These photos were taken around sidereal noon at Otago Boy’s High school. There are two parts to the school: Victorian gothic and Brutalist.
Olympus Evolt with adaptor Nikon 28mm F/2.8
Brutalism
ROM dinosaur
We no longer have film, but we have old memory cards. This photo was taken in 2007 during a visit to Toronto, in the Royal Ontario Museum. Using an old point and shoot Pentax Optio M20.
Moeraki
This is the best shot from a trip Son one and I took to Moeraki over the weekend. It was also one of the last set of photos I will be taking with the D3000, as the son will be taking over this camera.
The Son is fairly good. This is a selection of the photos that he took.
We then went along the bay to Moeraki village, where we stopped as I needed a caffiene fix. A cold front was coming in — it began to hail just as son said that the scenery was interesting but staying warm, dry and out of the lightning was a priority. But I managed to get the front clouds.
D800 NEF processing in Darktable.
Barney Britton has a hands on review up. As part of this, he posted a 41 MB raw portrait file for people to look at taken with the new 31 megapixel d800.
It uploads into Darktable well.
Organ Pipes
Hills, City below.
These are older shots taken with the evolt from Flagstaff Hill above Dunedin
Dunedin Street
Bessa R Summicron f 3.5, Ilford IL4 film.
Nikon D800 New Zealand Prices.
The D&00 price in NZ is about 700 -900 less, so it makes sense to get the newer machine if you want full frame. The best bargain would be a D5000 — which is going at around $1250 and is good enough for many if not most people.
Two asides. The first is the cost to land a grey import copy from Amazon…
(Amazon, $ US)
Cost 2999
shipping 200
NZ (@ 83c US) 3854.22
GST (15%) 4432.35
The second is for the Leicaphiles. the M9 is 9000 here, the M0-P 10 500.
I commented over at Steve Huff’s place that I could buy a zeiss ikon and a d800 for the cost of an M9. Since a Zeiss Ikon new here is $2590… that is $7000.
Which means I could buy the voighlander 50 mmm Nokton ($1600) new, over here. and have my ideal two camera bag cheaper than an M9 body.,
UPDATE. 29th March 2012
I hae a deposit down on this, but the prices are going up in the UK. Under contract law, the price i’m quoted will stay… but I expect Nikon to use price as a method of rationing this camera body. The initial technical reviews have been outstanding, and the new Canon 5D (although an excellent camera) looks like it is a generation behind in the sensor stakes. So if you wait, you may be waiting a long time.
As an aside, the cheaper way for a leicaphile is to buy an M2 or M4-P (under $1000 US at Adorama today) and use your cellphone as a lightmeter. Old school, but let’s face it, Rangefinders are old school. Delightfully so. And a light film camera is useful in situations where a DSLR is overkill.
UPDATE end May
I understand that another shipment of D800s has landed in NZ. However, I am not sure how they will be distributed around the country. There are apparently less arriving than there are people on the waiting list.
Rock collection
This is a series of stones that we have picked up on our travels. I was experimenting with lenses
Nikon D3000, F5.0, ISO 100, Nikon 18-55 DX Zoom, 1/6 s exposure. Hand held.
Bokeh
I have been out using the film camera: there is virtually no wind today. However this is taken using the evolt e2000, Nikon F1.8 50 mm wide open, with no depth of feild.