Contest The Manual Focus Challenge!

northcoastgreg · 06-04-2018, 06:59 PM - **3 Likes**

Shot with the old Tele-Takumar 300mm on a K200D:

jcdoss · 06-05-2018, 08:50 AM - **1 Like**

Another question... are the photos we submit supposed to be freshly squeezed, or archival, or does it matter?

alamo5000 · 06-05-2018, 09:00 AM

Originally posted by jcdoss

Another question... are the photos we submit supposed to be freshly squeezed, or archival, or does it matter?

Does not matter. Just state what they are for consistency and clarity purposes.

alamo5000 · 06-05-2018, 09:12 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by jcdoss

Another question... are the photos we submit supposed to be freshly squeezed, or archival, or does it matter?

Remember though, the purpose of the contest is primarily to encourage people to try manual focus and learn new things.

Fresh baking encouraged but not at all required.

We all want to win but we also want to help others develop as photographers as well.

mblanc · 06-06-2018, 07:56 PM

A stationary bww

alamo5000 · 06-07-2018, 05:27 AM

Originally posted by mblanc

A stationary bww

Pic didn't show up.

mblanc · 06-07-2018, 11:50 AM

Sorry, I meant a stationary bee:

---------- Post added 06-07-2018 at 02:52 PM ----------

And a moving seagull

alamo5000 · 06-13-2018, 11:29 AM

Bumping the thread up. Don't forget to participate in the manual focus challenge!

**onlineflyer** · 06-13-2018, 07:24 PM

Question: Do we only get tp post one photo or could we post multiples?

Went out today looking for bif but only saw bif -- no birds, only bees. My best shot, taken with a Vivitar Series 1 90-180mm f4.5

**Lmcfarrin** · 06-18-2018, 09:21 PM - **2 Likes**

Red Bellied Woodpecker in flight.

Camera: Sony RX10 III

alamo5000 · 06-18-2018, 11:29 PM

Originally posted by Lmcfarrin

Red Bellied Woodpecker in flight.

Camera: Sony RX10 III

You actually manually focused that shot? WOW!

**Lmcfarrin** · 06-19-2018, 07:09 AM

Originally posted by alamo5000

You actually manually focused that shot? WOW!

Yes, focus trap. Small backyard birds are too fast and too unpredictable to use af.

**noelcmn** · 06-19-2018, 02:00 PM

Gave my old Rikenon 50mm F/2 a spin today. This would fall into the "Stationary" category. Combined with the Raynox 150

alamo5000 · 06-19-2018, 02:22 PM

Originally posted by noelcmn

Gave my old Rikenon 50mm F/2 a spin today. This would fall into the "Stationary" category. Combined with the Raynox 150

Cool shot!

alamo5000 · 06-19-2018, 02:27 PM

Originally posted by onlineflyer

Question: Do we only get tp post one photo or could we post multiples?

Originally the intention was to have max one shot per category.

Hopefully we can get more people participating in the contest aspect of it then after that we can share all we want and make this a photo sharing thread if we like.

I reserve the right to revise this though. Hopefully we can get more people on board to try out manual focus to their abilities. If it will encourage more participation we can examine all options.

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06-04-2018, 06:59 PM - 3 Likes	#16
northcoastgreg Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Northern Michigan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,174	Shot with the old Tele-Takumar 300mm on a K200D:

06-05-2018, 08:50 AM - 1 Like	#17
jcdoss Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,794	Another question... are the photos we submit supposed to be freshly squeezed, or archival, or does it matter?

06-05-2018, 09:00 AM	#18
alamo5000 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2,962 Original Poster	Originally posted by jcdoss Another question... are the photos we submit supposed to be freshly squeezed, or archival, or does it matter? Does not matter. Just state what they are for consistency and clarity purposes.

06-05-2018, 09:12 AM - 1 Like	#19
alamo5000 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2,962 Original Poster	Originally posted by jcdoss Another question... are the photos we submit supposed to be freshly squeezed, or archival, or does it matter? Remember though, the purpose of the contest is primarily to encourage people to try manual focus and learn new things. Fresh baking encouraged but not at all required. We all want to win but we also want to help others develop as photographers as well.

06-06-2018, 07:56 PM	#20
mblanc Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Photos: Albums Posts: 555	A stationary bww

06-07-2018, 05:27 AM	#21
alamo5000 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2,962 Original Poster	Originally posted by mblanc A stationary bww Pic didn't show up.

06-07-2018, 11:50 AM	#22
mblanc Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Photos: Albums Posts: 555	Sorry, I meant a stationary bee: ---------- Post added 06-07-2018 at 02:52 PM ---------- And a moving seagull

06-13-2018, 11:29 AM	#23
alamo5000 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2,962 Original Poster	Bumping the thread up. Don't forget to participate in the manual focus challenge!

06-18-2018, 11:29 PM	#26
alamo5000 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2,962 Original Poster	Originally posted by Lmcfarrin Red Bellied Woodpecker in flight. Camera: Sony RX10 III You actually manually focused that shot? WOW!

06-19-2018, 07:09 AM	#27
Lmcfarrin Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Indiana Photos: Albums Posts: 775	Originally posted by alamo5000 You actually manually focused that shot? WOW! Yes, focus trap. Small backyard birds are too fast and too unpredictable to use af.

06-19-2018, 02:00 PM	#28
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,206	Gave my old Rikenon 50mm F/2 a spin today. This would fall into the "Stationary" category. Combined with the Raynox 150

06-19-2018, 02:22 PM	#29
alamo5000 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2,962 Original Poster	Originally posted by noelcmn Gave my old Rikenon 50mm F/2 a spin today. This would fall into the "Stationary" category. Combined with the Raynox 150 Cool shot!

06-19-2018, 02:27 PM	#30
alamo5000 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2,962 Original Poster	Originally posted by onlineflyer Question: Do we only get tp post one photo or could we post multiples? Originally the intention was to have max one shot per category. Hopefully we can get more people participating in the contest aspect of it then after that we can share all we want and make this a photo sharing thread if we like. I reserve the right to revise this though. Hopefully we can get more people on board to try out manual focus to their abilities. If it will encourage more participation we can examine all options.