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[Corran]

Rhododendron Falls - Widelux F7, Kodak XX:



This isn't the actual name of the waterfall. I call it such because it had quite a lot of rhododendron around - and I also hesitate to post the actual name of the falls because this trail was extremely treacherous and not something that should be casually attempted. I had researched this and thought it'd be an easy 1.2 mile out-and-back but it turned out to be quite a rough trail. Perhaps due to last year's hurricanes and/or recent rains. I thought I'd need a panoramic camera but turns out I should've brought my 4x5. Might return in late spring to see if I can catch the rhododendron blooming, if I dare. Quite a spectacular falls though.

[CreationBear]

That Widelux seems to have more than its share of karma--I don't think a bigger format would make up for the great light that seems to accompany it.

[Corran]

A lot of dodging and burning on this one, to make it not be overly contrasty. The sun was in an awkward position. I did shoot some 6x12 as well but haven't finished the roll...

[Audii-Dudii]

Three from my first outing with the CN 17-35/f2.8 zoom mounted on my full-spectrum modified Samsung NX500 and capturing infrared light thanks to a Hoya R72 filter mounted on the lens:







So far, I'm favorably impressed by its performance!

[CreationBear]

The sun was in an awkward position.

Ha, not quite Nantahala Gorge (the proverbial "Place of the Midday Sun") maybe but I bet you don't get that light ten days a year. At any rate, I'd love to get a case study if you're able to hack out a nice print from your negative--for me at least, the stars really aligned for you in terms of light and shadow.

[Corran]

Ha, not quite Nantahala Gorge (the proverbial "Place of the Midday Sun") maybe but I bet you don't get that light ten days a year. At any rate, I'd love to get a case study if you're able to hack out a nice print from your negative--for me at least, the stars really aligned for you in terms of light and shadow.

It's true that some of these deep gaps do not get good coverage of the sun most of the year, and/or only briefly in the day. I will put this negative in my pile and see what I can do .

[Old_Dick]

Three from my first outing with the CN 17-35/f2.8 zoom mounted on my full-spectrum modified Samsung NX500 and capturing infrared light thanks to a Hoya R72 filter mounted on the lens:







So far, I'm favorably impressed by its performance!

I am equally impressed by your work

[Audii-Dudii]

I am equally impressed by your work

Thanks! I photograph for myself, first and foremost, but it's always nice to hear that others enjoy my photos, too!

Here's a bonus photo from the same outing:

[Asher Kelman]

Three from my first outing with the CN 17-35/f2.8 zoom mounted on my full-spectrum modified Samsung NX500 and capturing infrared light thanks to a Hoya R72 filter mounted on the lens:







So far, I'm favorably impressed by its performance!

Hi Jeffrey,

This is so impressive!

Who modified the camera?

Where does this lens come from? Is this the Nikon APS-C 17-35 2.8 and what’s the adapter?

Asher

[Audii-Dudii]

Hi Jeffrey,

This is so impressive!

Thanks for the kind words!

Who modified the camera?

I did, as I explained in this post earlier in this thread: https://www.largeformatphotography.i...=1#post1484865

Where does this lens come from? Is this the Nikon APS-C 17-35 2.8 and what’s the adapter?

It's a Contax N 17-35/f2.8 zoom. I modified a Fotodiox Fuji to Contax N dumb adapter by removing the Fuji bits from the rear of it and adding back a spacer, as well as a modified Samsung NX-mount 58 mm reverse ring (as seen in this photo along with the Contax N 24-85/f3.5-4.5 zoom lens that I have found also works very well for IR photography when mounted on my modified Samsung NX500 body):



Unfortunately, the Contax N series lenses all have electronically controlled apertures and because this is a dumb adapter, they must be stopped-down and preset before they're mounted onto it and in turn the camera body. This is a major issue for my nighttime photography (which is why I am pursuing a different solution for the FrankenKamera IV I am presently building), but for daylight IR photograpy, I find it's no hardship at all to compose and focus with the lens stopped down as far as f8 or so. (FYI, for all four of the photos I've posted from the CN 17-35/f2.8 lens, the aperture was preset to f7.1.)

For obvious reasons, I can't recommend any of this to anyone else, especially because the two CN lenses I'm using are fairly large and heavy to be used on a small camera handheld. But I already own them, love how they render (it's a cross between the classic Zeiss look and the modern Zeiss look, hence the best of both, IMO), and even with my very limited resources, I was able to successfully cobble together a functional lens mount adapter, so why not?