bobfriedman Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Using the D800 monochrome sensor conversion (no CFA or microlenses) with an accompanying BG-38 internal filter replacement while i was out photographing snowy owls, i decided to try the D800M out with an el-nkkor and the Baader on one of my friends.. Nikon D800M ,Nikon EL-Nikkor 105mm f/5.61/40s f/5.6 iso2500 Link to comment
JMC Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 Very cool. I love my monochrome converted Eos 5DSR. I'm guessing you're also finding it's much more sensitive to UV now the Bayer filter as been removed. Link to comment
bobfriedman Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 Now all i need is something worthwhile photographing in the UV other than faces that is... open to suggestions?? Link to comment
Guest Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Hi Bob - how about photographing some of those snowy owls in UV (I was hoping to see that when you mentioned it in your post above...). Link to comment
bobfriedman Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 Hi Bob - how about photographing some of those snowy owls in UV (I was hoping to see that when you mentioned it in your post above...). unfortunately i don't think my 600/4 nikkor would do very good in the UV and i don't have the right filter for it.. but in the visible. http://www.pbase.com/bobfriedman/image/166763429/original.jpg Link to comment
Guest Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 That is a fantastic animal - I would love to meet one up close (I've only ever been within thirty feet or so of one). Is this a wild owl or captive? Maybe somewhere where you could get close enough to use one of your UV capable lenses? Link to comment
bobfriedman Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 That is a fantastic animal - I would love to meet one up close (I've only ever been within thirty feet or so of one). Is this a wild owl or captive? Maybe somewhere where you could get close enough to use one of your UV capable lenses? this snowy is in the wild and i have been within 30ft.. as you can see. but i don't have the UV capable gear to photograph one of these birds in the UV. Link to comment
Andy Perrin Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 That is a gorgeous bird and it looks just like my mom when she is about to make a sarcastic remark. Link to comment
bobfriedman Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 That is a gorgeous bird and it looks just like my mom when she is about to make a sarcastic remark. yeah.. looking at me like "really??" Link to comment
Andrea B. Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 I really like the first photo, the UV portrait of your friend. A series of UV photos of your friends showing something of their character or personality would make for a nice UV portfolio of work, don't you think? I've never seen a Snowy Owl for reals. It is sooooo pretty and fascinating. I'm going to get Bjørn Birna to this post to mention a couple of teles good for UV. He's tried a lot of them. It would be a worthy capture to get a UV Snowy. Link to comment
bobfriedman Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 i also shot an image of one of my female friends on the same day.. but her response to the shot was such that i will honor her wishes and not show anyone.. she does have a pretty extensive tattoo on her arm that she wouldn't mind me photographing in the UV.. so maybe something like that. i have a lot of snowy owl shots.. http://www.pbase.com/bobfriedman/image/162918666/original.jpg Link to comment
Cadmium Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Totally amazing owl shots. The first one is a really stunning image I think. The yellow and black eyes are rich. Link to comment
nfoto Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Few long lenses would do well in UV. The Nikkor-Q 400/4.5 is an exception, but this optic is scarce and hard to get hold of, and will only work with one out of two dedicated focusing adapters. Another lens worth trying out is a 500 or 1000 mm reflex optic. They tend to be slow and their UV response is not stellar, albeit the older ones are a step ahead of newer designs. The Russian 500/5.6 (cannot remember the maker right now) is faster and not bad for UV although it serves IR photography even better. Link to comment
bobfriedman Posted January 1, 2018 Author Share Posted January 1, 2018 thanx bjorn.. but i am not really sure that it is worth photographing snowies in UV.. they are hard enough to get in the visible! Link to comment
nfoto Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 I tend to agree -- long lens photography in UV is best reserved for stationary subjects and landscapes :D Link to comment
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