A themed thread for your older shots. Post your pre- Sony photos here.

[Uncle Kevriano]

Something I and a few others have noticed is a few non Sony shots creeping in to threads, which we aren't supposed to do, so, if Tim allows, I thought I'd start a thread for people to post shots from their pre-Sony days. Please include EXIF if possible. I will start with one from my early shooting on the Nikon D7500 and Tamron 150 600 G2. This was shot through a window too, something I can't get away with on the RIV.

• NIKON D7500
• 150.0-600.0 mm f/5.0-6.3
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 250

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

With a point and shoot, I pointed and shot. And got reasonably lucky.

And, I guess, it launched my current hobby (unpaid career!) of photographing carnatic (South-Indian classical) music concerts, leading to an a6000, then an a6500, now an a7iv. And a bag full of lenses and stuff.

• DMC-TZ10
• 45.7 mm
• ƒ/4.8
• 10/1600 sec
• ISO 800

Later I was able to give a framed print to the senior lady vocalist. Proud to say that it hangs on her wall.

 

[Brownie]

This is probably a good idea. Maybe Tim can find a home for it, if he allows it to stand. I think most brand-specific forums have an 'other brands' section. Maybe it can share space with the little used A-Mount section.

Panasonic G9, 12-60/3.5-5.6. f/5.6, 18mm, 1/640, ISO 200

Upper Tahq (2) by telecast, on Flickr

 

[spudhead]

one from Olympus e-m5 mk2 handheld 10/th of a second with the excellent 12-40 2.8 pro

• E-M5MarkII
• OLYMPUS M.12-40mm F2.8
• 12.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/10 sec
• ISO 200

 

[Brownie]

Who's there?

Mr. and Mrs. Red Bellied Woodpeckers. He was in the process of excavating their nest.

Panasonic G9, Pana-Leica 100-400, 400mm, 1/125, f/6.3, ISO 200.
Who's there? by telecast, on Flickr

 

[Landshark99]

a few from the big cameras

• Leaf AFi-II 7(LF13317 )/Leaf AFi
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/125 sec
• ISO 100

• Leaf Aptus 75S(LF9803 )/Hasselblad H1
• 100.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/125 sec
• ISO 100

• IQ3 100MP
• 1 mm f/1
• 210.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 50

 

[Landshark99]

on the street with small cameras, India, Italy and Spain

• Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
• 40.0 mm
• ƒ/4.5
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 400

• X-T1
• XF16mmF1.4 R WR
• 16.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 10/5000 sec
• ISO 250

• E-M5
• LUMIX G VARIO 7-14/F4.0
• 14.0 mm
• ƒ/5
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 1000

• E-M5
• LUMIX G VARIO 7-14/F4.0
• 14.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 800

 

[tman]

one from Olympus e-m5 mk2 handheld 10/th of a second with the excellent 12-40 2.8 proView attachment 49772

Is this in Vegas ?

 

[Unframed Dave]

When a floodgate gets opened!

Antarctica - My last Nikon trip

• NIKON D500
• 350.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 10/10000 sec
• ISO 1000

• NIKON D500
• 150.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 10/5000 sec
• ISO 1000

• NIKON D500
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 10/10000 sec
• ISO 1250

• NIKON D500
• 230.0 mm
• ƒ/13
• 10/25000 sec
• ISO 800

• NIKON D500
• 150.0 mm
• ƒ/13
• 10/5000 sec
• ISO 800

 

[spudhead]

Is this in Vegas ?

Yes Tony

 

[tman]

Street Art …

• iPhone 14 Pro Max
• iPhone 14 Pro Max back triple camera 6.86mm f/1.78
• 6.9 mm
• ƒ/1.78
• 1/6623 sec
• ISO 64

• iPhone 14 Pro Max
• iPhone 14 Pro Max back triple camera 2.22mm f/2.2
• 2.2 mm
• ƒ/2.2
• 1/1887 sec
• ISO 50

Look at the colour of that sky, was only a few weeks ago

• iPhone 14 Pro Max
• iPhone 14 Pro Max back triple camera 2.22mm f/2.2
• 2.2 mm
• ƒ/2.2
• 1/6897 sec
• ISO 50

He couldn’t do a worse job

• iPhone 14 Pro Max
• iPhone 14 Pro Max back triple camera 2.22mm f/2.2
• 2.2 mm
• ƒ/2.2
• 1/303 sec
• ISO 40

 

[tman]

A few I quite like

• iPhone 14 Pro Max
• iPhone 14 Pro Max back triple camera 2.22mm f/2.2
• 2.2 mm
• ƒ/2.2
• 1/99 sec
• ISO 200

• iPhone 14 Pro Max
• iPhone 14 Pro Max back triple camera 2.22mm f/2.2
• 2.2 mm
• ƒ/2.2
• 1/99 sec
• ISO 80

Fly close up ... YUK modwtmk by Tony Mancini, on Flickr

• Canon EOS R
• EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
• 100.0 mm
• ƒ/14
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 2000

• Canon EOS-1D X
• MP-E65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo
• 65.0 mm
• ƒ/16
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 100

 

[Brownie]

Ventura California, 2014.

