Post by nikkortorokkor on Oct 29, 2007 3:18:40 GMT -5
I took the (latest) Hi-Matic 7 to our local Agricultural & Pastoral Show. Unfortunately, all is not well with the 7, which is overexposing on AE. I think it's a shutter problem.
Still, the pics I took on metered manual worked fine, and this cheesy shot of a very funny Llama proved the 7 does have a cracker of a lens.
Here's an un-retouched crop.
It was a blustery day (show day always is) and the poor wee llamas (they're just young'uns) were getting a bit tired and emotional with all the attention. They were always on the move, which is maybe why the eye is a little soft. Still, the detail on the snout reveals that the fault was the photographer's rather than the lens.
It's not art, but this image of the shearing competition may interest some of you. It isn't surprising that in a country that made its money 'off the sheep's back', shearing is a deadly serious competition at the A&P shows. These guys are competing in the 'open blade' and thus, are using hand shears, like oversized, razor sharp scissors. Hand shears are still used on high country stations (mountain ranches to you in the US) because thay leave more wool on than the shearing machines. This event is a feeder for the World Open Blade Champs, which will be held in Norway.
My wife, who is Chinese, had never seen a shearing competition before. She was fascinated, and watched several heats and the final of the machine competition, where the winner shore 12 woolly Corrodales in just over 14 minutes!
Using 200 ISO film to capture inside action was a little much even for the fast Rokkor, so the whole scene is a little soft. The back of the shed seems quite sharp, so I'd better pay attention to focus in future.
a detail for those interested.
The guy watching intently is a timer. The timers swap positions and watches every few minutes to keep things as fair as possible.
Film, Kodacolor 200 Print
Still, the pics I took on metered manual worked fine, and this cheesy shot of a very funny Llama proved the 7 does have a cracker of a lens.
Here's an un-retouched crop.
It was a blustery day (show day always is) and the poor wee llamas (they're just young'uns) were getting a bit tired and emotional with all the attention. They were always on the move, which is maybe why the eye is a little soft. Still, the detail on the snout reveals that the fault was the photographer's rather than the lens.
It's not art, but this image of the shearing competition may interest some of you. It isn't surprising that in a country that made its money 'off the sheep's back', shearing is a deadly serious competition at the A&P shows. These guys are competing in the 'open blade' and thus, are using hand shears, like oversized, razor sharp scissors. Hand shears are still used on high country stations (mountain ranches to you in the US) because thay leave more wool on than the shearing machines. This event is a feeder for the World Open Blade Champs, which will be held in Norway.
My wife, who is Chinese, had never seen a shearing competition before. She was fascinated, and watched several heats and the final of the machine competition, where the winner shore 12 woolly Corrodales in just over 14 minutes!
Using 200 ISO film to capture inside action was a little much even for the fast Rokkor, so the whole scene is a little soft. The back of the shed seems quite sharp, so I'd better pay attention to focus in future.
a detail for those interested.
The guy watching intently is a timer. The timers swap positions and watches every few minutes to keep things as fair as possible.
Film, Kodacolor 200 Print
