Spring time...

First real spring shot this year.

Taken with the new Vivitar 70-150mm 1:3.8 in the close focus range.

grts, Peter

Fungus....

Few weeks ago i was moving some photography gear. I opened one of the cases, the one that holds some lenses.

To my horror i noticed fungus growth in some...also my Vivitar 70-150 f3.8.....

No fun. Also my m42 Mamiya sekor 200mm f3.5 was a victim.

Today i received a package for a good deal i made. A new 70-150mm f3.8 Vivitar, Kiron made!

This time the 2 touch version. A short in house test revealed the ''Kiron feel and look''

Me happy again!

Peter.

 

 

Since last year i have been searching for 35mm film on mostly marktplaats, a dutch second hand site for consumers.

What you can see in these pictures is the film i bought from different sources.

Some is new, some is from the year 2000 and years in between. 

In my camera bag that i use with my Nikon F100 there are 5 more films.

More might be on the way!

Tonight i filled up my Nikon F601 with a roll of Fuji Superia 200. Expired 12-2005.

Fitted my Tokina 17mm 1:3.5 with the idea of going for a walk tomorrow.

It might be i change lens into my 28mm 1:2.8 or my 50 1.8d. Not sure yet.

Also my Ricoh XR-6 is filled with film, Kodak 200asa gold, expired 11-2006.

 

What i am planning is to shoot a lot of film this spring and summer, i didnt buy to start a museum ;)

  About the Ricoh. Had it for sale but no one wants it so googled some and found out thet the lens mount is Pentax K mount! It now mounts a Rikenon 50mm 1:2 L, i read thet there are 1.8 and 1.4 versions of that lens also, but K mount should provide some nice options.

But....i also notices a piece of rubber decomposing in the film compartment so the kodak film is more testing than serious shooting for this moment.

I am not selling it anymore.

Well enough for now!

grts, Peter

Love for b&w...

I love Black and White photography, well...

Full black and white or with a nice toning or some selective colors.

Beneath is shot at Burger's Bush.

I also made black and white presets in my Nikon D90.

Not monochrome but edited the preset 'standard' with black and white toning and color filters.

the idea is to make the picture in the camera with less post processing.

Well, sometimes that's enough indeed but post processing a bit more makes the pictures al lot better in my opinion, mostly...haha

The next picture is taken with my new Sigma 15-30. First time out on the streets. I like the lens. I shot the picture with the b&w toning and red filter. Yes it needed more post processing, playing with the slides in CaptureNX.

Grts, Peter

Two shots taken with the Kiron 105mm 1:2.8 F-Mount.

The Tulip is straight out of the camera.

The Buddha has seen a bit of post processing.

I love the Kiron!

grts, Peter

...and it became??

Yep The Kiron.

Happy me! At a great price point...gonna have a lot of fun in springtime with the flowers and the bees. But seems to be an allrounder also.

 

Grts, Peter

Choice has been made.

My macro search has ended, just home after buying.

I will update asap with a picture and than you can see what it has become.

Fact= me happy!

Grts 

Macro thoughts...

I still very in love with the Kiron 105mm 1:2.8 macro.

Or am i in love with macro and is the Kiron a very good instrument?

Almost got a good Kiron 105, but seller had a small accident with it the day i was gonna visit him, he dropped it.....so sad....

So i am thinking, what to do and have been reading lots, again.

If i cannot get a good Kiron i will go for the Tokina 100mm. Why?

Well the Nikon 105 vr, well it's very expensive atm.

I have a Tokina 11-16 and really love the build quality and image quality, so Tokina can replace Nikkor/Nikon for me. 

So.....i have the time, hopefully one of the 2 will be available, second hand no problem for me.

About the above photo's.

Number 1: Little work on the levels, but very little.

Number 2: No post processing, SOOC.

Grts, Peter

Selling and buying some....

I have been selling stuff, and buying one some.

Sold:

Soligor 300mm 1:5.5 m42
Cosina 19-35 1:3.5-4.5

I bought a Carl Zeis lens cleaning set ;)

and a 

Sigma 15-30 1:3.5-4.5 EX DG ASP

and some
fuji 35mm negative and positive film, expired.

I an happy with that Sigma so far, need to take it outside soon!

Will be usefull as a street/candid in the city and possibly nature for my D90. But also on my F100 i will use this a lot i guess(when a testroll is ok).

So far for today!

grts, Peter

Kiron 105mm 1:2.8 F-Mount

Bought a small box with Nikon slr camera's and 2 lenses.

The camera's(Nikon f401, f601 and f801s) are for sale again with one lens. I bought this box for one reason. The box included a Kiron 105mm 1:2.8, wich was, according the seller, in good condition...

Well it makes photo's....but...

The focusring is not in good shape feels like i'm only moving air most of the time, but it goes eventually. It doesn't seem to move completely tot 1:1 and infinity is totally lost... Sometimes the diapraghm hangs, but a small but gentle slap with a finger makes it go in the right postion...

But.......... i LOVE it....

Why?

See Below:

Taken with the Kiron 105mm 1:2.8 F-Mount.

Iso 400 - f4 - handheld @ 1/320 and 1/250

I knew the rep of this lens and despite it's flaws, the images it produces are perfect for what i want.

Shall i get it repaired, it will set me back 150 to 200 euro's, or shall i just go and save money for the Nikon 105 1:2.8 micro VR?

cheers, Peter.

Abstract realisations

With the gray weather i started experimenting inside the house.

