Batis 18
We had a nice sunrise yesterday in town. I wasn't quite prepared for it but managed to get this shot.
Oct 01, 2016 06:56 | #25216 Batis 18 - Alfredo -
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mystik610 Cream of the Crop  More info | Oct 01, 2016 07:24 | #25217 digital_AM wrote in post #18145222  Batis 18 We had a nice sunrise yesterday in town. I wasn't quite prepared for it but managed to get this shot. Cool shot. We stay at that Drury hotel whenever we're in SA. Don't know if you've ever been inside, but the interior has some cool Art Deco design elements that they've preserved. focalpointsphoto.com
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Oct 01, 2016 07:33 | #25218 mystik610 wrote in post #18145236 Cool shot. We stay at that Drury hotel whenever we're in SA. Don't know if you've ever been inside, but the interior has some cool Art Deco design elements that they've preserved. Thanks Carlo. Oh cool. Will have to check out that hotel. - Alfredo -
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navydoc Cream of the Crop  More info | Oct 01, 2016 07:37 | #25219 Charlie wrote in post #18145137 In n Out burgers, LAX. Was scoping this place out last time I was out, it's a nice place to shoot planes. Only issue with shooting planes is the heat the plane produces causes major atmospheric issues. EDIT: btw, it's a fantastic spot, all sorts of planes land. I think I'll visit again and try to see if I can catch the airbus, should be a significant sized plane. During sunset, the light on the plane is just beautiful at the right angles, but I didnt get a chance to figure composition with the kids around. Here's the airplane landing viewpoint as seen on Google Maps. From the results you got, it's a great place to take photos as the planes land. Gene - My Photo Gallery ||
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Eddie xpfloyd lookalike  More info | Oct 01, 2016 08:31 | #25220 Last night was our first night in the camper van and I witnessed the darkest sky I've ever seen. We could see the Milky Way with the naked eye. No aurora unfortunately (well photos taken pointing north had it but it wasn't visible to the eye) but should have a few keepers of the Milky Way. Won't be able to process until Monday though Leica M11 | Leica Q2 | Sony α7RV
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Oct 01, 2016 09:30 | #25221 Even though the Loxia 2.4/85 is "only" F/2.4, it seems to have awesome optics according to Verybiglobo VBL: So, the Loxia 85/2.4 is a completely new design then? Mr. Cristophe Casenave: Yes, it is new design. It is pure spherical design without aspherical elements, but we put some very expensive glass inside. We choose this design in order to create very smooth bokeh, without “onion rings” in highlights, but to preserve high micro contrast and explicit sharpness from wide open. VBL: So we can say that it has Milvus heritage than? Mr. Cristophe Casenave: Yes, they have a similar concept. But you see, we had to put that expensive glass in order to get wide open performance close to optical peak, so that user don’t have to stop the lens to get most of it. Loxia 85/2.4 is very sharp already wide open and CA is very well controlled. VBL: You can count me being a Loxia lover too. I have one issue with them however – since the whole barrel is actually focus ring, it rotates when you are trying to put the lens in your camera. Mounting and dismounting of the Loxia is not greatest ergonomic experience. Mr. Cristophe Casenave: We are aware of that, we’ve been listening to the complains. Unfortunately that is technical limitation of the design and price for their compactness. For portrait lens there are three things that I care about – sharpness, look of the blurred background, lack of CA, especially purple fringing. Not only that new Loxia is ticking all those boxes, but it ads more – brilliant back-light performance and compact size. Mr. Andreas Bogenshütz deserves the highest Verybiglobo award (that we don’t have unfortunately), for its endless patience and politeness with a PITA client such as myself, when I am trying to create comparative test in between 200 curious visitors, journalists, bloggers and photo enthusiasts, most of whom has more time than money. Mainly thanks to him, I can present now one of the first brief comparative results between Zeiss Loxia 85/2.4, Batis 85/1.8 and Otus 85/1.4. We can’t post on Verybiglobo original size files yet (well we can, but you might not live long enough to open them), so bellow is the gallery of the original shots at smaller size and one crop comparison between three lenses. You can however open files in their original size if you go to related Flickr Album – https://flic.kr/s/aHskK5ufJp Don’t see much difference? That’s because they are all great lenses. Don’t forget that Loxia is wide open, while other two lenses are already stopped down. 550D | EF-S 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 IS | EF 50mm F/1.8 II | EF 70-200mm F/4L IS | Speedlite 580EX II | LumoPro LP180 | Gitzo GT3541XLS | Arca-Swiss Monoball Z1 SP | ONA Bowery (black, non-leather)
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mystik610 Cream of the Crop More info | Oct 01, 2016 13:36 | #25222 focalpointsphoto.com
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Oct 01, 2016 16:11 | #25223 Another one from last weekend.  20160925-DSC06450.jpg by Puckman2012, on FlickrBatis 18. Sony A7RII and a bunch of lenses.
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DavidArbogast Cream of the Crop  More info | Oct 01, 2016 16:48 | #25224 In the West Bottoms district of Kansas City, Missouri (Sigma 20mm f/1.4 Art):  Rat Mouth by David Arbogast, on FlickrDavid | Flickr
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rantercsr Goldmember  More info Post edited over 7 years ago by rantercsr. (3 edits in all) | Oct 01, 2016 17:38 | #25225  DSC00690-2 by Randall Herrra, on Flickrpics of my brothers daughter , with the a7sii and flashPoint 360 lights
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Oct 01, 2016 21:57 | #25226 David Arbogast wrote in post #18145611 In the West Bottoms district of Kansas City, Missouri (Sigma 20mm f/1.4 Art): Rat Mouth by David Arbogast, on FlickrThis gave me the creeps! I sure hope that's not a real person. Nice capture David.  - Alfredo -
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Oct 01, 2016 22:05 | #25227 Charlie wrote in post #18145093 Found the neatest spot for plane spotting 
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mstg46 Senior Member 312 posts Likes: 436 Joined Mar 2012 More info | Oct 01, 2016 22:17 | #25228 Sony A7RII - Zeiss FE 4/16-35, Zeiss FE 1.8/55
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mystik610 Cream of the Crop More info | Oct 01, 2016 22:27 | #25229 focalpointsphoto.com
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DavidArbogast Cream of the Crop More info | Oct 01, 2016 23:40 | #25230 digital_AM wrote in post #18145811 This gave me the creeps! I sure hope that's not a real person. Nice capture David. Thanks Alfredo! Sorry to say but that's a real person with a real live rat. For the most part he just held the rat, but stuck it in his mouth for the camera. Ugh...crazy isn't it? David | Flickr
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