***May 2025 Image and Video Thread***

[PJD]

The annual "Sunday Parkways Southwest" event was held about a block south of my home. It didn't rain (much), so a nice day for a walk or bike ride.

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2X
• LUMIX S 50/F1.8
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/640 sec
• Center-Weighted Average
• Manual exposure
• ISO 800

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2X
• LUMIX S 50/F1.8
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/640 sec
• Center-Weighted Average
• Manual exposure
• ISO 800

There were some very Portland vehicles on show:

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2X
• LUMIX S 50/F1.8
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/200 sec
• Center-Weighted Average
• Manual exposure
• ISO 800

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2X
• LUMIX S 50/F1.8
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/200 sec
• Center-Weighted Average
• Manual exposure
• ISO 800

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2X
• LUMIX S 50/F1.8
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/160 sec
• Center-Weighted Average
• Manual exposure
• ISO 800

Wait. What?

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2X
• LUMIX S 50/F1.8
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/320 sec
• Center-Weighted Average
• Manual exposure
• ISO 800

 

[xaviergut]

More photos of Paris, we are now in the Jardin du Palais Royal. Fine art students painting a covered statue:

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• 24mm F3.5 DG DN | Contemporary 021
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/250 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 100

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• 24mm F3.5 DG DN | Contemporary 021
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/250 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 100

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• 24mm F3.5 DG DN | Contemporary 021
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/250 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 100

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• 24mm F3.5 DG DN | Contemporary 021
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/200 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 100

 

[xaviergut]

Ok, my last pictures of Paris:

Still Jardin du Palais Royal

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• 24mm F3.5 DG DN | Contemporary 021
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/200 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 100

A 65:24 xpan street picture:

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• 24mm F3.5 DG DN | Contemporary 021
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/80 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 100

Gucci

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• 24mm F3.5 DG DN | Contemporary 021
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/60 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 200

This one was taken in movement from the plane and the window was not very clean...

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• 65mm F2 DG DN | Contemporary 020
• 65.0 mm
• ƒ/3.5
• 1/800 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 100

After the Olympics, Paris's parks are very well-kept and beautiful. But they've started continuing with construction throughout the city, and traffic is a real problem. The mayor wants to reduce the number of cars; I'm not sure how, but right now it takes twice as long to get to places. It was a work/business trip, so I didn't have time to take many photos. I hope to return soon with more time because it's always a culturally important city.

 

[SimonC]

This is the North window at Hexham Abbey, taken from the top of the night stairs. For anyone with a compulsive need for symmetry and order, Hexham Abbey is a nightmare; almost nothing is aligned with what sensibility says ought to be aligned. So, the main arch is out of kilter with the roof, which in turn is out of kilter with the window...and the window is not central within the wall framing! I tried to make sure I was dead straight on to the window; if I was, it also looks like the left and right walls are not at right-angles to the window wall...

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 85/F1.8
• 85.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/50 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• -1.3
• ISO 100

 

[Travis Butler]

20250517-SDIM5238 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Sigma fp, TTArtisan 11/2.8

Was trying to use the fisheye distortion to unify a moderately complex interior space... did the effect work for anyone?

 

[Nevyn72]

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20250517-SDIM5238 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Sigma fp, TTArtisan 11/2.8

Was trying to use the fisheye distortion to unify a moderately complex interior space... did the effect work for anyone?

I find it working quite well! I really have to give my TTArtisan 11/2.8 a new change...

 

[RuleOfThirds]

After work a little detour to Urk (which also has a nice camera store....)

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 24-105/F4
• 60.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1000 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 100

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 24-105/F4
• 105.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/125 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 125

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 24-105/F4
• 29.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/200 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 100

 

[RuleOfThirds]

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 24-105/F4
• 60.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/320 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 100

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 24-105/F4
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/400 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 100

• Panasonic - DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 24-105/F4
• 68.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/200 sec
• Pattern
• Auto exposure
• ISO 100

 

[Pete_W]

After work a little detour to Urk (which also has a nice camera store....)

Did you buy something?

 

[RuleOfThirds]

Did you buy something?

Yes and no. They took my S 24/1.8 I got used for the same price as I bought it, and I pre-ordered my 24-60/2.8 there. My idea was to buy the S 100/2.8 there. But they (and a lot of the other retailers) raised the price somewhere in the last few days to 1099 which I was not willing to pay. So I used the 24/1.8 to lower the price of the new pre-ordered 24-60/2.8

In their parking lot I ordered the 100 macro still for the old price, from another retailer online, and will arrive today. So yesterday I sold my 24/1.8 there.

 

[Travis Butler]

In their parking lot I ordered the 100 macro still for the old price, from another retailer online, and will arrive today. So yesterday I sold my 24/1.8 there.

UsedPhotoPro (the used equipment arm of Roberts Photo in Indianapolis) has the 100 macro for $698 US... going to be there the holiday weekend for a friend's wedding and the usual Indy 500 get-together he hosts, so almost tempted. Alas, don't have the money now.

They also have the Sigma Art 105/2.8 macro for $488, and some other L-mount including some Leicas. Ah, for a handy bank to rob...

Until then, gonna have to stick with my Vivitar Plastic Fantastic... which doesn't do all that badly, especially for the $20 or so I paid for it:


20250522-SDIM5366 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Sigma fp, Vivitar (Cosina) 100/3.5 Macro


20250522-SDIM5343 by Travis Butler, on Flickr

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

Sigma 35mm f/2 DG DN in Asturias


The good, the bad and the ugly... all watching you by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr