Posts for: itsmeagain
May 27, 2020 21:16:29 #
Longshadow]Great one what?
Something you will never be!!!
Something you will never be!!!
May 27, 2020 20:08:24 #
May 20, 2020 12:57:18 #
News Flash! SS Minnow found but crew still missing
Curious where was your boat? This one is on March Point road in Anacortes Washington.
The damage to the bow, looks the same. Mine don 't have the SS Minnow on it. If it didn't have that
I would say it is the same boat.
Curious where was your boat? This one is on March Point road in Anacortes Washington.
The damage to the bow, looks the same. Mine don 't have the SS Minnow on it. If it didn't have that
I would say it is the same boat.
Apr 22, 2020 16:54:50 #
Apr 22, 2020 11:02:54 #
Apr 1, 2020 16:33:21 #
Close to a friends house in Shelton Wa.
Interesting idea.
Digital Still Camera
DSC-10
f/8
1/33 sec
6mm
Interesting idea.
Digital Still Camera
DSC-10
f/8
1/33 sec
6mm
Dec 17, 2019 12:05:30 #
Dec 17, 2019 11:55:57 #
Used a Sony RX10 VI; a great all purpose travel rig.
What was the camera you used??
What was the camera you used??
Nov 18, 2019 11:53:03 #
I am in Washington state. What do you mean about the posted. How do you want your money sent ?
Nov 17, 2019 10:15:10 #
If it is still available, I will buy it.
itsmeagain@frontier.com
itsmeagain@frontier.com
Nov 2, 2019 18:55:33 #
If you are interested, I will let the whole thing go
for $100
for $100
Nov 1, 2019 21:35:53 #
Just saw this guy sitting on this post.
Watching a Hawk fly over.
Hawks gone all clear.
Watching a Hawk fly over.
Hawks gone all clear.
Oct 31, 2019 18:36:51 #
You are right, I'm sorry I goofed, but whats new.
Oct 31, 2019 15:03:56 #
Minolta maxxum AF zoom 28-135mm 1.4-4.5
4.0 out of 5 stars The legendary Secret Handshake - a legend with a few downsides, but a classic for good reasons
February 18, 2015
This is the classic legacy lens referred to as "the secret handshake" - a reference to the rumor that at the time of its release that it was given to loyal Konica Minolta users at cost as a 'secret handshake' deal to reward them for their loyalty. Very doubtful that this rumor is true, but it is part of the legend around this lens.
There are many good reasons for why this lens is truly legendary. First of all, it was a VERY expensive lens at the time of its release in 1985, roughly $700 - ~ $2K in today's money. The lens, in its day, was probably the sharpest wide-angle to short telephoto 5x zoom that had ever been manufactured. Relative to premium lenses of today, it's still sharp, although perhaps not quite as sharp for example as the pricey Zeiss 24-70 2.8 full frame zoom optic - which is probably the best current walkaround-every-day-zoom lens for full frame Alpha mount, but it is very close to the Zeiss, especially past 28 mm, its least sharp focal length (Update - there is now a Mark 2 version of the Zeiss with newer coatings but optically identical). On the other hand, relative to a modern lens, it does have a fair amount of chromatic aberration, and its minimum focusing distance is a ridiculous 5 feet, outside of a modestly useful macro setting (which curiously is set on the wide as opposed to the telephoto end of the lens). And since it is built like a tank, it's not a lightweight wonder, at over 700 g. Additionally, when you have the macro switch engaged, it's all manual focus, a minor loss of flexibility for most people, as most people shooting macro will probably manual focus anyway. So it's a VERY quirky lens by modern standards. But it is a very high quality piece of optical gear, and once you have manipulated it, and shot with it, you will understand the legend. And stopped down, it is very sharp, and competitive in that regard with any modern zoom lens.
It worked well (at least for me) on APS-C as a portrait-oriented people-shooting lens, kind of long for a classic walk-around lens, but still useful. On APS-C, it loses any kind of real wide-angle view, going from about 42 mm to about 200 mm - so it's a good lens for shooting people at various stages of assembly, particularly candid shots on social occasions where the extra reach is really important. On FF, it's clearly a bit more useful, going from moderate wide-angle to moderate telephoto. It had a brief period of being my walk around zoom for the A99ii - until a used mint 24-70 CZ displaced it. As one would predict, on APS-C, there is significantly less vignetting (virtually none), and corners are also better wide open towards the wide-angle end, while corners are rather soft on full frame at 28 mm, even slightly stopped down. However, as the lens extends out, and you get more into mid range and short telephoto focal lengths, corners are pretty good, especially if you stop down a little bit, where they can become excellent, especially again on APS-C. Central sharpness is a strength of the lens throughout its focal ranges and apertures, and on APS-C, if you're at a >6.3 aperture, the lens can be very, very sharp. On the other hand, it's rather vulnerable to flare and ghosting, and in its original form, they did not supply a lens hood, exacerbating this vulnerability. This can be mitigated with a 72mm hood, which I have for my copy.
