Sony Lounge Thread MKIII (All Sony cameras welcome)

Eddie wrote in post #19054810
So much good about this Travis, awesome shot

Thank you sir. The person walking out there turned out to be David Kingham. https://www.davidkingh​am.com/ I later met him when he walked back over to the middle, he was there with his workshop group. Also met his wife Jennifer Renwick. Nice people.

TRhoads wrote in post #19054834
Thank you sir. The persone walking out there turned out to be David Kingham. https://www.davidkingh​am.com/ I later met him when he walked back over to the middle, he was there with his workshop group. Also met his wife Jennifer Renwick. Nice people.

I believe they both run NPN. Awesome site. Glad to hear they are nice people. Great shot Travis!

Miranda1 wrote in post #19054397
That's insane! How do you even manage to stay on the SUP in those rapids?

It’s not easy at all! There’s quite a bit of swimming involved to start!

What’s great is that despite being a very experienced whitewater kayaker the easy stuff becomes really challenging! It opens up some new options for the runs I’ve done a million times!

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #19054676

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2iVx​MMJ 6 days in Florida #67 by MedicineMan4040, on Flickr

Is this with your 400mm f5.6?

Ben DDS wrote in post #19054432
I've been going back and forth for months as well, with the Tam 17-28 thrown in there too. Not planning on buying anything for a while, so it isn't a pressing issue, yet I convince myself each day that one of the three is right for me. It's torture. I have a huge gap in focal lengths right now as I only have a 14, 50, and 105mm.

Pretty much the same here... warmed up on the 20G, but still not sure if the Tamron trio (right now I'm thinking if I buy one I'd seek to acquire all three) is right for me. Still not rushing into anything right now, since the usefulness of a wider angle would be limited for the time being.

digital_AM wrote in post #19054837
I believe they both run NPN. Awesome site. Glad to hear they are nice people. Great shot Travis!

I think they do. She was much more talkative than he was...and she even knew who I was, which I wasn't sure I believed her...sometimes people say that to be nice...I knew her name and work, had been following them both on IG for a while. They both came up in my trip planning for the 2019 trip to DV. I have tried out that NPN site, but just have not been able to get into it...not sure why.

In other news, Monday I found a good deal on an MC-11 adapter on FM, it arrived today. It is much lighter than the Metabones. The MC-11 also has a much larger opening, I am wondering if that might be better for the TSE lenses that tend to have really dark edges as you get too close to the limits of shift. I will take it and the a9 up to my parent's with me this weekend and see if the old 400 f/5.6 that my dad has works better on the MC-11...it didn't work at all on the MB adapter. But having this new one means that my beloved 135L is back in business.

TRhoads wrote in post #19054863
I think they do. She was much more talkative than he was...and she even knew who I was, which I wasn't sure I believed her...sometimes people say that to be nice...I knew her name and work, had been following them both on IG for a while. They both came up in my trip planning for the 2019 trip to DV. I have tried out that NPN site, but just have not been able to get into it...not sure why.

In other news, Monday I found a good deal on an MC-11 adapter on FM, it arrived today. It is much lighter than the Metabones. The MC-11 also has a much larger opening, I am wondering if that might be better for the TSE lenses that tend to have really dark edges as you get too close to the limits of shift. I will take it and the a9 up to my parent's with me this weekend and see if the old 400 f/5.6 that my dad has works better on the MC-11...it didn't work at all on the MB adapter. But having this new one means that my beloved 135L is back in business.

NPN takes a while to get used to. It’s more focused on image critiques and not so much showcasing your images. No self promotion. Refreshing I think.

Let me know how the MC11 works out. Still love my 24mm TSE. Miss shooting with it.

digital_AM wrote in post #19054866
NPN takes a while to get used to. It’s more focused on image critiques and not so much showcasing your images. No self promotion. Refreshing I think.

Let me know how the MC11 works out. Still love my 24mm TSE. Miss shooting with it.

I probably need to give it more time...I thought this whole sheltering in place thing was going to leave me with a lot of free time, but that has not been the case. Between trying to still work 40 hours a week, be the teacher for my daughter and work on house projects, I am tapped out. We have another 8 days of school after today...should be interesting to see what happens after that.

Regarding the MC-11 and TSE, once this whole COVID thing slows down and I can get back to Hilton Head, I have to shoot that project. both the 17 and 24 will be in use...I will report back.

mystik610 wrote in post #19054824
Wow that's awesome! Very nice vid too. Love the concept and the camera work and post production are on point.

Thank you.

TRhoads wrote in post #19054833
Dude...that is powerful stuff right there...gave me chills man.

Thanks Man.

Ben DDS wrote in post #19054644
Definitely more space than I imagined and the layout looks nice!

Im 6'4" and I am not uncomfortable inside ...... other than my calves hang over the edge of the bed. Wife and I its ok add the dog and well 3 is a bit too much.

I like that it is 5 feet wide so same width as the jeep but with the "outback" edition it sits tall and so in wind it is a bit scattered in tow.

Eddie wrote in post #19054727
Since my Iceland trip was cancelled due to Coronavirus I have been planning an adventure to do after lockdown is lifted. I wanted to do something in Scotland as I imagine after lockdown their will still be restrictions in international travel for a while.

So I have decided to cycle the "Hebriddean Way" which is a 185 mile trip covering 10 islands in Scotland's Western Isles and also includes 6 causeways and 2 ferries!

Should be a good opportunity for some nice photos as the scenery is lovely up there.

If anyopne is interested here is the route - https://www.visitouter​hebrides.co.uk …et_V2_SCREEN_FI​NAL(1).pdf

And here is a page talking about the individual sections - https://www.visitscotl​and.com …ridean-way-cycling-route/

Scotland and some other areas are on my target for the replacement trip on the Viking Cruise we had canceled in June.

I'd love to visit Wales and Scotland but I don't think that's in the cards at this point.


The last test image I shot yesterday was heavily backlit. I'm very impressed by the dynamic range of Ilford's HP5 Plus film. Although it didn't seem to make much difference, I scanned this one using SilverFast SE Plus's Mulitple Exposure mode where it makes two scans and merges them to increase the dynamic range.

I also did a lot of editing back in Photoshop too.

I promise I won't post any more images from these test shots.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2iVJ​68G

Here is an unpublished image from Zabriskie Point that I recently finished editing. Lots of dodging and burning on this one. I wanted to emphasize the light and transition from dark foreground to light background.

FE 55mm

IMAGE LINK: https://www.alfredomor​aphoto.com …oads/n-mNp4Hr/i-JRjckLM/A

bobbyz wrote in post #19054859
Is this with your 400mm f5.6?

Nah, that one via the 200600G.