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And another for the “Looking Up” series.

The series so far can be seen here:

http://www.macdonough.net/Landscapes/Ceilings-of-Mil/20371090_n3XCMX#!i=1624277297&k=b7xGBt9

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An additional “ceiling” for the series.
16mm 1/15 sec

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Josh, since you like red objects…
And it probably costs more than the Ferrari,

This is of a series discussed elsewhere.
Jack

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madmanchan;1829 wrote: Hi all,

An update: I have now written a free software utility (Mac only) to fix this problem for affected images — that is, images you've already shot which exhibit these artifacts.

Here's some informal documentation (overview, limitations, instructions, examples,…

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Leica Guy;1833 wrote: I am looking into jumping into the S system. I've read information on the lenses, but wanted to get some feedback from some users. Which would be better to invest in first? The 120mm or 180mm. The 120mm semms like it'd be more versatile.

For me 120mm first. close up 1:2 and more handheld friendly than 180mm.

Thank you so much for taking the time to write this software. I have suffered the purple line and have many affected images that will benefit from your software.

Eric, this is genius! Thank you so much! This will be a great tool to have around. Hopefully I won't need it, but it is very comforting to know it is there.

Hi all,

An update: I have now written a free software utility (Mac only) to fix this problem for affected images — that is, images you've already shot which exhibit these artifacts.

Here's some informal documentation (overview, limitations, instructions, examples,…[Read more]

Ok, here is an example of a really bad version of the effect. This was a test just out my window with the Hasselblad 350mm. These ship lights are extremely high intensity, but this is still not an effect I like to see! I have also seen it occasionally with the 120mm, but not that often. Only in night shooting with very strong lights in the frame.…[Read more]

Very nice Jack. That is an interesting technique, and it seems to really do the job! I have not tried anything similar. I have been doing a lot of long exposure night work for the streetlight series I am doing. The S2 has worked very well for it. The only problem I have had is with ghost images of the light sources. Since I am not using filters, I…[Read more]

This is a 60 sec exposure with a 35mmS at 320 ISO f4.8

I used LR to color correct the sky and photoshop to quadruple the star brightness.
In 60 seconds the star trails are pretty short.

By quadrupling, I did a color select, selected the white of the stars, Duplicated the stars three times and moved the dupes sideways to get four times…[Read more]

I assume since you say you are a Leica Guy and in past posts looking for an MP and noctilux, you might not have any Nikon lenses? And you certainly appreciate Leica lenses? And if you are a Leica Guy you can afford both options?

Next I would ask what you are going to be using the camera for? If sports, go Nikon.

But I detect that your…[Read more]

superb clip that is a very valuable lesson for the faint hearted..
gives confidence
thanks David.
Andy

stephan;1816 wrote: same for me here, don't know why this sensor is so difficult to clean

Hi Stephan and albireo_double

The big problem is the Chamber size and if you use a ‘blower' there is more dust to churn up..I was told that stubborn dust should be removed with the excellent Pentax Orange OCK1 if you can get one and wet Swabs for…[Read more]

The only irritating aspect is that the sensor attracts a lot of dust (as bad as the M9) and cleaning does not help much as I get spots immediately afterwards, when shooting at f11-22. An ultrasonic cleaning system would really be helpful here…

same for me here, don't know why this sensor is so difficult to clean

Dan Sackheim;1810 wrote: At the risk of seeming like an idiot, can anyone tell me how to identify the ASPH version of the 35MM Summicron vs the non-ASPH version?

Dan

Dan,

All ASPH lenses are marked as such on the front of the lens.

David Farkas;1807 wrote: The Contax 645 lenses use an electronically controlled aperture with no manual ring on the lens, whereas other lenses like Hasselblad V and Pentax 67 have mechanical aperture rings. If you had a simple adapter (no electronics), you wouldn't be able to control the aperture setting when used on an S2. I've had some…

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Jaw dropping good, please don't take my words lightly 🙂