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Chasing water - Testing the Minolta 17-35mm f/2.8-4D

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Chasing water - Testing the Minolta 17-35mm f/2.8-4D

Postby aim54x on Tue Sep 23, 2014 11:43 am

I was up in the blue hills over the weekend and managed to catch up with MrDarcy, I'm sure he enjoyed the walk down into the valley and up again. We visited Empress Falls and the two little cascades that are just below. However I was using my Sony A7 + LA-EA4 combination testing my newly arrived Minolta AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4D. It appears to front focus slightly but I suspect I have the right micro-adjust dialed in now, other than that there were no real complaints about IQ.

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Re: Chasing water - Testing the Minolta 17-35mm f/2.8-4D

Postby Matt. K on Tue Sep 23, 2014 4:53 pm

Colours are very natural....the greens are perfect. Nice images!
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Re: Chasing water - Testing the Minolta 17-35mm f/2.8-4D

Postby zafra52 on Wed Sep 24, 2014 9:08 am

I like the compositions and colours in your pictures. They convey feelings of peace and serenity as this type of scenery can. Well done!
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Re: Chasing water - Testing the Minolta 17-35mm f/2.8-4D

Postby Mr Darcy on Wed Sep 24, 2014 10:07 am

I've been enjoying that walk for the last three days. sigh.
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Re: Chasing water - Testing the Minolta 17-35mm f/2.8-4D

Postby aim54x on Wed Sep 24, 2014 10:20 am

Matt. K wrote:Colours are very natural....the greens are perfect. Nice images!

Thanks Matt

zafra52 wrote:I like the compositions and colours in your pictures. They convey feelings of peace and serenity as this type of scenery can. Well done!

Thank you

Mr Darcy wrote:I've been enjoying that walk for the last three days. sigh.

I suspected you would. I have been reminded of the walk as well, but nothing to keep me from my daily routine. Hope you feel better soon
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Re: Chasing water - Testing the Minolta 17-35mm f/2.8-4D

Postby biggerry on Wed Sep 24, 2014 3:09 pm

Love that second one Cameron, come to think of it, the last time I was there was with Greg, yourself and other members :)

Whilst the first is nice, its gloss is taken away by the sheer number of images I have seen of it, hence I think to get some thing to go wow at you need to really jazz it up somehow (i don't actually know myself:) )

Mr Darcy wrote:I've been enjoying that walk for the last three days. sigh.


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