Flowers 2013

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Doc,
Thank you. That means a lot. I owe it to you all the forum members for all the patience and willingness
to share your knowledge.


Hmmm!hiccup! I did not see any comments on Flickr Doc.

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sury wrote:Doc,
Thank you. That means a lot. I owe it to you all the forum members for all the patience and willingness
to share your knowledge.


Hmmm!hiccup! I did not see any comments on Flickr Doc.

Sury
Sury, I had Mark's shot in mind. :lol:
As for your flower shots, hold right there? Once and for all, I will not comment on your flower shots till you get yourself the 135 STF, and do tell my anger to the missus. Shame on both of you to shoot disrespectfully such beauties. What a sin towards Mother nature. tsk, tsk, tsk








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yessir.... I shall let the missus know of your anger and beseech her to take necessary
steps to return the situation to peaceful state. :lol:
As for your comment, Mark fully deserves it. :D I am not offended. 8)

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PS: why the 135 STF? I heard about it but isn't that one a special function lens? Just curious.
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You guys crack me up :lol:

If you are a real trooper, you march right out to the camerashop and come home with the a99 AND 135 STF... and then run for your life from the missus when you tell her :lol:

The STF is manual focus only and isn't that fast (lighttransmission is f/4 if I recall). But the bokeh is so smooth... perfect for flower shots as the MFD and magnification is very useful for floral shots in my opinion.

@Doc: thank you very much for te compliments!

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Hey come on, the STF is not for flowers only. Try it for portraits, even kids (if they sit still, of course). It's a versatile lens, except for action shots.
So you can't use it for birds in flight, or sports, but all other (steady) items are good for it.
But... all that in cases where you need open apertures.
It's on my wish list.
Mind you, if you have OVF, then it will be quite hard to focus (re: you'll dump at least 75% of your shots, due to misfocusing. Heil for EVF here).
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The lens can do action shot just fine Doc, there is no human being that can focus that fast however ;-) But you are right of course about portraiture.

Are you back from the shop yet sury? :lol:
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Mark,
Not yet..... I can see the news item. Wife left husband after 25 years of marital bliss. :lol:

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With CZ2470.

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Look at the details. The tendrils are not visible to the naked eye. Do I still need at 135 STF? I am trying to make a case here to present it to my wife. :twisted:

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sury wrote:Mark,
Not yet..... I can see the news item. Wife left husband after 25 years of marital bliss. :lol:
The doctors from the local hospital report they have never extracted a camera from a bodily cavity before :shock: :lol:

Sury

sury wrote: Look at the details. The tendrils are not visible to the naked eye. Do I still need at 135 STF? I am trying to make a case here to present it to my wife. :twisted:
Oh yes, the bokeh is really "dreadfull" sury :roll:

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Mark,
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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Your 24-70 doesn't seem to have problems with resolving fine detail Sury :) .

However, as Mark says, the bokeh is dreadful ;) . The Doc will write you a prescription.
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sury wrote:Mark,
Not yet..... I can see the news item. Wife left husband after 25 years of marital bliss. :lol:

Sury
25 years of bliss out of how many married? :P

And is that 25 years of bliss from her count or yours? :lol:

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:lol: Dusty
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ROTFLMAO That is very funny Dusty.
Good question the first one. Is it 25 marriages of 1 year each (true bliss :twisted: ) or
25 years of 1 marriage or in between? In my case it is 25 years of 1 marriage, for the record. 8)

Any venture into your second question might be construed as violating Forum policy on language used. :lol:

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Can't take all the credit for that. My Dad always stated that Mom and he "Have been happily married for 32 years - 32 out of 46 ain't too bad, is it?"

Sometimes Mom would say that 32 was a bit high! :wink:

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Now that Equinox is over, we are heading into Summer in norther California....
All the images with CZ2470 on A900. Did I say how much I love this lens?

With best regards,
Sury

From the front yard

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From the flower vase inside

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