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Same process as with the chimney. It was rough turned to size then the bottom was bored to fit the tank. The steel ring was turned up to protect the top features of the dome base.
As some of you know, I love shooting wildlife with my trusty, light, gorgeously-sharp Nikon 300mm f/4D IF-ED AF-S and Nikon 1.4TCII. Although I love this combo for all that it offers on a budget, I was itching for a little more reach and possibly VR.
Tamron and Sigma were offering a lot of reach for a great price, but as good as these lenses seemed to perform according to users, I just wasn't terribly tempted. I wasn't in love with the bokeh on the Sigmas, nor the weight, nor the questionable reliability I've experienced in the past with Sigma super-zooms. I know that times are changing and Sigma has been on fire as of late, but I still see people having AF issues with their "Art" series lenses here and there. What hope does a super-telephoto lens have if some copies of primes front/back-focus? Tamron's first generation 150-600mm super-zoom was impressive when it was announced and the price was right, but,... after giving it a try, I didn't think it would make me happier than the 300mm f/4D and TC did, so I held out.
A couple months ago Tamron announced the new and improved 150-600mm G2. Tamron made many improvements with this lens and that's when I thought that just maybe I was ready to buy. I think I may have added that lens to my B&H cart like five times in a span of two weeks. I even entered my card info and was about to hit "Subit Order", but stopped myself at the last second and hit "X". :P I still wasn't sure whether to go with the shorter Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR, or the Tamron G2.
The Tamron offered more reach; 50mm less at the wide end and 100mm more at the long end. They also added customizable features as far as AF tuning and VR go. The Nikon offered a constant aperture of f/5.6 all the way to 500mm, I liked the bokeh a little more, it had 4.5 stops of VR (Tamron rates the G2 at 4.5 stops as well) and it was Nikon-brand, which meant that future compatibility was a no-brainer. They both cost about the same, so price was not a consideration.
On paper the Tamron made far more sense. How can you go wrong with more reach, more options, similar optical quality and same price??? Yet I still couldn't buy it, not knowing how it felt in my hands compared to the Nikon. I decided to go down to Sammy's Camera and try them both out with my D750.
Of course it was raining, so going outside with them wasn't an option. I aimed both lenses at stationary cars outside, aimed them at stuff inside the store, well-lit corners, dim corners, etc. The Tamron was quite good, nothing to complain about considering I was shooting both at 1/125s hand-held, but when I pulled up the Nikon images on my play-back screen, I was kind of blown away. I wasn't expecting that from a super-zoom. The images were sharp, detailed and nailed focus. Although the Tamron was quicker to acquire focus, it did seem to miss a couple of times in bad light. I don't think it needed AF fine tuning, because in good light it seemed to nail focus despite some camera-shake from me.
To be fair, I was shooting the Tamron at 600mm wide open and the Nikon at 500mm wide open. The Tamron was at f/6.3 and Nikon was at f/5.6, so it was getting less reach and more light than the Tamron. I know some might say I should have shot both the Tamron and Nikon at 500mm, but in my mind if 600mm on the Tamron didn't perform to my expectations, what's the point in buying the extra reach if I'm not going to be happy with it? I simply used both lenses the way I planned to use them all the time, which was at their maximum focal length and wide open.
The Nikon VR was very effective. Tamron had three or four VR options, I made sure to try at least two of them, but wasn't as impressed by their effectiveness at 600mm and 1/125s. Maybe if the Nikon had gone to 600mm, it also wouldn't have done so well, but,... there was just something about the Nikon that made me go "wow". It wowed me so much in fact, that although I planned on buying it through B&H, I decided that I had to have this particular copy of it then and there. It just performed so well with zero AF fine tuning! It was spot-on at every focal length. Hearing about copy variation struck fear in me that if I had bought it online, maybe a different copy wouldn't perform the same way optically.
I'd like to say that the Tamron G2 is quite impressive for the price and what it offers. It seems like a really great lens, and I'm sure it would have performed better if I had been shooting it at 1/2000s in good light. Then again, so would the Nikon under the same circumstances! Whether you go with one or the other, I don't think you can make a bad decision. They're both awesome offerings. 2016 was a very good year for wildlife photogs on a budget. I never in a million years thought I'd love a super-zoom for under $1,400.00 this much!
You're probably wondering how it compares to the 300mm f/4D and 1.4TCII. Prepare to be shocked...... the Nikon 200-500mm matches (if not surpasses by a tiny margin) the 300mm f/4D and TC at 420mm, especially in center sharpness and detail. Well, what about the 300mm f/4D at 300mm without the TC vs. 200-500mm at 300mm? Guys,..... from my non-scientific (but fairly tedious) tests, both lenses are equally sharp in the center. It's insane. I did a comparison test on a tripod both indoors and outdoors using slow and fast shutter speeds, wide open, closed down, and no matter how I tried, the Nikon 200-500mm just kept hitting the target with prime-like sharpness and resolution. It also benefits from being heavier on the tripod. When you use the "Sports" VR on tripod with slow shutter speeds like 1/13s, it actually helps a lot. I couldn't get the 300mm f/4D to take a pin-sharp picture even on a tripod and using the timer at 1/13s, but the 200-500mm did just fine.
I recently went to the wetlands to shoot with the Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR. I also brought my Nikon 1.4TCII, just in case. Mobile or still, anything I touched with this lens ended up in focus. Images came out sharp, detailed, clear and contrasty. Although the lens can be slow to acquire focus at first, once it does grab focus, it holds on very well. I shot some incoming ducks far away, very small in the frame, and they were in focus. If something ended up being out of focus, that's because I was still getting used to weilding this beast of a lens. It's larger and heavier than my 300mm f/4D and TC combo, so waving it around to follow fast-moving subjects is still new to me.
