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45rpm Ai Umihiko

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Union Special Overalls Co. Fill Up

SDA Indigo

Sammy 10th

Old shoes

Those are magical. Could I see a shot of the weft? 

 

It's the bamboo that makes it look all crazy right, not just that it's natural indigo? Maybe the combo of both is what makes it like that...those are so killer. Props for working hard on them!

I think it's indigo.  I have a pair of KMW AWA and it's the same thing - the knees have rips but hardly any fade.  

That fabric is beautiful Lowrider.  Crazy that the jeans look pretty roughed up but not faded a whole ton.

Yep, these shits are damn impossible to fade.  More fabric rips and tears than fade.  But I got a chance to see a pair of faded natural indigo jeans (24 dips) the other day - a retired pair from the owner of 45rpm.  Gave me hope.    

Haven't been working on these too much but renewed dedication to seeing if I can get these to fade.  Interesting colors.  Kids will aid in knee fade.  10th anniversary natural indigo (20 dips) with bamboo weft.  

TFH

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45rpm Ai Umihiko

Cigar Indy

Wow... leave for 3+ years to have a kid and so much has changed... 

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Sammy 10th

RW GTs

Hot Wheels - throwback to your childhood!

nice lens lowrider, I'm shooting the 50 1.4 lately after digging through my grandpa's old camera bag...got a 100-300 (200-400 equiv.) can't wait to try out. Doesn't that 35mm have some sort of radioactive coating on it or something?

yep... a few manufacturers were using thorium in their glass to increase the index of refraction. this went on for a few years until the manufacturing process was deemed unsafe. i don't even carry my kit lens these days as the focus peaking and focus assist on the NEX makes MF'ing a fun (not frustrating) challenge.

NEX-7 / FD 35mm f2 chrome nose

boring flower photos but i only had a few minutes to play with my new / old FD 35mm f2 "chrome nose" that arrived today:

FD 50mm f1.2:

Nice:

Not so nice:

nice, those are tack sharp. If you didn't tell me you took them with the nex, I'd assume they were with the 5d mk3. The new system looks really cool (assuming it will look like they're thinking it will) it looks retro but still more modern than the x100...the downside is they think it will be using the gx1 sensor which is larger than the 4/3 system but smaller than the 1.6x crop sensor like in the 60d/7d/t3i etc.

yeah, everything on this page is with the NEX-7 and Canon FD 50mm f1.2. the rumor photos look pretty cool but hard to grip if it actually turns out that way.

Yes - another happy NEX-7 user... also, have a look at one of those helicoid adapters since you're using legacy glass. reduces the minimum focal distance significantly. pretty cool stuff.

I plan on using SLR over RF lenses - and from what little research I've done, are helicoid adapters primarily for RF lenses? I'm brand new to the NEX and using anything other than Canon gear so any info would be appreciated.

Cheers.

Practicing my "MF while holding the camera at mid torso so people don't see that I'm really taking pictures of them while I'm walking down the street" skills:

I hear ya, wise decision. Lugging diaper bags, strollers, etc the last thing you new is a brick camera. I've been there! I hardly ever take my 5d outside anymore. There is supposed to be a really cool looking canon mirrorless system coming out next month too.

I'm interested in seeing what Canon is gonna come out with as well. I got my NEX-7 w/ kit lens through a friend who works @ Sony so it was too good a deal to pass up. The 2 things that sold me on the NEX system was how prolific lens adapters were and their focus peaking feature for MF. I'm looking at getting a Nikkor 35mm f1.4 next!

Lowrider, that fd lens is damn sharp, did you not like the 5d3?

i loved the 5DIII but the decision came down to the fact that with my first born due in 6 days and me probably becoming one of those paranoid, overpacking first time parents, the big DSLR will be left in the closet more often than not. after everything i read about the NEX-7 i figured it was a good enough system for a relative noob like me. so far i'm not disappointed with it.

the lens choices for this camera are insane and i'm probably picking up a 30+ year old Nikkor in the near future. while AF is practical and in many cases essential, i'm getting a kick out of using the focus peaking feature in MF. i guess i'm a sucker for the hard road (i even ditched a car with a dual clutch tranny for a traditional manual).

lowrider

ohhh so cuteee.beautiful momment. what kind of your dog? Akita inu?

Thanks! You're close, they're Shiba Inus - about a 1/5 the size of an Akita.

my bitches...

bye bye 5DIII... hello NEX-7 + Canon FD 50mm f1.2:

^ believe the badge yo...

i drive this:

with this badge and sticker:

but with track & canyon miles to do this:

cellphone / LR 4 pic of my car. really wish i had my dslr that day!