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Saturday, November 9, 2013
When one photo is enough for a post / The Elton Hotel
I believe that this is one of my better shots. Taken on East 27th Street between Lexington and Park Avenues. I had a studio on 26th Street off Lexington Avenue and was on my way there when I spotted this
image. I love the light and the whole composition. I used a Nikon F with
a 35mm Nikkor F 2.8 lens on the usual Tri-X Pan film, my all time
favorite emulsion for black and white work.
Friday, November 8, 2013
New weather resistant lens
A new weather resistant lens branded as a Pentax has just been announced by Ricoh, the parent company to this once glorious brand of unforgettable cameras. We all remember the Spotmatic, a very important design that alas, had that annoying screw mount. The company had it's ops and downs but the brand has survived along with some of the traditional Pentax qualities. This lens has a 20-40mm F 2.8 zoom range and appears to be well built.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
News from Tamron
Many of you know that Tamron was actually the first to come out with zoom lenses. They had the ingenious Adapt-All system that made these lenses compatible with may cameras; you just got a new Adapt-All ring and were in business. My first zoom ever was a Tamron 70-210 back in 1974 for my Nikon Ftn. They have just announced work on a new super zoom: a 150-600...that is some zoom range that on DX system will be equivalent to 225-900...mamma mia!
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
It's here but it appears somewhat of a disappointment
From the front it looks like an oversize FM and from the real like a D 700 but instead of being a simple "retro" SLR that is digital we have a mix bag. If the manual focusing is as hard as with any D SLR' s who need this when one can buy the D 610 for less and with 24 mega pixels. I am intrigued and this is based on what I ahve gathered from the web so I will pass further judgement when I actually see and hold one. But so far it looks like a disappointment. Perhaps i was hoping something totally anachronistic.
The new Df's sports a rugged magnesium-alloy body packed with features taken from Nikon's D-series line of dSLR cameras, including the very useful high level of weather sealing found on the D800, the identical 39-point AF system and 2,016-pixel RGB sensor as found on the D610, a high-quality shutter rated up to 150,000 cycles, the identical 3.2-inch LCD as on the D4, etc. The Df is compatible with most all of NIKKOR's lens offerings, including classic Ai and non-Ai glass.
BTW, the f stands for fusion,
Along w the Df, Nikon has introduced an all new AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G special edition prime lens to be offered in a kit with the Df. Let's hope it has a metal rear ring for attaching to the body. The new lens matches the Df's retro looks, with characteristics taken from their classic Ai NIKKOR optics.
Nikon Finally Releases a Sophisticated New FX-format SLR: the Nikon Df
Nikon has just released an very interesting new full-frame SLR, which pays homage to their classic F-series of 35mm film SLRs; the Nikon Df. This impressive camera goes hedad to head against Sony's just released Alpha 7 and Alpha 7R cameras, and has that retro look and design that will feel quite nostalgic to those who fondly remember their Nikon F, FM, or FE 35mm film cameras.The new Df's sports a rugged magnesium-alloy body packed with features taken from Nikon's D-series line of dSLR cameras, including the very useful high level of weather sealing found on the D800, the identical 39-point AF system and 2,016-pixel RGB sensor as found on the D610, a high-quality shutter rated up to 150,000 cycles, the identical 3.2-inch LCD as on the D4, etc. The Df is compatible with most all of NIKKOR's lens offerings, including classic Ai and non-Ai glass.
BTW, the f stands for fusion,
Along w the Df, Nikon has introduced an all new AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G special edition prime lens to be offered in a kit with the Df. Let's hope it has a metal rear ring for attaching to the body. The new lens matches the Df's retro looks, with characteristics taken from their classic Ai NIKKOR optics.
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Leica M-4 with 90mm Tele Elmarit F2.8 |
Nikon SP-4 with 35mm F3,5 Nikkor |
Canon FT with Canon 59mmF1.4 FL |
Monday, November 4, 2013
Sunday, November 3, 2013
The museum at the castle
The most important building in my beloved Castellammare del Golfo is of course the castle from which it gets it's name. Literally castle on the sea. Once the castle with the walled town were on the sea sort of. The Castle itself was on the water with a bridge that led to the walled town. That was long ago and for many years the castle laid sort of abandoned. Recently it was restored internally and externally and galleries, meeting centers and museums were created. The posted images were all shot in the museum that deals with the many crafts. The camera was the Panasonic LX-7 that my son borrowed permanently, so to speak. It is literally below the ground and makes for a very informative experience that should not be missed
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