The next set is from the City Library:
SOOC, with the exception of cropping.
Posted by nbanjogal on 31 July 2014 - 10:11 AM
I love this lens. I have rented it several times and very nearly bought a used version earlier this year. It has dropped on my list of priorities though, since I've been able to get good results for night sky photography with my 24-70. I still hope to get it eventually, but I need a long lens first! (Tamron 70-200 is probably next…but that 150-600 sure looks fun too.)
Then I am stopping. I swear. (Famous Last Words).
This made me laugh out loud because I have said it so many times… There's no stopping in photography! (Said in the voice of Tom Hanks in the tone of "There's no crying in baseball!")
Posted by Merco_61 on 13 April 2014 - 01:38 PM
Sturdiness, low resonance, low weight, long life and ease of use.
My current primary tripod is a Gitzo Reporter 4-section I bought in the mid nineties. It is starting to develop some play in some fittings, but it has been in use most days for the last 20 years. My Vanguard is very light, but it needs a bag weighting it down to dampen vibrations in the crucial 1/8 to 2 seconds shutter speeds so it gets left at home when not out with lightweight camping gear. My Sachtler is as sturdy as the ash Berlebach it replaced in the studio, but it is too large folded, so it stays at home too unless I foresee a need for the triple-spiked feet or I need the resonance-dampening construction.
These three sets of tripod legs would cost about $3200 together to replace today but they have more than earned their cost.
Posted by cowleystjames on 01 August 2014 - 02:41 AM
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Posted by EddyGL on 07 March 2014 - 01:50 PM
I was using just the 18-55 kit lens on my D5200 @ 55mm. f/8 Aperture Priority. -0.67 ev Exposure Comp. EXIF says 0.94ft focus distance. The image is cropped from 24MP to 6.4MP for a better composition, otherwise unedited. Considering how small and fast those little things are, I figure getting that image was 99.5% dumb luck lol
Posted by alden on 19 February 2014 - 05:52 AM
Posted by nbanjogal on 18 December 2013 - 11:18 PM