50mm 1.8d on Kodak Color Gold 200.
Grts.

Cool......a scanner ;)

Bought myself a nice piece of equipment for my analogue photography.
http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/technology/archives/scanner/coolscan_4/index.htm

Very good price and runs on Windows7 64bit using Nikon Scan 4.03

Grts

Vacation 2010, picture taken in a valley behind Grimaud. River ''La Garde''.
It was a great place to strawl around, though the descent to the valley and the following ascent with 34 degrees was a bit of a killer.
Grimaud is a great place with history, check out this url:
http://www.grimaud-provence.com/grimaud/en/history-grimaud.php

Grts.

M42 adapter & 3 lenses

Got my hands on a m42 adapter for Nikon.
Already had 3 m42 lenses in my collection, came with the Mamiya msx 500.

Works like a charm. The above is shot with a Mamiya /Sekor SX 200mm 1:3.5.
I think it's sharp enough(not visable in this picture) and i love the Bokeh wich you can see clearly in this picture.
Also a 35mm and a 50mm m42 mount lens came in the 3 pack, so will test them to soon.
Shot info: iso 400 - f3.5 - 1/800 - 200mm.

Editing is good.....

After installing and configuring my laptop i got to edit the above picture.
It's edited in PS5 with Silver efex plug-in.
I like the result!

Its taken with de D90, 50mm 1.8d in a place called 'Elburg'

Besides i have been busy with scans again from Hema.
On the next link you will go staight to my flickr page with the set op f90x negative scans.
LINK

For now, grts!

New Stuff.

Recently i aquiered myself some stuf 2 are pure photography, 1 is part photography and part nice to have.
I got 2 new lenses:
Nikon AF 28mm 1:2.8
Vivitar 28mm 1:2.8
(see picture mounted on my F90x)
and
Acer Aspire 7551 Notebook.

Grts.

Sunset from my holidays.

First one from holidays in south France.
Taken @ Cap du Sardineaux near a village calles St Maxime.
Very nice sunset there!
Will post more in the future.
Grts.

Mystical Rose

Taken with the Vivitar 70-150.
This rose was hanging down, the light fell in perfecty for a nice mystical dramatic shot.
Finishing touch with Capture NX 2
Shot info: iso200 - f8 - 1/640 - 150mm

Nikon F90x + MB-10 Grip.

Well, finally made time to take a picture of th F90x.
Excellent camera and it is in good shape!
Makes me wish for a Nikkor 20 or 24mm ai-s or af prime.
The lens mounted on it is a one with a great angle but not the sharpest.

Cheers!

Analogue results....

I borrowed my dad's Nikon F55, 2 rolls of film later i noticed i really enjoyed taking photo's the ''old'' way.
After seeing the first results(shop instead of usb connection) i decided i liked it so much i wanted an ''old'' camera wich could work together with my old ai and ai-s lenses(metering).
Nikon's F100 and F5 were easily found as great camera's but a bit to pricy. So looking further i noticed the ''Nikon F90x'' And so i was done, marktplaats helped my find a seller that gave me a price i could live with.
So first roll of film in the f90x, some old and one newer lens mounted i went out.
Above you can see 2 results.
I had the film developed at the 'Hema' a warehouse store. Also choose digitized on cd.
A bit disapointed with the quality of the scans i started editing them in Capture NX.
Shot Info:
1: Fuji Susperia x-tra 400, Vivitar 75-205 1:3.8
2: Fuji Susperia x-tra 400, Vivitar 24mm 1:2.8

It is wonderfull shooting like this, i will continue using the F90x besides my Digital D90.
For now the end, i'll take a shot at showing you my F90x.

Cheers.

Natures beautiful colors.....

Still having great fun with my MF AI lenses.
Above shots are edited with capture nx.
The first:
iso 400 - f8 - 1/320 - 150mm
@ my Dad's garden
Vivitar 70-150 1:3.8

The second:
iso 400 - f8 - 1/500 - 205mm
@ My Love's Garden
Vivitar 75-205 1:3.8

Bee!

