AndyMcD
All-Pro
- Location
- East Midlands, UK
So, that will be two of us shooting Fuji at 50-ish…
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Single In Single in September (SiS) 2023 - announcement
- Thread starter MoonMind
- Start date
- Location
- Switzerland
- Name
- Matt
I already did a "Single in" with the 7Artisans 35mm f/1.2 II on the Nikon Z fc; it was a surprisingly successful exploration of a previously disregarded tool - in fact, the challenge made me keep both versions of the 7Artisans 35mm f/1.2; the first one is much more capricious, based on a Zeiss Sonnar formula, but I have to use it on a (dumb) adapter .... Maybe another time (I don't remember if I've used it in a former challenge - but I might have, on the A6000 back in the day).
Anyway, the Mk II is a much better lens than I expected - but it's certainly not a tool for pixel peepers. I'm pretty sure you'll have fun (or at least an interesting time) with it.
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- Location
- US Midwest
- Name
- Mark Peterson
Sorry to wait until last-call, but I’m in!
I haven’t been around the site for the last year, other than to browse a bit and an occasional brief comment. I’ve experienced a major health issue that has had me mostly out of commission for essentially a full year - but I’m back on my feet now, finally able to work again, and this will be a great way to re-engage. I missed the last Single-in, in the midst of all that, so I look forward to this!
So….gear…
I realized recently that it’s been perhaps 18 months since I even touched one of my all-time favorite cameras, so I’m going to break that out for this: my Nikon Df.
For a lens, tougher call. I recently acquired a Nikkor-P C Auto 105mm f/2.5 lens, which I’ve yet to shoot. I used to have the later AI-s version of this lens and loved it with film. This Nikkor-P is, I believe, from 1973. I’ve been interested in it due to its being one of the lenses that gave Nikon its reputation in the 1970s: it’s the lens that Steve McCurry used for his Afghan girl portrait, and that Linda McCartney used for a lot of her famous portraits of Sir Paul, among others.
So that’s it: Nikon Df and 105mm Nikkor-P C f/2.5.
No theme for me, I’ll shoot daily life. Though I may make a few portraits over the month.
As always, hat tip to @MoonMind for running these! Thanks Matt!
I haven’t been around the site for the last year, other than to browse a bit and an occasional brief comment. I’ve experienced a major health issue that has had me mostly out of commission for essentially a full year - but I’m back on my feet now, finally able to work again, and this will be a great way to re-engage. I missed the last Single-in, in the midst of all that, so I look forward to this!
So….gear…
I realized recently that it’s been perhaps 18 months since I even touched one of my all-time favorite cameras, so I’m going to break that out for this: my Nikon Df.
For a lens, tougher call. I recently acquired a Nikkor-P C Auto 105mm f/2.5 lens, which I’ve yet to shoot. I used to have the later AI-s version of this lens and loved it with film. This Nikkor-P is, I believe, from 1973. I’ve been interested in it due to its being one of the lenses that gave Nikon its reputation in the 1970s: it’s the lens that Steve McCurry used for his Afghan girl portrait, and that Linda McCartney used for a lot of her famous portraits of Sir Paul, among others.
So that’s it: Nikon Df and 105mm Nikkor-P C f/2.5.
No theme for me, I’ll shoot daily life. Though I may make a few portraits over the month.
As always, hat tip to @MoonMind for running these! Thanks Matt!
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Simonix
Veteran
- Location
- Rutland, UK
I have been very very poor with my participitation on this site over the last few months!
Crazy busy family life has really got in the way of my photography (apart from 1000s of photos of my kids of course!).
Either way, I need to try and make an effort, so I am in for this.
Gear: another Fuji with 50ish ff eq.
XT5 and the now classic fuji 35mm 1.4 lens.
Crazy busy family life has really got in the way of my photography (apart from 1000s of photos of my kids of course!).
Either way, I need to try and make an effort, so I am in for this.
Gear: another Fuji with 50ish ff eq.
XT5 and the now classic fuji 35mm 1.4 lens.
- Location
- Switzerland
- Name
- Matt
It's been a while since we've had nearly 30 participants - this looks very promising, and also a tiny bit scary 
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AndyMcD
All-Pro
- Location
- East Midlands, UK
Glad to see your post here @Simonix and I like your lens choice. The 35/1.4 is definitely a classic - I sold mine a while back because I have never been a fan of the "standard" field of view. I ended up replacing it with the cheap 7Artisans 35/1.2 that I hardly use - but I am using that for this challenge to try to connect with it.
