KaJashey Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Just playing around with the metal El-Nikkor 80mm, as in I just got it up and working. I don't see any flowers in my neighborhood for February and my daffodils haven't even come up. So I have this model and the El Nikkor. The first picture is ƒ/5.6 1/15 ISO800 and my model won't hold still so I'm not focused well on her and she's blurred? Second picture ƒ/8 /1/4 ISO 200 hand my biggest problem is motion blur and under exposure I had to push the shadows up on the second picture. Seems my rig is a little dark for these sort of pics. Sony Nex5 LaLaU filter by UVIROptics metal El Nikkor 80mm ƒ/5.6 I"ll try a Nikon AF-D 50mm ƒ/1.8 soon and see if I can get more light. Link to comment
colinbm Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Good tries, you will get better, but you are on the road. Link to comment
bvf Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Seems my rig is a little dark for these sort of pics. Yes, you need lots of light for UV. The max. aperture of f/5.6 on the ElNik doesn't help. You'll probably need to use a tripod, and a UV-modified flash for close-up work will help. It's great to see your first(?) post. Link to comment
KaJashey Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 ...It's great to see your first(?) post. Not quite my first but thank you. There has been a little gap in my early UV resume but I plan on posting more often. Link to comment
Cadmium Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 KaJashey, Looks good. Do I see some difference in white balance between the two? Are you White balancing in the camera or from RAW?Try a focused shot of some non moving target on a tripod, as a base line. Link to comment
nfoto Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Tripods and UV are inextricably linked for UV photographers. Getting decent UV imagery with a hand-held camera *is* doable, but usually only with some specialist lenses and under otherwise conducive conditions for the shoot. Putting a UV-capable flash into your service is highly recommended. Your model's skin features do come out nicely, so you are on the right track. Link to comment
KaJashey Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 KaJashey, Looks good. Do I see some difference in white balance between the two? Are you White balancing in the camera or from RAW?Try a focused shot of some non moving target on a tripod, as a base line. I had taken and developed them on different days. WB is by RAW and I didn't realize how far they were from each other until they were posted. Just me sampling somewhere I thought was neutral using PhotoNinja. Looks like it's time to use an actual neutral target. I do have a tripod it's the model who wouldn't hold still. Here is a house from the first day. Link to comment
KaJashey Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 Tripods and UV are inextricably linked for UV photographers. Getting decent UV imagery with a hand-held camera *is* doable, but usually only with some specialist lenses and under otherwise conducive conditions for the shoot. Putting a UV-capable flash into your service is highly recommended. Your model's skin features do come out nicely, so you are on the right track. I do have a tripod. For gear I have a little full spectrum Nex5n and some nikon lenses to try. I think you have a monochrome modded Nex5 that's quite fast. What is the least expensive flash you would recommend and how would you protect model's eyes when using it. Link to comment
Andy Perrin Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Nice photos. I hope the model was adequately compensated. I suspect this influences their ability to hold still... Link to comment
Andrea B. Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 I like your model's "fierce" look in the 2nd photo. That photo really is very model-looking. If you are in the Northern hemisphere, then soon we will have more UV in the sunlight and hand-helds will get a bit easier. But as mentioned above, a tripod is the way to go for UV. You could also try cranking up the ISO. The Sony NEX should be pretty good at ISO-1600. Link to comment
Cadmium Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 I had taken and developed them on different days. WB is by RAW and I didn't realize how far they were from each other until they were posted. Just me sampling somewhere I thought was neutral using PhotoNinja. Looks like it's time to use an actual neutral target. I do have a tripod it's the model who wouldn't hold still. Here is a house from the first day. Yes, all is very good then. Photo Ninja, RAW, all good! Your new test shot looks good. Make sure you clean the front (especially) of your La La U with hydrogen peroxide or cerium oxide, any time you see any small cloudy speck that doesn't wipe of with microfiber cloth.That can vary with time, but if you were using this a year ago, then time to check for surface spots. Link to comment
ulf Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Help for the model to hold still beside compensation:http://thephotopalace.blogspot.com/p/head-brace.htmlFor UV photos we are back at the same exposure times as the early pioneers with wetplates. Link to comment
KaJashey Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 Today I gave my model a chair and both the model and lens were fierce. Sample El_Nikkor 80mm ƒ/5.6 1/8 ISO200 I also tried the AF-D 50mm ƒ/1.8. It did ok Sample at ƒ/2.8 1/40 ISO200 While I was trying stuff I took a Polaroid Polaroid OneStep+ full manual through bluetooth ƒ/22 2seconds B&W itype film. Link to comment
Cadmium Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 I especially like the first one. Ever so slightly you have blue and yellow (in lips slightly), and of course a clean blacks.UV false yellow is not often seen, except certain flowers of course.Very nice! Link to comment
Stefano Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 My lips are false yellow in both UV and IR. I am not the only one. Nice photos. The abundant and dark freckles are quite common in UV. Link to comment
microbat52 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Oh wow stunning images! Love her freckles. Particularly love the second one even if there is blur. Link to comment
eye4invisible Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Some nice UV portraits. What did your model think of the photos in a different light? Link to comment
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