Moonshot with the Nikon 1

Moonshot with the Nikon 1, originally uploaded by gugs.

A 'simple' shot: I put the compact Nikon J1 on the huge 200-400VR with a 1.7 teleconverter on the FT1 adapter, the whole thing resulting in an equivalent 1836mm focal length !!! This is what you need if you want to frame the moon like this. The whole setup has been mounted on a sturdy tripod with a gimbal head (the only practical head to support such a huge and heavy lens). The camera has been used in full manual mode, f8, 1/160 sec ISO400. The amazing thing is that autofocus was still working perfectly, in fact even better than on high end DSLR cameras. The Nikon One combined with professional glass is really astonishing !

Nikon One by night

nikon1night-20, originally uploaded by gugs.

A simple picture shot in my home town, hand held with the Nikon compact hybrid camera with a Nikon 35mm 1.8 AF-S used fully open (equivalent 90mm focal length). ISO 3200, no post processing, Jpeg out of camera.

New review on the wiki: the Nikon ONE system

This camera is more than just a camera. It is a disruptive innovation (other recently introduced cameras as well, like the new Sony NEX-7), because for the first time, we have a compact size mirrorless camera, with professional level (even improved) autofocus, a 2.7 crop factor giving previously impossible possibilities to wildlife photographers. I am really curious about the future evolution but I really think this camera will be remembered in a few years from now as the deal breaker of the DSLR industry. To be followed...

http://www.techniphoto.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nikon_One

Happy New Year

nikon1-2, originally uploaded by gugs.

A simple picture to start 2012. Shot with the Nikon J1 Hybrid camera, with a 50 1.8 AFS lens on the FT1 adapter.

Poladroid

moma-5-pola, originally uploaded by gugs.

A Nikon D7000+28-300VR shot in Manhattan, NYC, cropped and post-processed with the Poladroid tool to give that old Polaroid look.

Horta

horta, originally uploaded by gugs.

This picture has been taken with a Canon S95 P&S camera at the Horta House, located in Brussels, Belgium. The post processing has been done on an iPad, the picture has then been up-res'd in Photoshop. Here is the result. I found the old look a perfect fit for this kind of subject.

Osawa lens

BE7_4837, originally uploaded by gugs.

A strange find in an old shop: a manual 28-80mm zoom with Nikon F-Mount, manual focus, still usable on a number of modern camera bodies like the D7000 and most professional and prosumer cameras (D3, D300...). IQ is good, but not exceptional compared to recent designs. The Osawa brand is not well known (they seem to have filed for bankruptcy in the eighties)

Cloudy pano.

PeiseyPano1, originally uploaded by gugs.

Cloud effects in the Alps. A combination of seven shots using a Nikon D7000. Processed using Hugins on a MacBook Pro.

A wonderful 35mm lens

BE7_4194, originally uploaded by gugs.


This lens is a hidden gem. Manufactured by Samyang, the Korean manufacturer (sold under the name Rokinon in the US), this lens is a manual focus lens delivering amazing pictures and excellent corner to corner sharpness even fully open (1.4). A remarkable performance for the price.

Chinatown

nyc-63, originally uploaded by gugs.

This is a simple pic shot with a Nikon D7000 in NYC (Chinatown) and post-processed with a tool called Flare on a Macbook, to give that old photo look. I also did some cross color processing to alter the colors in this one.