- Location
- Minnesota
- Name
- Chris
Shaka. When the walls fell.
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GAS GAS: Please Share your Latest Acquisitions Big and Small
- Thread starter BillN
- Start date
- Location
- Southeast Idaho
- Name
- Dan
You're putting the cart before the horse, turn it around and make your kids be your sherpas.
emorgan451
Regular
- Location
- Western North Carolina
- Name
- Eli
This is why when I'm with the family on a hike or anything much out of sight of the house or car none of the lenses over 2lbs come out.
- Location
- Central California Sierra Foothills
Actually, I was quite surprised at how well it handles, albeit a "bit" heavy. I took a few shots with it yesterday handheld and was able to get very sharp images, even at 1/30.
Oh, and this thing tracks extremely well on my X-E4. I think it's going to be fun trying this out. Might even keep it, but just bought it to "check it out".
- Location
- Woodstock, CT
Good Afternoon,
I have been enjoying my "new to me" Canon 1 D Mark III so much I bought a second, again in mint condition (coming in middle of next week). Also, just received a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 for my student apprentice and a Zeiss-Contax 28-85mm f3.3-f4 MMJ zoom (MF) that I have wanted myself for quite some time; it is flawless and smooth as silk in mechanics.
Regards,
Edd
I have been enjoying my "new to me" Canon 1 D Mark III so much I bought a second, again in mint condition (coming in middle of next week). Also, just received a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 for my student apprentice and a Zeiss-Contax 28-85mm f3.3-f4 MMJ zoom (MF) that I have wanted myself for quite some time; it is flawless and smooth as silk in mechanics.
Regards,
Edd
- Location
- Central California Sierra Foothills
Well..... so much for the P/L 100-400Just had to try a long telephoto for my diminutive X-E4 so ....... what is being delivered today is a Fuji XF 100-400 beast.
Oh, and BTW, also have on the way a P/L 100-400 for my G95.
Aaahhhhhhhh ... G.A.S. pains never end!
It arrived safely with no damage to packaging or factory box, but the lens apparently suffers from all the issues noted previously on the web.
Erratic A/F an M/F if at all; "chattering" emanating from the lens when on. No amount of switching switches or cussing helped.
Too bad as this lens appears flawless.
Darmok N Jalad
There are FOUR lights!
- Location
- Tanagra
That’s a bummer, man. I guess I was fortunate to be problem free with the copy I had. Gonna exchange? It is a great lens despite the troubles.Well..... so much for the P/L 100-400
It arrived safely with no damage to packaging or factory box, but the lens apparently suffers from all the issues noted previously on the web.
Erratic A/F an M/F if at all; "chattering" emanating from the lens when on. No amount of switching switches or cussing helped.
Too bad as this lens appears flawless.
- Location
- Seattle
- Name
- Andrew
Zero percent chance that camera gear survives intact.
- Location
- Southeast Idaho
- Name
- Dan
It depends on how old the kids are. I've had my oldest carry gear for me for several years now, she's currently 17.
Darmok N Jalad
There are FOUR lights!
- Location
- Tanagra
They are not old enough to handle that one! When they stop bringing me toys that have somehow broken in new and unexpected ways, maybe.
Mr_Flibble
All-Pro
- Location
- The Lowlands
- Name
- Rick
- Location
- Seattle, WA, USA
- Name
- Keith
Looks like some nice, clean pieces. I'm curious what the function is of that tubular item with the eye cup at one end — something "Junior".
- K
Mr_Flibble
All-Pro
- Location
- The Lowlands
- Name
- Rick
This is a "Practos-Junior" extinction meter.
Depending on the available light, when you looking through it you see a range of the shutter speed values. When you pick the one that's almost unreadable and cross reference it with the film sensitivity on rotating scales on the barrel of the device, this gives you the corresponding aperture for that shutter speed for that light condition. And you can quickly see the other shutter speeds with their matching apertures that give you the same exposure.
Of course the joke is "The reason why they're called extinction meters is because they went extinct."
This one cost me the whole Euro!
- Location
- Central California Sierra Foothills
I'm definitely impressed with the XF100-400 lens. This lens tracks so well that the only "soft" images I get are from me not used to handling such a lens. Practice...practice!Actually, I was quite surprised at how well it handles, albeit a "bit" heavy. I took a few shots with it yesterday handheld and was able to get very sharp images, even at 1/30.
Oh, and this thing tracks extremely well on my X-E4. I think it's going to be fun trying this out. Might even keep it, but just bought it to "check it out".
When "proper" camera settings are used (I keep forgetting to get off of base ISO when necessary), handheld images are very sharp. Still vacillating as to whether or not to keep it.
Darmok N Jalad
There are FOUR lights!
- Location
- Tanagra
I suspect it's going to come down to if you think you'll be willing to bust it out and use it once the GAS subsides. I know it can be tough to be willing to grab the heavy lens unless you're very intentional about using it.I'm definitely impressed with the XF100-400 lens. This lens tracks so well that the only "soft" images I get are from me not used to handling such a lens. Practice...practice!
When "proper" camera settings are used (I keep forgetting to get off of base ISO when necessary), handheld images are very sharp. Still vacillating as to whether or not to keep it.
- Location
- Central California Sierra Foothills
At least I got it for a very "attractive" price, and it appears hardly used at all.
AndyMcD
Top Veteran
- Location
- East Midlands, UK
That was the thinking that led to me selling my copy, just didn’t use it enough and when I did use it my lack of practise showed.
I might look to get a 70-300 if I see one cheap enough whilst I am in funds.
Mark Power's, The Shipping Forecast, came out in the mid-90's and has long been out of print. During the COVID lockdowns Power dusted off his old negatives from the project, rescanned them and put together a new extended edition which has just been published. Growing up in the UK I regularly heard the shipping forecast and have wanted a copy of this book for many years but was always put off by the second hand prices. As soon as my local photo book store here in Taipei let me know the new edition had arrived I rushed down and got my copy. Beautiful images, beautifully printed and presented.
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- Name
- Miguel Tejada-Flores
Have been in Mexico City for a bit more than week, on some writing business, but upon my return to Oregon, my Laowa 'Cookie' (10mm, manual focus) lens arrived. It's very small and seems very well made. Looks nice, too--
I'm jet lagged and exhausted from traveling, only took one shot with the lens, literally... it's very very W-I-D-E, even more so than I suspected--
Hope to try it out more in the coming days... but my belated thanks again to Matt (@MoonMind), whose images with and comments about his Cookie really were instrumental in my fascination with this tiny lens.
Here's one more shot in black & white which somehow seems appropriate as it looks so damn old-fashioned.
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I'm jet lagged and exhausted from traveling, only took one shot with the lens, literally... it's very very W-I-D-E, even more so than I suspected--
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Hope to try it out more in the coming days... but my belated thanks again to Matt (@MoonMind), whose images with and comments about his Cookie really were instrumental in my fascination with this tiny lens.
Here's one more shot in black & white which somehow seems appropriate as it looks so damn old-fashioned.
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- Location
- Gloucester, UK
- Name
- Mark
