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    Nikkor Ai/S 1200 mm f/11 ED IF

    in Nikon

    Posted

    <p>Hi folks,<br>

    I would like to know who owns nowadays a Nikkor Ai/S 1200 mm f/11 ED IF lens?<br>

    I know that 544 pieces all together where built from 1979 until 1985, but i would like to know how many from this 544 piece are right now in private hands.<br>

    Please contact me if you own one, or if you know somebody who owns this lens.<br>

    Thanks in advance<br>

    Wolfgang Steiner</p><div>00YoZ4-364373584.thumb.jpg.0af816b3953073565011749dddb180a3.jpg</div>

    Upper Antelope Canyon at fullmoon

    in Nature

    Posted

    <p>Thats true. I will use my Nikon D3, and the best iso setting for a 5min exposure is iso 1600 i found out during my testing in the last days. 3200 and 6400 produces to much noise already and can't be undone, even you use neat-image.</p>

    Upper Antelope Canyon at fullmoon

    in Nature

    Posted

    <p>Thanks for all your ideas and thoughts. My concept was just to take the opportunity and try to make some natural moonlight shoots into this world famous slot canyon. My nikon d3 should be the best working tool under this low light conditions and the rest is my part ;-)<br>

    I was hoping that some guys had the same idea before already and can help me with some useful hints, but it seems that not many people have tested this before.</p>

     

    Upper Antelope Canyon at fullmoon

    in Nature

    Posted

    <p>Hi,</p>

    <p>I want to ask if anyone made a shooting at the upper or lower antelope canyon at fullmoon already?<br>

    I plan to go there in july and want to make a shooting around midnight. Any suggestions?<br>

    Thanks and best regards</p>

    <p>Wolfgang</p>

    Of the mercy staying alive for just one more day.....

    in Street & Documentary

    Posted

    Hi,

     

    since I am back from my last journey I am working, lets say it carefully, on a very difficult story. I was asked

    to make a report about a famous Aids-temple 120km north of Bangkok called „Wat Phrabat Nampu“.

     

    Personally it was a very difficult experience, to see and write about all thoose things there, and for sure, my

    life will never be the same before after seeing that.

     

    But I must warn you, its nothing for tender-hearted people. The story by itself is already more then 10 full

    pages and there are more then 100 pictures in my Homepage from the Aids-victims from this temple.

     

     

    Here are the links:

     

    http://www.wolfgangsteiner.com/blog-do-show-blogid-66.html

     

    http://www.wolfgangsteiner.com/blog-do-show-blogid-67.html

     

     

    Please fell free to ask any questions.

     

     

    Best regards

     

    Wolfgang Steiner

    Review Fuji Finepix S3 Pro UVIR

    in Nikon

    Posted

    Good morning,

     

    thanks Vivek, but its not nessesary to translate it, even my english is not good I can get the meaning of the words after translating some of them in Leo ;)

     

    Bjorn,

     

    first let me say that I am not unfriendly just courius about your words. You might be right with what you are saying, but the question is... does it make any sense to go so far?

     

    Sure you know how to avoid *IR* contamination and all the visible light, but if the rest (pure UV-A wavrlength) is useless for pictorial photography its not interesting for me as an photographer.

     

    Did you ever think about that most of the "IR" photographers use the R72 Filter from Hoya which lets a big amount of visible light pass? Thats also the reason why most of the good IR pics can be converted to false color pictures. If there would be no tint of red or blue inside our pics it would not be possible to mix something in photoshop afterwards. So if we translate your idea of true infrared photography (800nm-1000nm) no one ever made any "pure" IR pics, right?

     

    Maybe you will still have some IR contamination when the cap is on in front of the lens... who knows? (Just joking). What I try to tell you is that the result is much more importend then the way you will get it. No one asks me if there where a 15% deep purple contamination inside my UV pic if the result is great. But because I havent seen only 1 good "true" UV landscape picture until now I dont understand why I should go any further to match with you in this very small part of photography. I am happy that I got all the information from your homepage and I am really not interested to get any better. I have my toy now and I want to produce great pictures, thats all.

     

    I believe that we are just a couple of crazy guys and there is so much space for us on this earth. So,... dont be angry, you are still the best in ultraviolett Bjorn. I respect what you are doing, and I can remember that he had some nice discussions on the phone befor. If you think that I am unfriendly is was my bad english and I am sorry about it. The meaning should be a bit sarcastic but my intention was never to offend you/ or someone.

     

    On the other side I am little bit astonished that every time when I reach the next level someone comes and tells me what is wrong again... why nobody try to tell all of us how this mystical thing works? How many filter should I screw in front of my lens until I am able to say.... I did real UV Photography?

     

    Mr. Akira Sakamoto was so nice to send me an email and told me that he will try to find some of the BG-40 and U-360 in 52mm for me. Would that work Bjorn? I mean the combination of the BG-40 2mm thick plus the baader U-filter? Or is it still not pure enough for your meaning? I really dont know any more what to do, sorry.

     

    Have a nice day

     

    Wolfgang

    Review Fuji Finepix S3 Pro UVIR

    in Nikon

    Posted

    Sorry Bjorn but I can�t understand what you were talking. We are using the most specialized filter already (Baader U-filter)and you want to tell me now, after I got some really nice shots that it leaks in deep purple? Must be a bad joke or what?So the manufactor posted a fake transmisson curve or what?

     

    Its really not nessesary to make some control shoot to show you that I can get true UV images. Its enough to do it. I dont like flowers and/or insects.

     

    And you are wrong about the IR contamination either because the camera is not able to record something above 1000nm and everything under 1500nm is well blocked from this filter.

     

    Why cant you except that there is something after a Nikon D70 plus you UV-Nikkor? You said you got your Fuji already so you should know it better.

     

    Regards

     

    Wolfgang

    Review Fuji Finepix S3 Pro UVIR

    in Nikon

    Posted

    Peter,

     

    please dont get me wrong, but what could be more directed to me then starting a sentence with my name..??? The best is we forget about it and leave it like it is. Only Bjorn and Vivek are the professionals and there is nothing more to explore in UV, right?

     

    Thanks for you kind help guys.

     

    Best regards

     

    Wolfgang

    Review Fuji Finepix S3 Pro UVIR

    in Nikon

    Posted

    "There are also many frauds, wannabees, or well intentioned amateurs publishing disinformation."

     

    Publishing disinformation sounds sweet to me. Maybe I should better shut up and go back to my hole, there are so many great pros outside already, right? No space for someone new any more....???

     

    Woowww, always good to get great and really helpful informations like that. Much better then my published disinformation.

    Review Fuji Finepix S3 Pro UVIR

    in Nikon

    Posted

    "Wolfgang, First thing you need to check is the contruction of this lens. 11 elements, lots of glass. Its coating (front) is barely visible and it is not clear if it is a UV blocking coating. Besides, what about the coatings (if any) that are on the inner elements? Do you plan to dismantle the entire lens, de-coat everything and put it back together?"

     

    Vivek,

    I got your point but to know that the only "good" wide angle lens for UV photography should be the series E 35mm nikkor is really dissatisfying. Since it as just a 53mm lens on my Fuji I cant do my stuff.

     

    No, I dont want to dismantle all the elements, just the front element, but that was also my question. Is every single inner lens coated or just the front element? I remember that Bjorn wrote something about the single coarting of this lens. Did he mean that every one from the inner lens is single coated? Maybe I just understand something wrong?

     

    Maybe it would be aslo an interesting experiment to dismantle the Series E 35 and 100mm Nikkor, de-coat them and try the optical performance?

     

    Wolfgang

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