Kodak Z612 Zoom. This camera had a 1/2.5" sensor. 50mm, ISO 64, 1/640, f/4.

tail_01net by telecast, on Flickr

 

[Tim Mayo]

Cheers for starting this Kev. I agree that we need somewhere for non Sony + mobile shots old or new. It would save me a lot of admin work. We did have such forums but they were barely used so I got rid of them recently in a bit of a decluttering and forum simplification spree. I think what I will do it setup a new forum for them in a more obvious hard to miss spot rather than a thread in this forum or at the bottom of the forum listings. With a dedicated forum it's easier for me to stop the posts coming up in the new thread notifications as I'd prefer them to not be so prominent. I'll move this thread there once it is setup. Here's a couple from the R5

• Canon EOS R5
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 640

• Canon EOS R5
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 250

 

[spudhead]

Yip ee we thought we were all getting the big heave oh, you could put it with captive animals no one will ever find it

 

[Brownie]

What would make the most sense is to rename the A-Mount open talk forum to 'Gear other than E-Mount', with a dedicated A-mount forum and a dedicated other gear forum. A-Mount might get some more notice, as I suspect the other gear forum is going to take off like a rabbit.

 

[Brownie]

Some film from a few years ago.

Kodak Brownie Hawkeye
120 Ilford FP4 Plus 125
Processed with DF96 Monobath

No adjustments on these cameras. 81mm, aperture fixed at f/15, shutter is fixed-speed, aprox. 1/30th-1/50th.

Scanned using a G9 and a copy stand with a light table.

P1061969 by telecast, on Flickr

 

[tman]

Those were the days Tim
I used to process slides, what a palaver

 

[iamdlewis]

Clearly my Casio needed a level meter

• EX-Z550
• 18.6 mm
• ƒ/5.9
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 64

• EX-Z550
• 9.3 mm
• ƒ/3.7
• 1/60 sec
• ISO 64

Also the greatest mascot in all sports at his Baseball HoF display (1 of 2 HoF he is in)

• EX-Z550
• 4.7 mm
• ƒ/2.6
• 1/25 sec
• ISO 400

 

[Brownie]

Those were the days Tim
I used to process slides, what a palaver

I still have a freezer full of film, from 110 to 120, 35, 116, etc. If I had a place that I could leave my developing stuff set up, I'd still shoot film. Unfortunately I have to use the kitchen sink. I don't care about a darkroom, I just scan the negatives and end up with a RAW file to process.

Here's one from my 35mm Argus STL1000. Can't recall the settings, didn't record them.

P1031908 by telecast, on Flickr

 

[Brownie]

Clearly my Casio needed a level meter

Careful! All of the water will spill out of the river!

 

[Landshark99]

I still have a freezer full of film, from 110 to 120, 35, 116, etc. If I had a place that I could leave my developing stuff set up, I'd still shoot film. Unfortunately I have to use the kitchen sink. I don't care about a darkroom, I just scan the negatives and end up with a RAW file to process.

Here's one from my 35mm Argus STL1000. Can't recall the settings, didn't record them.

P1031908 by telecast, on Flickr

I have a freezer full as well

 

[Tim Mayo]

What would make the most sense is to rename the A-Mount open talk forum to 'Gear other than E-Mount', with a dedicated A-mount forum and a dedicated other gear forum. A-Mount might get some more notice, as I suspect the other gear forum is going to take off like a rabbit.

The forums at the bottom of the list have never seemed to get much love, which is why I removed quite a few recently as most were using the open talk forum anyway to post stuff about accessories, lenses etc.. Members are welcome to post A-mount images or discussion in any of our forums, A-mount is still alive just about

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Cheers for starting this Kev. I agree that we need somewhere for non Sony + mobile shots old or new. It would save me a lot of admin work. We did have such forums but they were barely used so I got rid of them recently in a bit of a decluttering and forum simplification spree. I think what I will do it setup a new forum for them in a more obvious hard to miss spot rather than a thread in this forum or at the bottom of the forum listings. With a dedicated forum it's easier for me to stop the posts coming up in the new thread notifications as I'd prefer them to not be so prominent. I'll move this thread there once it is setup. Here's a couple from the R5

View attachment 49798

View attachment 49799

Cheers Tim. Nice shots. Obviously I couldn't set it up like that, but it's got a good bit of traffic

 

[Brownie]

The forums at the bottom of the list have never seemed to get much love, which is why I removed quite a few recently as most were using the open talk forum anyway to post stuff about accessories, lenses etc.. Members are welcome to post A-mount images or discussion in any of our forums, A-mount is still alive just about

Which is why I suggested it. If this thread takes off it will attract people to that part of the forum.

 

[Landshark99]

A few medium format film images

 

[Brownie]

Here...hold my beer...

The shot with the Ball Python (I think) is fantastic.

 

[Brownie]

Dad's Minolta SRT-101 and the fabled Minolta Rokkor 58/1.2. Guaranteed the aperture was 1.2, shutter was probably 1/60.

000276280012 by telecast, on Flickr

 

[Landshark99]

Thanks, maybe but it could be a Burmese too, funny thing with this shoot with her was it was a last minute "let's shoot on South Beach and see what happens". The snake came from some guy just hanging out on the sidewalk, and she was game to hold it for the shoot. Fun times.

 

[Landshark99]

If I did not buy that Nikon F so many years ago, a Minolta SRT-101 was the second option.