Pros:
1) Excellent overall sharpness especially past 28 mm, and especially if stopped down to 6.3-8+, with very strong central and very good corner sharpness.
2) Very high quality mechanism, and the lens simply exudes a premium bank vault feel, untouchable at its current average price of around $200-$300. Built like a tank (but see cons).
3) Pretty decent autofocus, with snappy performance, almost as fast as any modern SSM or USD and very reasonably responsive on the A77ii/A99ii.
4) Highly flexible 5x zoom ratio, overall much more useful on FF than APS-C, where the 1.5 crop factor wipes out any version of wide-angle, but where it becomes a great candid people-shooter lens for street shooting and candid portraits at social gatherings.
5) A truly excellent value, as mint copies can be had for $250-$300. Try to find a walk-around 5x zoom lens of this quality on FF for $250 in the Canikon universe. They just don't exist.
Cons:
1) Significantly more chromatic aberration and vulnerability to flare than virtually any modern lens - modern coatings and other improvements in optics have really reduced these problems (but DxO Optics Pro for example has CA correction profiles for this lens, substantially mitigating this problem). Don't have the sun in the frame!! Or near it! Unless you are shooting to include flare effect in your composition.
2) Heavy (downside of being built like a tank). Can be tiring to carry on heavy FF body.
3) Somewhat noisy relative to modern SSM/USD designs - Don't shoot movies with this unless you're doing manual focus! Makes audible clacking sounds, like all these screw drive legacy lenses.
4) Ridiculous MFD minimum focusing distance just under one light year (OK, I'm kidding it's really 5 feet) - another clue that this design is 30+ years old.
5) Somewhat softer corners wide-open than in the very best modern lenses. These will sharpen up at most FL by stopping down and by f7-8 corners are often decently sharp.
6) Bokeh not so great at wide end (a bit harsh actually), but significantly better zoomed out, where it approaches classic 'beercan' smoothness.
7) End of barrel rotates while zooming, making some filters problematic. Also, Minolta didn't supply a hood (but this can be had elsewhere).
In short, there is a good reason for why this lens is legendary (along with its famous telephoto cousin the 'beercan'), and although modern lenses exceed it in a number of areas, shooting in its sweet spot (50 mm-135 mm stopped down), it competes with anything, and it simply blows away any more modern zoom lens you can buy for your Sony Alpha mount that costs any where near $250 - particularly if you have a FF body.
Best zoom lens Minolta ever made, buy one for your Sony DSLR
Minolta is famous for their outstanding lenses and this one definitely leads the pack. The sharpness of the photos, superior build quality, zoom range, and quick focus combine to make this one of the most desirable lenses for Sony/Minolta SLR users. This is by far the best zoom lens Minolta ever made and there is no comparison to today's plastic lenses unless you go to the G series.
We have done head to head comparisons with most of Minolta's lenses and this one holds its own against any of the primes in it's range. You would have to spend at least 5 times as much money to get similar results.
As a bonus the body Maxxum 7000 and the flash maxxum 2800 AF
I am asking $150 for it all.
4.0 out of 5 stars The legendary Secret Handshake - a legend with a few downsides, but a classic for good reasons
February 18, 2015
This is the classic legacy lens referred to as "the secret handshake" - a reference to the rumor that at the time of its release that it was given to loyal Konica Minolta users at cost as a 'secret handshake' deal to reward them for their loyalty. Very doubtful that this rumor is true, but it is part of the legend around this lens.
There are many good reasons for why this lens is truly legendary. First of all, it was a VERY expensive lens at the time of its release in 1985, roughly $700 - ~ $2K in today's money. The lens, in its day, was probably the sharpest wide-angle to short telephoto 5x zoom that had ever been manufactured. Relative to premium lenses of today, it's still sharp, although perhaps not quite as sharp for example as the pricey Zeiss 24-70 2.8 full frame zoom optic - which is probably the best current walkaround-every-day-zoom lens for full frame Alpha mount, but it is very close to the Zeiss, especially past 28 mm, its least sharp focal length (Update - there is now a Mark 2 version of the Zeiss with newer coatings but optically identical). On the other hand, relative to a modern lens, it does have a fair amount of chromatic aberration, and its minimum focusing distance is a ridiculous 5 feet, outside of a modestly useful macro setting (which curiously is set on the wide as opposed to the telephoto end of the lens). And since it is built like a tank, it's not a lightweight wonder, at over 700 g. Additionally, when you have the macro switch engaged, it's all manual focus, a minor loss of flexibility for most people, as most people shooting macro will probably manual focus anyway. So it's a VERY quirky lens by modern standards. But it is a very high quality piece of optical gear, and once you have manipulated it, and shot with it, you will understand the legend. And stopped down, it is very sharp, and competitive in that regard with any modern zoom lens.
