***May 2024 Image and video thread***

[dirk]

Finally got out to use my new 85mm

I am lost atm, because the Flickr images do not allow to display the exif data. Which 85mm did you use for this?

You can also post all your gear within your user profile in the "about" tab, if you want to. Look at my tab as an example.

 

[Markuswelder]

I am lost atm, because the Flickr images do not allow to display the exif data. Which 85mm did you use for this?

You can also post all your gear within your user profile in the "about" tab, if you want to. Look at my tab as an example.

The Lumix S 85mm f1.8. I just run the raw files through Silkypix Developer studio Pro 11, with a little bit of shadow and highlight tweaking.
I'll look into listing my gear in my profile.

 

[Vale46]

One with my new Sigma 50mm dg dn 1.4 + applied RT LUT

 

[Vale46]

 

[dirk]

On my smartphone the image/tge model looks a little bit too dark. If you lift the shadows a little bit or increase exposure or spot metering, the model would benefit of it. Just saw now in the Exif data

• • Exposure Bias - -1 EV

 

[RuleOfThirds]

Today testing out the 24-105 again. This time in Bourtange Fortress. It was under siege at least two times as it controlled the road to Groningen. It was never taken. The guys demonstrated firing of the gun as well

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 24-105/F4
• 63.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/80 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 100

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 24-105/F4
• 46.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/400 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 100

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 24-105/F4
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/250 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 100

 

[RuleOfThirds]

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 24-105/F4
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/80 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 100

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 24-105/F4
• 67.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/80 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 250

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 24-105/F4
• 70.0 mm
• ƒ/5
• 1/400 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 100

 

[Markuswelder]

Great photos, amazing colour. That lens is a keeper.

If I had to find fault with it, about the only thing I could say, was that the AF is not quite as rock solid confident as some of my other lenses. Such as the Lumix 50mm 1.8. It could also be that a bit of that was due to my fiddling around with different AF point styles and the like. Still, as you say, it's not going anywhere

 

[Markuswelder]

Todays effort, while out shopping with She who must be obeyed lol

240520-P1002963 by Markus Welder, on Flickr

240520-P1002973 by Markus Welder, on Flickr

240520-P1002969 by Markus Welder, on Flickr

240520-P1002967 by Markus Welder, on Flickr

 

[RuleOfThirds]

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 70-300/F4.5-5.6
• 300.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/640 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• 0.3
• ISO 1600

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 70-300/F4.5-5.6
• 121.0 mm
• ƒ/5.1
• 1/640 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• 0.3
• ISO 1600

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 70-300/F4.5-5.6
• 300.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/640 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• 0.3
• ISO 800

Little birds are getting bigger

 

[RuleOfThirds]

Later today he/she let me come real close, even F9 is not enough DoF @300mm

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 70-300/F4.5-5.6
• 300.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/320 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• 0.3
• ISO 2500

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 70-300/F4.5-5.6
• 300.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/320 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• 0.3
• ISO 2500

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 70-300/F4.5-5.6
• 300.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/320 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• 0.3
• ISO 2000

 

[Travis Butler]

Probably the last pics of the month, from the Indianapolis 500...

20240526-SDIM0601 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Sigma fp, Hexanon 40/1.8

I knew from prior experience that there wasn't gonna be good race action camera angles from where we had seats - and with around 350,000 people crammed into stadium bleachers, trying to carry the full-size S5 rig to get good fast action shots was going to be a royal pain:

20240526-SDIM0604 by Travis Butler, on Flickr

So this year, I didn't, and settled for the fp and some non-action shots.

20240526-SDIM0620 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Sigma fp, Kiron 80-200/4.5

The race was delayed for four hours by storms in the area - and since all the seating areas are metal stands with metal bleachers that would make wonderful lightning rods, the speedway was evacuated and everyone had to go back to their cars.

Our seats were right across from Pit Row, so I had good angles on the pit stops:

20240526-SDIM0608 by Travis Butler, on Flickr

20240526-SDIM0623 by Travis Butler, on Flickr

...and the sad, empty pits for some of the teams that dropped out of the race.

20240526-SDIM0613 by Travis Butler, on Flickr

20240526-SDIM0606 by Travis Butler, on Flickr

Going to the 500 is kind of a strange event in many ways. You get to see the cars zoom past you for about 15 seconds, every 2-3 minutes. If you've got a good enough spot, you can see far enough down the track to watch the cars approaching, or watch them accelerate away. But most of the time, you have a much better feel for what's happening by watching the video screens than watching the actual race in front of you. So what's the main attraction? Sharing the speedway with 350,000 fans? Hearing a noise so loud that you can feel it in your bones, and have to wear hearing protectors? I dunno.