I used the E-P1 mostly for this.

The 2 above pictures are with the E-P1.

The first is a out of focus with a dim lighted object in the house.

The second is light painting with slow shutterspeeds towards a light source, in this case the television.

Fun to do, hope the results are nice for others to.

Exif and more can be fount on my flickr in the Abstract set.

Grts, Peter

Citytrip Rome 2011

Rome.

It took me some while to search through and edit my photo's taken in Rome. Finally finished the first time through all.

I am satisfied with my photography and learned alot, also see how to better my self more wich is obviously still needed.

I made a lot of black and whites during my stay of mostly street photogragphy.

Below 2 of the best(in my opinion).

Also i learned a deal more about postprocessing in Photoshop using Nik Filters. But also just used CaptureNX only for minor tweaks.

Grts, Peter

The Praktica

Finally pictures.

Praktica LTL 3 + Pentacon 50mm 1:1.8 multi coated

Praktica 321a flash unit.

Grts, Peter 

Praktica

At the local recycle store i got a Praktica LTL 3 with  Pentacon 50mm 1.8 multicoated and a Praktica 321a flash unit.

The flash worked, but couldn't test the camera yet because the 1.35 volt px625 battery was dead.

So started to read that replacements are 1.5 volt and make the metering go beserk.

So some google brought me to this link:

1.35volt battery 

So ordered one.

When it arrived i was excited to try it out and yes, The LTL 3 is fully functional.

So gonna try a roll of film soon!!

A picture of this gear will follow soon.

grts, Peter

Rome, wow.....

28th november till 3th december we went to Rome.

 What did i do?? Well In love with Rome and 1012 photos richer.

Obviously  the question is what did i use??

Well The 35mm 1.8 dx was fav. Close is the 11-16 Tokina an a few shots taken with the 70-210.

Rome is a definate shoud be on your list of cities to visit!!

grts, Peter

m42 mount aquisitions

Bought myself 2 additions to the m42 lenses.

A Helios-44-2 2/58 and a Pentacon 50mm 1.8.

The above shot is with the Penatacon on the D90 @ f2.8.

The E-P1 turns out to be a very nice camera! will add some soon.

grts, Peter

Selfshot

New in the family:
Olympus Pen E-P1 _ 14-42 M.Zuiko Digital 1:3.5-5.6

Lightened up!

Taken at one of my favourite places.

Shot info:
Nikon D90
Tokina 11-16 1:2.8
iso 200 f8 11mm 1/200
Processing Photoshop CS5.1

Grts, Peter

Hi there.

Found a great link through the Kiron Club.

It is about old lenses and bokeh, loads of examples with loads of lenses and exif's included.
You can find it here,

Enjoy the feast of great pictures.

grts, Peter

Moods....

Visited 'Bussloo' near Apeldoorn after dawn. Sun was just down and dark clouds bringing thunder and rain were approaching. Tried to process this shot to show the dark mood that was among us.
Taken with my UWA, really have a love/hate relationship with it still, but love is winning ;-)

Shot info:
Nikon D90
Tokina 11-16 1:2.8
11mm - f5.6 - 1/8 - iso 400 - minus 2/3e EV
PP in PS CS5.1

Grts Peter

New....

New in the collection.
'Soligor Pre Set 300mm 1:5.5 m42'

Got it a a bargain price of marktplaats.
The roof is a test shot, here are the settings:
Taken @ iso 400 1/800th f5.5(wide open).
-CaptureNX --> set blackpoint, convert to nikon sRGB for jpeg.

Well it is a fun lens to have on the D90, it's kinda big wich makes it a bit shakey and needs fast shutterspeeds. But i think the wide open results shows a good sharpness. The bokeh is friendly too. The diaphragm is rounded.

Let's find out the usefullness of this lens in the future.

Grts, Peter

It fits!

The above picture is taken with a lens i had in my collection for a long time but never used it. It has an F-mount for Nikon with closed ears, so the internet tells me it will not fit on my D90 nor my F100.
Surprised to find on Gathering of Tweakers shots taken with the same lens on a D90.....
So i looked carefull and yes it fits....And thats a reason to be happy.
Why?
Well it is sharp at F2.8 and gives a great bokeh and is very easy to focus with.
The above picture shows the color rendition and sharpness and bokeh of this lens @ f4.

Grts, Peter

New Gear

New Gear.
Got myself some new stuff, left to right:
-Nikon F301-
-Nikon Speedlight SB-23-
-Nikon 35-70 1:3.3-4.5 AF-
-Nikon 70-210 1:4-5.7 AF-
-UV filters to match the lenses-
-In the back u see a case to carry the lot-
I think i really got a good deal, all works fine. Glass is ok!

Grts Peter

I sold something from old hobby. Gave me enough euros to go out and look for a UWA.
Turned out to become a 'Tokina AT-X Pro 11-16 f2.8'
Needs some getting used to, but omg what an angle....
Above i shot after sunset at 't Leesten near my hometown.

Looing forward to go out on a walk and really get to learn UWA as a tool!

Grts, Peter

Canon EOS 300+28-90mm on Fuji Superia xtra 400 asa

Last summer i got a gift from a collegue, a Canon EOS 300 + 28-90 AF lens.
Filled it with Fuji Superia Xtra 400 asa and it was till last week i had it developed.
Seems i pushed the camera to much in low light wide open, much noise on some pictures.
Though some came out perfectly. Above are 2 wich are processed with Photoshop CS5 and nik filters used.

Grts Peter