If you're looking to buy a telephoto lens for wildlife and you're wondering if you should go the 300mm f/4D or PF route with 1.4TC II or III,... again...in my opinion unless you have trouble hand-holding the 200-500mm due to it's size and weight (which is understandable!), go with the 200-500mm, or go test the Tamron 150-600mm G2 alongside the Nikon. It just makes no sense to spend $2,000.00 on the 300mm f/4PF (or $1,400.00 on the 300mm f/4D version) and $500 on a TC III for a combined cost of $2,500.00, when you could pay $1,400.00 for a sharp zoom that gives you about equal sharpness/detail, more reach, the ability to zoom out to 200mm when you need it and 4.5 stops of VR. It even works with a 1.4TC! You could easily buy the 1.4TC III and get 700mm at f/8 with very acceptable results for a little less than $2,000.00! I don't know how you could beat that for the price.
So you're probably wondering; "But how sharp is this lens really?" You be the judge. Check out the 100% crop here: www.flickr.com/photos/jpivkova/31748909950/in/photostream/
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Samer's Candyland, Main Street, Mt. Pleasant, PA, now departed. This vintage look was their only look, from its opening in the 1920s right up until it closed (appx. 2001).
Same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
For more details, please refer to,
www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/us/15cnd-marriage.html?partner...
Congratulations to everyone for another step in reaching equality!!!
Yeah!!!...:-) This is a good day!
Aerial view showing the church (L'église Saint-Martin de Samer) and the Grand Place, population approx. 5,000.
CIM Postcard sent 1955
auf dem 1. Stuttgarter "Toleranzgipfel" mit dem Vortrag "Keine Integration in eine islamophobe Gesellschaft"
Blackpool Same Sex Dance Festival held at The Spanish Hall, Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Hosted by the Sugar Dandies.
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Images taken by Oskar Marchock
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The same track shown in photo # 49 is shown here flooded during the 1920's. Before construction of the levees along the Susquehanna River these areas would often flood in the Spring. In the right-hand photo can be seen UE High School at the extreme right and the top of the Casino Building to the right of Round Top Hill. Note the bridge over the river at the far left.
Same company sends out "we want to buy your used car" for all the car companies, apparently. Psst, we only own Hondas now.
Updated Specter Werkes Corvette GTR delivers 615hp
The special silver paint scheme is the same used for Mercedes Benz AMG models and alone costs $5,000
Almost a year after the C6-based Corvette GTR from Specter Werkes was first unveiled the Michigan-based performance house has released an updated version of the modified supercar that is on sale now. A unique and flamboyant interpretation of the Corvette's basic shape, the Specter Werkes GTR mixes custom bodywork with a distinctly American take on supercar muscle.
The addition of a custom cam design with more lift has liberated an extra 80hp (60kW) over the outgoing model, bringing output to a grand total of 615hp (459kW) and 578lb-ft (783Nm) of torque.
The company says many levels of engine tune will be available, but this package is based on a stroked LS3 that sees displacement lifted from 6.2L to 6.8L. The vehicle is also fitted with a Corsa exhaust and gets full widebody treatment, with broadened suspension and a wider covering.
The full bodykit includes exposed carbon fiber details on the exterior, a new front fascia, carbon fiber splitter, extractor hood, front fenders, doors, rocker panels, rear fenders, rear fascia, and a carbon fiber rear diffuser.
Special Forgeline VR3P wheels, measuring 19in up front and 20in in the rear provide ample room for the huge 285/30ZR19 front and 335/25ZR20 rear Michelin Pilot Sport 2 Zero Press tires. Stop Tech 15in slotted brake discs and six pistons up front mate with 14in and four piston calipers in the rear for abundant stopping power, lap after lap. The car is painted in BASF liquid silver color (the same used on Mercedes Benz AMG models), while the interior gets GTR-standard embroidered seats and Spinneybeck leather trim details. Like the last version, the Corvette GTR upgrade carries a base price of $34,995, with more custom work available for a premium.
The left and right images here are exactly the same, except for the color balance setting I chose to apply. For the left image, I tried to correct the amber light from the flash at camera right. For the right image, I tried to correct for the blue light coming from the flash at camera left.
Lens: Sigma 28mm f/1.8 EX DG Macro
Light: two Yongnuo YN560-II speedlights, each at 1/64 power and 105mm zoom, each with a MagGrid in place, each fired via Cactus V5 wireless flash triggers. The camera-left flash had a blue MagGel and the camera-right flash used an amber MagGel.
Several variations using the same molecule: a circle of 3 pairs of double size triangle twists and 3 pairs of rhombus twists.
EH paper, yellow (64 division grid and 3 edge cutting for symmetry), red (64 division grid), green (80 division grid).
Variaciones utilizando la misma molécula: un cÃrculo de 3 pares de giros triangulares de tamaño doble y 3 pares de giros rómbicos.
Papel EH, amarillo (trama de 64 divisiones y corte de 3 bordes por simetrÃa), rojo (trama de 64 divisiones), verde (trama de 80 divisiones).
Same jeans from Tuesday, although maybe you won't notice since I have a hot co-model. My hair is in a ponytail and doesn't look that dark and greasy in real life, I promise.
this girls (Keira from The Princess and the Popstar and Anne Bonny from Assassin's Creed Black Flag) have the Same German voice i love this vocie *-* it is so funny to hear this voice in ACBF. XD www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih-TjdnqVRU&list=SPsbE5r1F_cS... hear it at 0:00 - 0:30
this is what we did almost every evening: sitting at the beach, drinking beer, eating pizza, bother ducks and cops and of course taking pictures ;)
seeing it large is a good idea.
i just discovered that this is a 0.05 (1/20) second hand held shot :)