 

[Pete_W]

Going to the 500 is kind of a strange event in many ways. You get to see the cars zoom past you for about 15 seconds, every 2-3 minutes. If you've got a good enough spot, you can see far enough down the track to watch the cars approaching, or watch them accelerate away. But most of the time, you have a much better feel for what's happening by watching the video screens than watching the actual race in front of you. So what's the main attraction? Sharing the speedway with 350,000 fans? Hearing a noise so loud that you can feel it in your bones, and have to wear hearing protectors? I dunno.

Great photos!

Two of my kids travel from Sydney to Melbourne each year to attend the F1 race. They love it but I've often asked if it's worth the hassle as you don't see nearly as much action. I guess at least the cars keep coming past. I thought one day I'd go to France and watch Le Tour but the bikes only go past once on each stage, other than the time trial stage.

 

[Oíche]

A colony of tiny baby spiders, not sure which species, probably the common garden spider. I'm surprised they haven't been munched by birds in this tight form. When I blew on them they dispersed. This was closest focus with 24-105 at 105mm then mega cropped.

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 24-105/F4
• 105.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/500 sec
• Other
• ISO 2500

 

[Oíche]

I thought one day I'd go to France and watch Le Tour but the bikes only go past once on each stage, other than the time trial stage.

I've seen the TDF in France and Ireland (1998) and the Giro d'Italia (2014) in my home city of Belfast.

Seen 2x TTT (Team Time Trials) which are good to watch and prolongs the action. The atmos is always good with the publicity caravans and live bands etc.

I've been to the Worlds in Holland where they did laps around Valkenburg.

 

[Oíche]

On my smartphone the image/tge model looks a little bit too dark. If you lift the shadows a little bit or increase exposure or spot metering, the model would benefit of it. Just saw now in the Exif data

• • Exposure Bias - -1 EV

Need to use flash or reflectors for backlit modelling, I've even used it for close subjects in landscapes.

A flash is on the shopping list, probably a Godox. I had triggers and several flashes for Pentax, even cheap old manual flashes with manual exposure were great if you know what you are doing. I also used them for cycling photography where you could darken the background exposure with flash and narrow apertures, you can do similar with models.

• PENTAX - PENTAX K-30
• A Series Lens
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/180 sec
• Pattern
• ISO 2500

 

[Oíche]

My cactus garden in a pot, the rear one has grown into the roof. I need to separate them for repotting but rather difficult given the robust defence mechanisms. This one playing with newest blur tools in LR mobile, processing on cloud. Looks far too artificially uniform and plenty of Sigma lenses somewhatbdo this too, and not as nice as Lumix lenses which have more natural character. Too Toneh

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 24-105/F4
• 36.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/40 sec
• Other
• ISO 250

 

[Oíche]

But these Cactus flowers are beautiful and rarely come out and only for a few days. Nature is beautiful A turn of the dial and you can do 220mm c4k 50 video with the same lens with tripod-esque stability or the same scope with 630mm with the 70-300.

I'm loving this Lumix system

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 24-105/F4
• 105.0 mm
• ƒ/14
• 1/125 sec
• Other
• ISO 2000

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 24-105/F4
• 105.0 mm
• ƒ/14
• 1/125 sec
• Other
• ISO 2000

 

[Markuswelder]

Woof. Lumix 85mm wide open

240519-P1002949 by Markus Welder, on Flickr

240519-P1002947 by Markus Welder, on Flickr

 

[Travis Butler]

And now, because I finally had time to go back and sort through everything, a few more for Pete: (Full set of pics at https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBsFsK )
Pics taken with the Sigma fp using the Konica Hexanon 40/1.8, Vivitar (Kiron) 28/2.5, Minolta MD 35-70/3.5 Macro, and Olympus OM Zuiko 100/2.8.

20240518-SDIM0278 by Travis Butler, on Flickr

20240518-SDIM0280 by Travis Butler, on Flickr

20240518-SDIM0301 by Travis Butler, on Flickr

20240518-SDIM0310 by Travis Butler, on Flickr

20240518-SDIM0376 by Travis Butler, on Flickr

20240518-SDIM0412 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Working train, coming through!

20240518-SDIM0451 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
From the Union Station parking garage.