[PhilRich]

This morning from Sausalito!

Angel Island Sunrise
Angel Island Sunrise
645Z & DFA55 & 9-stop ND

Mike, nice picture! Why the 9 stop ND?

[mikeSF]

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Love the 3D feel you are able to achieve here Mike.

thanks. I got lucky. Lens is the 67 M*300, fwiw.

That one answers the question I had about the first--which was whether the moon was lighting the under side of the tank. .

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The wood shape in the foreground makes that more than just a lovely scene.

It's a case of putting the light pollution to work for the scene. The downtown city lights are lighting the bottom as you surmised. I had to de-yellow them a bit because they are so strong.

Mike, nice picture! Why the 9 stop ND?

Thx. I used an ND 9-stop to allow the colors to dwell on the water by smoothing out the ripples, and also create a backdrop for the pilings. A faster shutter makes the water too busy and the delicate colors are lost.

[BostonUKshooter]

from tonight's full moonrise:

Brentwood Moonrise
645Z & 67 M*300/4 + 67 1.4x TC

Great capture!.....HDR from 2+ frames or single exposure??

[itshimitis]

The saga with Pentax continues. My DA 28-45 still isn't back though Johnsons have loaned me a copy. Just popped in to see them on my way to the Lake District and despite being dispatched 6 weeks ago, the lens still hasn't reached France. Johnson's have chased and apparently it's still 10 days away. Talk about slow boat, I think it is being hand delivered on foot! Johnsons have kindly given me a loan copy of the Z while they repair the cable release socket and look into other issues and clean the sensor. Good service from Johnsons but Pentax Ricoh really need to have a look at themselves. Very poor.

[gavincato]

mikesf thats epic. i need to get a 300!

[sculptormic]

Cayeux-sur-Mer
Z with Mamiya shift 55/4



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Z withe Pentax 67 55-100/4.5 Good zoom but the weight is 1210 grams together with the Z almost 3 kilo's is even
for me a bit much.

[mikeSF]

Great capture!.....HDR from 2+ frames or single exposure??

thx. it's a 2-exposure (0 & -4ev) manual blend

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mikesf thats epic. i need to get a 300!

thx. I got mine from fellow forumite Colton Allen.
I also have the 67 1.4x TC which I use most often with this lens

[texandrews]

The saga with Pentax continues. My DA 28-45 still isn't back though Johnsons have loaned me a copy. Just popped in to see them on my way to the Lake District and despite being dispatched 6 weeks ago, the lens still hasn't reached France. Johnson's have chased and apparently it's still 10 days away. Talk about slow boat, I think it is being hand delivered on foot! Johnsons have kindly given me a loan copy of the Z while they repair the cable release socket and look into other issues and clean the sensor. Good service from Johnsons but Pentax Ricoh really need to have a look at themselves. Very poor.

This is the thing that just floors me, the transit delay. That lens has got to be coming on a plane, and that's less than 24 hours. So, is it a customs delay? I just don't get it.... The tavel times today aren't what justify(!) this kind of delay.

[itshimitis]

This is the thing that just floors me, the transit delay. That lens has got to be coming on a plane, and that's less than 24 hours. So, is it a customs delay? I just don't get it.... The tavel times today aren't what justify(!) this kind of delay.

If it was customs, somebody would know by now. They were told 10 days a day or two ago, after 6 weeks. Really quite shocking. I have asked the question of Ricoh's social media team but got no answer. Sure, they have given me a 50% discount on the repair and Johnsons have given me loan items, but the service is really poor on the delivery front. I've sent things to Korea from UK for about £10 that got to their destination within 5 days. There's no justification for this delay.

[gavincato]

wedding on saturday with 645z

110/2



150/2.8



80/2



150



can't remember prob 75



110/2



a few more here https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1086368074719302.1073741909.112620868760699&type=3

cheers

[jva59]

wedding on saturday with 645z

110/2



150/2.8



80/2



150



can't remember prob 75



110/2



a few more here https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1086368074719302.1073741909.112620868760699&type=3

cheers

Outstanding!

[lenticular]

Awesome photos Gavin!...I see you got a reasonable price for your A35 on ev**Bay, though not as much as one would like.

ishimitis - those transit times you are being fed are complete lies IMHO.

Had I the funds to buy a Z I would be thinking twice due to the varied poor support anecdotes being posted on this and other threads. Contrast that with my Leica M9 getting a completely new sensor free of charge from Leica; something they have probably done for hundreds of owners to maintain their product reputation, albeit for a camera that had sensor cover-glass longevity and 'corrosion' (their term) issues.

[desertscape]

mikesf thats epic. i need to get a 300!

FYI- Here's the cross section for it. Two Low dispersion elements-- Note that it is not a Telephoto design but a more modern type, lacking the negative group at the rear.

[mikeSF]

FYI- Here's the cross section for it. Two Low dispersion elements-- Note that it is not a Telephoto design but a more modern type, lacking the negative group at the rear.

very cool - thanks for sharing this!

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Gavin, what a wonderful splash of colors in that vineyard! Beautiful wedding photos.

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Here's one from yesterday morning in Marin:

From Hawk Hill
645Z & FA 150/2.8 4-frame pano

[mattb123]

FYI- Here's the cross section for it. Two Low dispersion elements-- Note that it is not a Telephoto design but a more modern type, lacking the negative group at the rear.

That's interesting.
Does anyone know what the differences would be between the M* and a SMC 67 300/4?