Very pleased to see you are joining Karen! It should be an interesting month.
- Location
- Switzerland
- Name
- Matt
Karen, I was actually afraid you wouldn't join us! Very happy to have you participating!
Oh, and now we are 30!
M.
- Location
- Land of the Finns
- Name
- Marko
Sign me up as #31! Still waiting for my chosen gear, though. 😆
I’ll be shooting Olympus E-M5.3 with either a Lumix 14mm f2.5 II or 20mm f1.7. Probably the latter unless the 14mm gets miraculously shipped AND delivered by end of day tomorrow. The camera should arrive today…
I’ll be shooting Olympus E-M5.3 with either a Lumix 14mm f2.5 II or 20mm f1.7. Probably the latter unless the 14mm gets miraculously shipped AND delivered by end of day tomorrow. The camera should arrive today…
Acraftman
Top Veteran
- Name
- Dan
I honestly have been looking for reasons to"not" join but just being lazy doesn't sit well with me, I also have my first new camera in many years so it will be the OM-1 and since I find it a somewhat difficult (at times) the 60 macro. Hats off to MoonMind and Thanks.
- Location
- Lota, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Name
- Larry Griffiths
Hi Matt,
You forgot me:
"I propose using the first digital lens which I bought and which came as a kit lens together with an Olympus E-300 DSLR which I bought in the mid 2000s and which I still have. It is the Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-45mm 1:3.5-5.6 lens which uses a 4/3 mount. I propose connecting it to an Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk III camera through an Olympus MMF-3 adaptor.
For this challenge, I will submit JPEG files straight out of the camera (SOOC) at a 1296 x 864 pixel resolution, so as not to overload the server. This will encourage me to try harder to get the exposure right SOOC."
Thanks
You forgot me:
"I propose using the first digital lens which I bought and which came as a kit lens together with an Olympus E-300 DSLR which I bought in the mid 2000s and which I still have. It is the Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-45mm 1:3.5-5.6 lens which uses a 4/3 mount. I propose connecting it to an Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mk III camera through an Olympus MMF-3 adaptor.
For this challenge, I will submit JPEG files straight out of the camera (SOOC) at a 1296 x 864 pixel resolution, so as not to overload the server. This will encourage me to try harder to get the exposure right SOOC."
Thanks
- Location
- Switzerland
- Name
- Matt
Definitely! I'm sorry. So, 32 - very nice!
May I just add that there's no need to worry about "overloading" the server by using such small files (half of what the server would compress things to, or even less), but it's your choice.
M.
- Location
- Lota, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Name
- Larry Griffiths
Thanks. Then I won't crunch them quite so much.
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Irene McC
Legend
- Location
- CPT, South Africa
I'll just call it now. Fuji X-T30 with 7artisans 25 f/1.8
just because that's currently in my bag and I seem to have committophobia
just because that's currently in my bag and I seem to have committophobia
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AlwaysOnAuto
All-Pro
Just want to let everyone know I'll be watching this Single In closely. I'd join but realize the 'stress' of having to post something every day would take a lot of the fun out of taking pictures. I'm not sure I'll have access to a computer the whole month so it'd 'get' to me not being able to post.
I look forward to seeing how each of you handles this and 'Hats off!' to Matt for hosting/facilitating it.
And the gear head junkie in me loves seeing the different 'rigs' being used too.
Now back to your regularly scheduled programing.
I look forward to seeing how each of you handles this and 'Hats off!' to Matt for hosting/facilitating it.
And the gear head junkie in me loves seeing the different 'rigs' being used too.
Now back to your regularly scheduled programing.
William Lewis
Hall of Famer
- Location
- Eau Claire, Wisconsin
- Name
- William Lewis
That's an excellent combo - the 17/2.8 is an underrated gem that I loved when using m4/3. Have fun!
If you want more of a challenge just leave the lens cap on.
Thanks, I think I will. Have been setting it up now, and have horsed around with some screw-on converters I have, so I may actually try those on for size as well, two Olys, one macro and a 1,7X tele one, and two Lumixes, one wide and one fish-eye. Not really sure how they fare, I have a few shots with the macro one, but the rest I dont think I have tried, the tele one I bought quite soon after stepping into the M43 multiverse and was primarily for running on the Oly 45, but I sold that before I got around to try it. Most likely plenty of vignette to be had. None of them are for the lens, but they can be fitted so why not.
It may be stretching the one lens part a bit, but probably not more than shooting the challenge with a zoom and I am not swapping lenses just screwing something or the other onto it.
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