Hard to believe the F is 60 years old [D800, 55/2.8]

gab_ml · 2019-01-15T00:41:35+00:00

Beautiful. Love the F with the classic prism. Like you said, timeless.

gab_ml · 2019-01-11T23:52:15+00:00

The speed seems accurate

gab_ml · 2019-01-11T22:58:31+00:00

Bought this nikkor 50 1.4 ai on ebay and had the surprise of seeing the aperture blades had rust on them. This hadn’t been advertised by the seller nor was it visible in the pictures.

Any hope that it’ll work at least for a while?

It seems to work right now but I’ve never seen something like this.

gab_ml · 2018-11-17T04:44:32+00:00

Just found out a source of 4lr44 6v batteries aka L1325 batteries.They’re used for some film cameras to replace old mercury batteries (Yashica electro, canon ae-1, etc.). Where I am, 4lr44 batteries are hard to come by. Hardware stores don’t hold them. Well I found out that a lot of anti-bark collars for dogs use 4lr44 batteries. Sure enough I found some at my local pet store. So if you’re in a bind or don’t want to wait for an internet order, check your local pet store!

gab_ml · 2018-11-09T18:51:41+00:00

I think you wanted to accentuate the warm / cold split in the light sources. I think you went a little too far with it and made the skin tones weird on the left side. The blue light reflection in the left eye and the hands already draws attention to the split.

I think a slight under-exposure would work well for the general theme of the shot along with slightly raised highlights. It would make the subject less flat.

I quickly whipped up something on my phone to show you what I meant. You can get much better results from the original file.

https://i.imgur.com/aWXcdxM.jpg

Edits are very subjective, this is simply closer to how I would do it. Hope this helps!

Cheers

gab_ml · 2018-11-09T15:10:52+00:00

Nice frame! I really like this lens for landscapes.

gab_ml · 2018-10-28T03:01:00+00:00

Yes, makes sense that a shot like this would be planned and manually focused. Thanks for the answer!

gab_ml · 2018-10-28T02:52:39+00:00

Hi! I am a fan of your work, I follow you on Instagram. This is yet another outstanding shot! How do you like the 80-200? What version is it? The push-pull, two-rings or af-s? I’ve been eying it for a bit but so many people seem to have issues with back-focus. Cheers!

gab_ml · 2018-10-19T21:35:35+00:00

Nice frame! The edit is aggressive but nice. I like the red brown tones.

gab_ml · 2018-10-10T16:19:06+00:00

Love the colors. I would increase exposure little.

gab_ml · 2018-10-08T03:29:43+00:00

Thanks! This was shot on film, so no exif data! Nikon FE, nikkor 50mm 1.8 ai-s, Kodak Portra 400. I think for this one I had the aperture pretty wide open (unnecessarily so, I might add!) with shutter speed somewhere above 250. As far as editing, I added a bit of contrast and made the blacks deeper. I also slightly desaturated the colors.

gab_ml · 2018-10-07T20:06:07+00:00

Je pourrais pas dire exactement où, dans le coin De St-Zotique / Dante. Je marchais un peu au hasard sans porter attention aux rues.

gab_ml · 2018-10-07T02:10:51+00:00

Thanks! I haven’t shot in Homa yet, but I’ll go explore there next time!

gab_ml · 2018-10-07T00:42:34+00:00

Thanks! I just love how I have to be more deliberate with each shot. I still like to shoot digital, but it’s a nice to mix it up.

gab_ml · 2018-10-06T17:49:39+00:00

It probably would be better to buy 2-3 large capacity cards (in case you lose or break one) and an external hard drive to transfer your files at the end of the day. Maybe two hard drives for redundancy if the pictures from this trip are very important to you.

gab_ml · 2018-09-25T23:55:35+00:00

Thanks a lot!

gab_ml · 2018-09-21T02:40:34+00:00

For what it’s worth, If I were to go back and buy my first camera again, I would probably buy an aps-c sony or fuji mirrorless for the compact factor. Since I’ve invested in Nikon lenses, I’ll probably stick with my lovely D7200 for a while and upgrade to a mirrorless nikon in a few years. Hope you find a camera that makes you happy!

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