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Post subject: Castle "De Haar"  Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 9:39 pm |
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Me, the missus and friends with their two kids were at a festival at castle "De Haar" today. A beautiful maintained castle. I managed a few shots of it. All shot with the NEX3 and Sigma 30mm F2.8 EX DN. Because of the outdated limitations on this forum for size of images, I had to post smaller ones. All images are clickable for original (and best!) size. Mark #1, 2, 3 & 4 - Castle "De Haar"     #5 - Statue @ castle "De Haar"  #6 - Spring Colors 
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Post subject: Re: Castle "De Haar" Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 11:13 pm |
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Very nice and beautiful place. Great lens that 30/2.8 Sigma.
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Post subject: Re: Castle "De Haar" Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 10:29 am |
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these shots a so clear and sharp, naturally sharp. i am well impressed. nex is a champion little camera and no mistake.
nice one.
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Post subject: Re: Castle "De Haar" Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 11:58 am |
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Thank you both and you are right Mike, this is all Nex and the Sigma lens. That's the real winner!
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Post subject: Re: Castle "De Haar" Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 2:02 pm |
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even so, you took the photos and chose the composition.
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Post subject: Re: Castle "De Haar" Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 2:18 pm |
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mikehawthorne wrote: even so, you took the photos and chose the composition.
mikehawthorne True, true. Thanks!
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Post subject: Re: Castle "De Haar" Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 7:11 pm |
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Fabulous looking castle Mark and lovely pictures. As Mike and the Doc say, a very promising lens. My favourite pic is the water under the trees - what a wonderful quality of light and shade there is there! 
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Post subject: Re: Castle "De Haar" Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 7:46 pm |
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You have given us quite a nice series on that beautiful castle. It looks like the type of place you would read about in some medieval fairytale, with a princess locked up in one of the towers. The surrounding grounds look to be suitable for jousting and archery etc.
The Nex is a great little camera, and you've used it well. I'd like such a small setup, as lugging around the a700 etc. does get a bit tiring at times!
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Post subject: Re: Castle "De Haar" Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 8:05 pm |
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Juanito200 wrote: ... I'd like such a small setup, as lugging around the a700 etc. does get a bit tiring at times!
John Careful John - those thoughts can lead down a slippery slope to more GAS .
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Post subject: Re: Castle "De Haar" Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 10:03 pm |
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Birma wrote: Juanito200 wrote: ... I'd like such a small setup, as lugging around the a700 etc. does get a bit tiring at times!
John Careful John - those thoughts can lead down a slippery slope to more GAS . Agreed!
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Post subject: Re: Castle "De Haar" Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 10:54 pm |
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Birma wrote: ...Careful John - those thoughts can lead down a slippery slope to more GAS . In Dubai I was seriously (and dangerously) tempted to buy a NEX-7... 
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Post subject: Re: Castle "De Haar" Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 12:53 am |
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Very picturesque castle Mark, great images.
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Post subject: Re: Castle "De Haar" Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 7:39 am |
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Post subject: Re: Castle "De Haar" Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 6:26 pm |
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Nice series and I love the #6 best. I am with Birma on that one. Looking at these images, I am wondering if I should
wait for A900 successor or go for that Nex7. One thing I am hesitant is that it lacks the built-in flash from what I remember.
If only my HVL20 would work on it....
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Post subject: Re: Castle "De Haar" Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 7:11 pm |
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sury wrote: Nice series and I love the #6 best. I am with Birma on that one. Looking at these images, I am wondering if I should
wait for A900 successor or go for that Nex7. One thing I am hesitant is that it lacks the built-in flash from what I remember.
If only my HVL20 would work on it....
Sury Sury, as far as I know you can use the HVL20 on NEX-7, there's a hot-shoe on it.
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