One more with the Vivitar 70-150 1:3.8.
Nice and warm and that bee was hungry!
Shot info: iso 200 - f8 - 1/200 - 150mm

Inspiration......Result!

Today i went to the forest with the 50mm 1.8D mounted.
I saw a picture of a forummember @ NCN wich gave me inspiration. I wanted Bokeh and a B&W maybe a bit tinted.
Above one of the results. More on Flickr.
Shot info: iso 200 - f1.8 - 1/400 - 50mm

Testing the Vivitar 70-150 1:3.8 part 2

Another one from the wide open test, only this day the sun was doing a better job.
Nice and red!
Shot info: iso 200 - f3.8 - 1/400 - 150mm

Testing the Vivitar 70-150 1:3.8

On the NCN forum we became curious about the wide open performance of the Vivitar 70-150 1:3.8 wich at least 2 of us use. Both a Kiron made version. After he went out and shot wide open he was a bit disappointed, but seems to be turning a bit after more testing. So i tried again today and was surprised.
Sure @ f8 it is way sharper but images are good after a bit of extra sharpening, but not that much after all.
Above is one of today! Judge for yourself.
Shot Info: iso 400 - f3.8 - 1/320 - 150mm

At the moment the Vivitar 75-205 1:3.8 is my favourite lens. At 205mm @ f8 it is sharp and gives a good soft bokeh and almost macro. I love it!!
Enjoy these 2 pictures! Both were taken in my loves garden at 5 'o' clock midday with a bit of sun on 29th of april.
Shot info: Both iso 200 - f8 - 205mm - above 1/250 beneath 1/320.

New toy.....

Bought myself this Coolpix s3000. Why?
Well its handy smalland usefull.
Off course you can't compare it to a dslr, but for snapshots it's good enough.

Testing the new Vivitar.

New gear, new picture.
Got an optically not so good Vivitar Series 1 35-85mm 1:2.8. Should be a very decent lens back in the days. Well i am not disapointed. Due to visual scratches and coating not that good anymore i didnt expect much. But its turns out fairly good i guess. Maybe get a optically condition 'mint' in the future.
Shot info: Iso 200 - f8 - 1/200 - 85mm

Dustcloud

On 14th of April a Volcano erupted in Iceland. Thursday the 15th the dustcloud passed north western europe. Due to this phenomenom the sunset could be much more spectacular than normally.
I went to one of my favourite places, Radio Kootwijk and shot some nice views. The above shows the colors.
Shot info: iso 200 - f8 - 1/160 - 105mm

Gerbera.

In my opinion a nice shot, not completely sharp due to a bit of motion. Well @ 205mm and 1/100 shutter speed what can i expect?!
I really love the Vivitar zooms. Off course CaptureNX has seen this one but not as much as you would think.
The 24mm Vivitar Prime is not that sharp, hard to get good focus at infinity setting.
Well for now bye.
Shot Info: iso 200 - f5.6 - 1/100 - 205mm.

The 70-150 Vivitar is so warm in colors...love it

Nice and warm colors in this picture.
The Vivitar 70-150 turns out to be a really warm lens, editing did not involve any color editing just levels contrast en brightness.
Shot info:
iso 200 - f4 - 1/160 - 150mm

Adding a picture...

Vivitar 75-205mm 1:3.8 macro focussing zoom.

iso 200 - f8 - 1/125 - 24mm Vivitar f2.8

iso 200 - f8 - 1/500 - 150mm --> Vivitar 70-150mm

Two 'new' Manual Focus Lenses.

Been a while since i was here.
Have been a busy boy, work, life etc.
As title says i aquired 2 new lenses.
Vivitar 24mm 1:2.8
Vivitar 75-205mm 1:3.8 macro focussing zoom

Both came in at a very decent pricetag. I like the angle the 24mm gives me. Makes me think about getting a 20/24/28mm AF prime Nikon lens in the future or a 12-24mm zoom(tokina perhaps).

The 75-205mm i just got. It's a big mofo. Looks as if it's new. Will test it soon.
In the next post i will show 2 pictures, one is with 24mm and one is with 70-150. Both i think are good shots.

Well for now...Hapy easter people.