Five Frames With A Lumix G 14mm 1:2.5 Asph., People And Places

Digital Moments - Five frames with a Lumix G 14mm 1:2.5 Asph., people and places and looking from a high place.

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My street walk across the 69-meter 'Saloma Link,' a combined pedestrian and bicycle link across the Klang River in Kuala Lumpur recently yielded me another set of images as seen here, shots at and from the top end of the link on the residential side, which is 3-stories high above the ground level.

The links connect the residential district of Kampung Baru across the river to the commercial center of Kuala Lumpur in the vicinity of the Kuala Lumpur City Centre. The platform is a good height to enjoy the view of both the city side from across the bridge, as well as the clutter of low-rise mixed development on the residential side.

Olympus E-PM2, Lumix G 14mm 1:2.5 Asph.

The final image is a tranquil weekend ground shot of the area seen from above in the previous image.

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Five Frames With An AF-Nikkor 28-80mm 1:3.5~5.6, Early Images

Re-Living The CCD Sensor - Image making with a vintage AF-Nikkor zoom on the equally vintage 10.2MP CCD sensor Nikon D200.

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The AF-Nikkor 28-80mm 1:3.5~5.6 D 8 elements in 8 groups lens, launched by Nikon in 1999, is a replacement for the earlier 7-element 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-D version which was made from 1995 through 1999. Compared to the previous version, the lens came with a broader manual focus ring and was sold mainly as a kit lens with their lower-end 35mm SLR film cameras (F55, F65, and F75). On the D200 the lens has an equivalent focal length range of 42-120mm.

The plastic mount lens is lightweight at 250 grams, comes with an aperture ring but no focusing scale, 7 rounded blades diaphragm which stops down to f/22 @ 28mm to f/36 @ 80mm, a minimum focusing distance of 0.4 meters, a screw-drive AF system, and was introduced as a native AF-D spec optic with a built-in microchip that feeds focusing distance information to the camera body. The AF-D will work with all Nikon AF cameras, as well as on 35mm MF Nikon SLR film cameras (FM, FE2, etc.,).

Nikon D200, AF-Nikkor 28-80mm 1:3.5~5.6 D

While the lens did not enjoy much of review exposures across the Net, even with brickbats on its all-plastic construction, and its tendency to zoom-creep, it does come with a mention or two as an excellent midrange zoom, reasonably sharp, and very low-end prices. Enjoy the images!

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Five Frames With A Kodak PixPro AZ251, A Surprising Turnout

Re-Living The CCD Sensor - A surprising turnout from a 25x superzoom digital bridge camera, the 16MP CCD Kodak PixPro AZ251, a low-cost buy.

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The Kodak PixPro AZ251, an easy-to-use entry-level digital bridge camera manufactured under license by JK Imaging, was launched in 2013. The camera has a 16MP CCD sensor, a 25x optical zoom lens which is a 35mm equivalent of 24-600mm, optical image stabilization, a 3-inch 230k rear LCD screen, 720p HD video recording, full auto as well as PSAM modes, panorama, HDR, and several scene modes and digital filters for more creative control. The 'AZ' is abbreviated for 'Astro Zoom.'

The camera does come packed with plenty of features for the beginner photographer, a superzoom lens with a close focusing distance of just 3cm, decent continuous shooting, manual controls, automatic HDR mode, and a menu system that is easy to navigate, albeit a slight difference in as seen from other cameras. Access to shutter speed and aperture settings is via the exposure compensation button, and changing the white balance is via the Set button. The 3.0-inch screen has a 230k dot resolution, which is typical of a budget camera and is easy to see in bright light.

Kodak PixPro AZ251

The camera is powered by a set of easily available 4xAA (Ni-MH or Alkaline) batteries, with the Alkaline rated for up to 280 shots according to CIPA test results. As tested, The CCD images rendered by the camera, as you see from the first impression shots, are sharp and clear well-exposed images with good color reproduction, with noise low at I00 to 200. The AZ251 is also installed with a range of digital filters which can be used both for shooting and video recording.

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Five Frames, Light and Shade of the Saloma Link, Kuala Lumpur

Digital Moments - Light and shade of the Saloma Link, a combined pedestrian and bicycle link across the Klang River in Kuala Lumpur.

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Light and shade of the Saloma Link, a 69-meter combined pedestrian and bicycle link across the Klang River in Kuala Lumpur. The bridge links the residential district of Kampung Baru to the commercial center of Kuala Lumpur in the vicinity of the Kuala Lumpur City Centre. While bicycling access is provided for by gradient ramps from the city side, the links end abruptly on the residential community side with a 3-story free-standing structure. Egress to the ground from this end is only by lift or staircase.

Olympus E-PM2, Lumix G 14mm 1:2,5 Asph.

Images captured with a Lumix G 14mm 1:2.5 Asph. mounted on an Olympus E-PM2.

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