*** This Week Through Your Eyes 2023.xx.xx ***

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simplejoy
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July 25, 2023, 3:16 p.m. July 25, 2023, 3:16 p.m.
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@Vahur has written:

Nice night life scenes. Though 2nd and 3rd are suffering bit from camera movement, shutter speed too slow?

I think you probably need to use the "Quote" button or mention the author of the post you're replying to like this: @Vahur

Otherwise no one will be able to see who/what you're reffering to!
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Maoby
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July 25, 2023, 3:59 p.m. July 25, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
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@simplejoy has written:

I've used one of my favorite lenses again after a while - the Schneider Kreuznach M-Claron 60 mm f/5.6 (a microfilm reduction lens) and had some fun with it as always:

And your results are always excellent as usual 😁 👍
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Daneland
Members 1079 posts

July 25, 2023, 9:15 p.m. July 25, 2023, 9:15 p.m.
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@SteveMonks has written:

The lens lasted several hours of relentless rain before finally getting waterlogged and refusing to focus anymore. It did dry out a couple of days later, but I never trusted it again and replaced it with the legendary Olympus 12-100 f/4.0 which has endured many hours in similar conditions without issue (along with the body which has never let me down either). If I'm heading out expecting terrible conditions that's the combination I will still take today.

After I see videos of "Olympus mud wash under my shower", I am not surprised by your decision.

Here are a few of shots from that very memorable hike. I wish I was still fit enough to indulge in this sort of silliness.

Ascending Whinlatter

I'd never visited Whinlatter before this day and I'm embarrassed to say it's one of the worst routes I've ever planned. We ended up way off path on the way up and outflanked by forestry work on the way back down. Not the best conditions for that sort of thing. It was utterly impossible to keep the front of the lens dry and before very long, my lens cloth was just smearing water around the objective lens rather than drying it, leading to this sort of effect.

It has a very nice effect indeed, I loved it

Windspeed Measurements

The highest speed we measured was about 35MPH, which made the going tough and the rain sting, even blowing my friend - who's somewhat smaller than me - over a couple of times a exposed points. Ah, fun times.

I am sorry but my fun definition is a bit different :)

The View Through A Waterlogged Lens

Shortly after reaching the summit the lens gave up. It's worth pointing out that the camera happily continued to work, but the lens could not achieve focus because there was water on the inside of the front element. It dried out some days later though and I still use it occasionally on my GM5. This is what it looked like at the time though.

Legendary GM5; I am glad I have one but I find it uncomfortable with Oly 12-40, P.L 12-60 must be same, too much front heavy.

I have been carrying the Z7 24-70/2.8 combo along with the X-H2 100-400 combo without too much difficulty. Admittedly, not up any mountains to date, so two Z bodies and my Z 24-70+100-400 might be manageable.

I might be better off getting a 2nd Z7 from a weight / bulk point of view, although there are several features on the Z8 that I'd really like (specifically, that multi angle screen, low rolling shutter video and most importantly, the ability to simultaneously display the horizon and histogram at the same time, an apparently impossible feat for a Z7 to achieve).

Z8 is a technological marvel, perhaps you should wait for Z7 III
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Vahur
Members 443 posts

July 26, 2023, 5:26 a.m. July 26, 2023, 5:26 a.m.
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@simplejoy has written:

@Vahur has written:

Nice night life scenes. Though 2nd and 3rd are suffering bit from camera movement, shutter speed too slow?

I think you probably need to use the "Quote" button or mention the author of the post you're replying to like this: @Vahur

Otherwise no one will be able to see who/what you're reffering to!

D’oh! Thanks for reminding, I keep forgetting it, old habits from other forum die hard.
Though it seems also issue with forum software, it should at least show to which person reply was when replying without quotes.
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davidwien
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July 26, 2023, 8:06 a.m. July 26, 2023, 8:06 a.m.
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@Wormsmeat has written:

I know I am out of line here; but, arrestingly clever though it is, this picture worries me. Black and white photography is generally not for me, though I admire some monochrome photos. The problem I have with this one is in disentangling the statue from the building. Maybe it would work better if a distinction were made by colour. I also find that I am too close to the statue to see it all. Are they on a bicycle, or what?

Just my opinion, fwiw.

David
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OpenCube
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July 27, 2023, 3:01 p.m. July 27, 2023, 3:01 p.m.
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simplejoy
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July 27, 2023, 4:38 p.m. July 27, 2023, 4:38 p.m.
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@Fireplace33 has written:

Your Macros are really good, Interesting, bold compositions of everyday objects.
Bright and colourful, with sharp details where needed and lots and lots of smooth bokeh in the rest of the image :-)
A joy to look at !

Thank you so much - that's really kind! Like your shots as well! The Soča valley one is wonderful for example. Do you have some more from that trip?

Here are three more shots with quite different lenses:

There's a melody in everything... by simple.joy, on Flickr

(It's no accident btw. but rather an example of a 'Completely out of focus shot', which I recently created a thread for here:
dprevived.com/t/almost-completely-out-of-focus-shots/4608/

Color... only great on paper? by simple.joy, on Flickr

The Shining by cube: rich! by simple.joy, on Flickr

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JosephS
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July 28, 2023, 1:46 a.m. July 28, 2023, 1:46 a.m.
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Moon, yesterday evening:

Panasonic 100-300mm II on a G9. Cropped to about 1/2 the frame.
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OpenCube
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July 28, 2023, 10:14 p.m. July 28, 2023, 10:14 p.m.
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