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I reckon there is rather a lot to like about your new Z5 and lens. The superb definition is usual from most Voigtlanders...
Boring photos!
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I reckon there is rather a lot to like about your new Z5 and lens. The superb definition is usual from most Voigtlanders...
Dayrell bishop
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Boring probably , but also done to death by me . I've got so many pictures of this boat.
Coldkennels
Barnack-toting Brit.
Mine is this tree:
It's three minutes' walk from my front door, it always has a good contrast range, fine detail in the corners, and I can focus on the bulge where the main branch leaves the tree trunk and see where the focus point lands. As a result, I get a good idea of how a lens renders and whether the body/lens combo works okay. (This was with an Industar 22 on a Zorki, if anyone's curious.)
This is the difference between a Canon 35/1.8 at f/2.8 and a Summaron 35/3.5 at f/3.5, for instance:
Taken one after the other, and to my eye, the Summaron is the better lens in every way.
But yes... I have so many photos of this tree!
It's three minutes' walk from my front door, it always has a good contrast range, fine detail in the corners, and I can focus on the bulge where the main branch leaves the tree trunk and see where the focus point lands. As a result, I get a good idea of how a lens renders and whether the body/lens combo works okay. (This was with an Industar 22 on a Zorki, if anyone's curious.)
This is the difference between a Canon 35/1.8 at f/2.8 and a Summaron 35/3.5 at f/3.5, for instance:
Taken one after the other, and to my eye, the Summaron is the better lens in every way.
But yes... I have so many photos of this tree!
I never liked taking pictures of brick walls.
I use a fencepost for minimum focus, making sure the elements are centered, and check infinity focus.
I use a fencepost for minimum focus, making sure the elements are centered, and check infinity focus.
Richard G
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Wandering. Finishing the roll. One, maybe two shots. Two as I remember, this being the last. (And well picked). Then back up the street for a chat and drop off the roll.
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Forget boring, okay? Just keep posting. For the sake of all of us.
Your images, perfect, imperfect, however, whatever you see them as, are among the most inspiring I've seen.
Please accept this as a fact. Not only a compliment.
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To me it looks like Gore Street, Fitzroy. A wonderful suburb for photography. Every street holds wonders.
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Richard G
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I think it was Gore St itself, where Van Bar is. The mindset of taking a shot ot two to finish a roll is so destructive. I did it again recently. After this little discussion, itself I only realized later, actually off topic, evidence of me going off the rails. I now swear not to do it. Better to rewind at 34 or whatever suits. The extra shots I now realize are worse than boring, They are poison.
x-ray
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Retro-Grouch
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OK, you win!
raydm6
Yay! Cameras! 🙈🙉🙊┌( ಠ_ಠ)┘ [◉"]
For HCB... ...Ducks!
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HCB's Duck Pictures?
Fun Fact: He had a tradition of testing out new camera lenses by taking photos of ducks in urban parks. These were never published, but he called them a ‘baptism’ of the lens and his only ‘superstition.’ from: https://shooterfiles.com/2015/04/mas...rtier-bresson/ I have never heard of this...
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Out to Lunch
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Somewhat related to this important theme is British journalist, Claud Cockburn who, when participating in a contest to write the most boring but factually correct headline, wrote: "Small Earthquake in Chile, Not many dead".
x-ray
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Ok, I have another that’s every bit as boring as the box I posted.
Background, I use my phone for reference. I photograph package labels so when I go to the grocery store I get exactly what my wife is looking for (I grocery shop alone). In this case I want to match the hand rail profile of the existing rail to use in another spot.
A real piece of art isn’t it?
Background, I use my phone for reference. I photograph package labels so when I go to the grocery store I get exactly what my wife is looking for (I grocery shop alone). In this case I want to match the hand rail profile of the existing rail to use in another spot.
A real piece of art isn’t it?
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Retro-Grouch
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A masterpiece. I've seen a lot of work like this in some "elite" galleries. Seriously.
x-ray
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I think I’ve been in the same gallery. 😂
Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
My next door neighbor has an old garage with wooden siding that looks like its made of wood roofing shingles; it has very fine texture and detail, making it perfect for testing lenses to ensure that they're sharp and that they aren't decentered. I've been using it for that purpose for 35 years! My son's house (I live with him) has been in my family for four generations. When I first began using the neighbor's garage to test lenses when I was a teenager, my grandparents lived here. Its just around the block from my parents' house, so I visited my grandparents often.
Erik van Straten
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All photos are boring after a while. Good paintings last much longer.
Retro-Grouch
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Maybe you're looking at the wrong photos? 😉
Erik van Straten
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I said all photos, and as I say all photos, I mean all photos.
Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
I'm often amazed at the number of men who own cameras, but don't actually like photography. If painting is superior, then what are you doing here? There are some nice painting forums out there you can join.
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