It worked well (at least for me) on APS-C as a portrait-oriented people-shooting lens, kind of long for a classic walk-around lens, but still useful. On APS-C, it loses any kind of real wide-angle view, going from about 42 mm to about 200 mm - so it's a good lens for shooting people at various stages of assembly, particularly candid shots on social occasions where the extra reach is really important. On FF, it's clearly a bit more useful, going from moderate wide-angle to moderate telephoto. It had a brief period of being my walk around zoom for the A99ii - until a used mint 24-70 CZ displaced it. As one would predict, on APS-C, there is significantly less vignetting (virtually none), and corners are also better wide open towards the wide-angle end, while corners are rather soft on full frame at 28 mm, even slightly stopped down. However, as the lens extends out, and you get more into mid range and short telephoto focal lengths, corners are pretty good, especially if you stop down a little bit, where they can become excellent, especially again on APS-C. Central sharpness is a strength of the lens throughout its focal ranges and apertures, and on APS-C, if you're at a >6.3 aperture, the lens can be very, very sharp. On the other hand, it's rather vulnerable to flare and ghosting, and in its original form, they did not supply a lens hood, exacerbating this vulnerability. This can be mitigated with a 72mm hood, which I have for my copy.
Pros:
1) Excellent overall sharpness especially past 28 mm, and especially if stopped down to 6.3-8+, with very strong central and very good corner sharpness.
2) Very high quality mechanism, and the lens simply exudes a premium bank vault feel, untouchable at its current average price of around $200-$300. Built like a tank (but see cons).
3) Pretty decent autofocus, with snappy performance, almost as fast as any modern SSM or USD and very reasonably responsive on the A77ii/A99ii.
4) Highly flexible 5x zoom ratio, overall much more useful on FF than APS-C, where the 1.5 crop factor wipes out any version of wide-angle, but where it becomes a great candid people-shooter lens for street shooting and candid portraits at social gatherings.
5) A truly excellent value, as mint copies can be had for $250-$300. Try to find a walk-around 5x zoom lens of this quality on FF for $250 in the Canikon universe. They just don't exist.
Cons:
1) Significantly more chromatic aberration and vulnerability to flare than virtually any modern lens - modern coatings and other improvements in optics have really reduced these problems (but DxO Optics Pro for example has CA correction profiles for this lens, substantially mitigating this problem). Don't have the sun in the frame!! Or near it! Unless you are shooting to include flare effect in your composition.
2) Heavy (downside of being built like a tank). Can be tiring to carry on heavy FF body.
3) Somewhat noisy relative to modern SSM/USD designs - Don't shoot movies with this unless you're doing manual focus! Makes audible clacking sounds, like all these screw drive legacy lenses.
4) Ridiculous MFD minimum focusing distance just under one light year (OK, I'm kidding it's really 5 feet) - another clue that this design is 30+ years old.
5) Somewhat softer corners wide-open than in the very best modern lenses. These will sharpen up at most FL by stopping down and by f7-8 corners are often decently sharp.
6) Bokeh not so great at wide end (a bit harsh actually), but significantly better zoomed out, where it approaches classic 'beercan' smoothness.
7) End of barrel rotates while zooming, making some filters problematic. Also, Minolta didn't supply a hood (but this can be had elsewhere).
In short, there is a good reason for why this lens is legendary (along with its famous telephoto cousin the 'beercan'), and although modern lenses exceed it in a number of areas, shooting in its sweet spot (50 mm-135 mm stopped down), it competes with anything, and it simply blows away any more modern zoom lens you can buy for your Sony Alpha mount that costs any where near $250 - particularly if you have a FF body.
Best zoom lens Minolta ever made, buy one for your Sony DSLR
Minolta is famous for their outstanding lenses and this one definitely leads the pack. The sharpness of the photos, superior build quality, zoom range, and quick focus combine to make this one of the most desirable lenses for Sony/Minolta SLR users. This is by far the best zoom lens Minolta ever made and there is no comparison to today's plastic lenses unless you go to the G series.
We have done head to head comparisons with most of Minolta's lenses and this one holds its own against any of the primes in it's range. You would have to spend at least 5 times as much money to get similar results.
As a bonus the body Maxxum 7000 and the flash maxxum 2800 AF
I am asking $150 for it all.
Sep 19, 2019 19:13:44 #