chit chat thread
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Finally got the Konica to Micro 4/3 adapter and did some shooting with the Sigma today. It's a joy to use and I love the way it looks on the camera.
The camera has a lot of great features that make it easy to shoot with a manual lens (focus peaking, magnification in the viewfinder, highlights under/overexposed areas). I don't think I had any shots that were out of focus. The images are sharp when stopped down, but definitely have some "character" when shooting at larger apertures. Contrast and colors also get washed out pretty frequently depending on where the light is coming from. It's not a lens I would recommend to anyone, but I enjoy it.
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those shots do have great character! it fits so well with the e30, like you took that photo 30 years ago.
Dan
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The classic "this is what lights at night look without my glasses" shot. Always found it amusing showing these to people and explaining that.
Photo's are coming along nicely! The one of the E30 does have a nice vintage flair to it!
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The classic "this is what lights at night look without my glasses" shot. Always found it amusing showing these to people and explaining that.
Hopefully it doesn't look like that picture specifically, because that's gross. The 35mm on the Nikon does a lot better job, but has some chromatic aberrations on the edges. The Sigma is even better, despite not being that great of a lens overall.
Now that I've verified that I can shoot decently with a manual lens, I've gone ahead and bought a proper vintage lens, a Konica 57mm f1.4, for the princely sum of $69 shipped, with a camera attached. Oh, and also a 2nd Minolta camera with a 50mm f2 lens as part of a package deal. It's quiet a long lens for a micro 4/3 camera; I've never actually shot with that long of a lens before. However, being able to try out such high-quality optics at something like 1/4 to 1/10th the cost of comparable new lenses makes it a no-brainer IMO. Plus, if you don't like it you sell it for the same price you bought it for and the cost of shipping becomes your rental fee. Not a bad deal. A great way to experiment with different gear without going broke.
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first shot is freakin me out. very similar to a photo i took a couple years ago.Â
second shot is stunning.
Dan
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second shot is stunning.Â
Yeah, that one pretty much stopped me in my tracks. I was just walking down the sidewalk, glanced up and went "whoa". Snapped one, and kept walking.
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Been a little bit distant here but figured I'd give you guys a little bit of a hint as to what I've been up to lately. Plan on a build thread sooner than later. Recently re-swapped my LS e36 m3 with a built ls1 and some other goodies. I promise more details soon, just need to finalize some tuning.
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I'm waiting for the showdown between you and @DrLeadFoot. Loser is exiled to the mk3 VW forums. This forum ain't big enough for two running LS swapped projects.
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I'm waiting for the showdown between you and @DrLeadFoot. Loser is exiled to the mk3 VW forums. This forum ain't big enough for two running LS swapped projects.
Your new home awaits you
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Your new home awaits you
"It's on"
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