Same plant, same time of day (about 8pm), taken from same position, 4 days apart. There is currently a narrow time slot when the low sun illuminates the top of the teasel while the background is in shadow. A few minutes later the teasel itself is in shadow.

K3iii + Irix 150mm macro + 1.4xTC.

Thoughts, comments etc. welcome as usual.

1. 23rd June



2. 27th June



Steve

Another good set . The flower shot seems a bit ordinary for Spad, though...

Is that red-hot lava flowing over the wall of the shelter in the phone box shot? A portal to the underworld???

Steve

The first three tickle my fancy a lot. Simple but effective.

Steve

IMHO these are well worth the time and effort you put in, both producing them and posting them. I like them a lot. Thank you.

Steve

A cute lens? That sort of statement demands proof!!

Steve

Or perhaps I shouldn't because the DA*300mm and Sigma 100-300mm are quite adequate for my 300mm needs . Both are currently doing very nicely documenting the childhood and adolescence of the herring gulls and jackdaws on a roof a couple of houses away (herring gulls nested behind the chimney, jackdaws inside the chimney). Having another 300mm prime would just be confusing!

Steve

Why???

Steve

And the target market is? Here's my guess...... it's people who
- take photos in portrait format by defualt
- think in terms of effects and modes rather than shutter speed, aperture and other 'numbery' things
- want some tactile involvement in the process of taking a photo (so zone focusing rather than autofocus)
- are more concerned about being able to take lots of shots before changing the film than whether they'd get better IQ from full frame.
- are willing and able to part with £500 to be seen to be on the cutting edge of cool.
Or to put it another way, it's people who take photos with high-end phones and want to jump onto the film photography bandwagon.

And then, of course, there are the people who spend twice the price of the 17 on a fixed focal length digital camera that's only APS-C rather than full frame (i.e. GR III) and hanker after the film equivalent.

I really don't think it's aimed at DSLR users who are looking for a similar type of photographic experience and capability with film.

Of course, I might be wrong...

Steve
PS: Never under-rate the physical experience thing for a generation brought up on digital. In the last week I've come across two people (one early 20s, one mid 30s) who are considering getting a record player. Both currently use streaming for music. One wants the experience of the album art and to see the music being created (stylus in groove). The other wants the experience of putting the record on the turntable, putting the stylus in the groove and listening to an album with beer to hand. Neither are interested in the ultimate in sound quality or in CDs. It's a different world!

Agree 200%. I've looked but not bought from them in the past. I'm now not even going to bother to look. Two reasons:
a. No confidence that they would deal with any problem adequately or even in accordance with legal obligations.
b. MPB's Terms and Conditions clause 11.6.3 ii, which makes MPB the sole arbiter of whether certain faults are due to accidental damage or misuse. IMHO this is an unfair term under UK law. (Consumer Rights Act 2015 clause 62.4 "A term is unfair if, contrary to the requirement of good faith, it causes a significant imbalance in the parties' rights and obligations under the contract to the detriment of the consumer.")

Come on MPB, smarten up your act - you're losing customers here!

Steve

Which they have indeed done as I await the rain that is coming from your direction. My day would be even brighter if you could empty the clouds of water before they leave your part of the country...

Steve