2024年6月15日土曜日

ASO 98th Regular Concert Nishinomiya




In spite of dull and lazy season these days, time passes so quickly, just last Saturday we had best evening.

The 98th regular concert by Ashiya Symphony Orchestra was held in good mood at KOBELCO Big hall in Hyogo Municipal Art and Cultural Center Nishinomiya.

The good conductor Mrs. Yoko Matsuo did great job as usual. In addition to the reply with standing obeytion. 

Hydrangea is at their best





Now Hydrangea is at their best in Osaka Tsurumi Ryokuchi Park Flower Valley. Better visit here before the temperature becomes higher. Osaka Metro to Kadoma-Minami direction, one station prior, is the most convenient traffic. In addition to the greenhouse "Sakuya Konohana-Kan",  visitors would enjoy here all day long. No gate of the park is formed, so shooting photo early in the morning is available. About food and drink, Lawson at the Western end of the station would be helpful. 

2024年6月6日木曜日

Plagiarism, secret theft, imitation, homage, parody?

It must be a reason to be admired a white race that Jesus Christ is drawn in a ancient pictures as a white. And the world had been controlled by them until the end of 20th century so broadly without shame or even now after 80 years later some white group might do the same behind.

Consequently, some inferiority complex has been planted in the deeper part of heart, especially among Asian people, once under the control by European advanced countries, Spain, Portugal, UK, France, Belgium and Dutch, etc.

Such kind of distorted admiration to European white race might cause to imitate them by changing hair color also eye's into green or blue, not red like rabbit, implanting plastic material to increase their nose height imaging Cleopatra. But, even a single operative report is not observed in the field to put osteo material in Radius, Fibula and Femur, the purpose is not lesions but changing aspect ratio by extending the length of lower part. Their attentions are concentrated only on their upper part including hair color, lower hair is not died. 

Remember here, Inferiority complex leads people into strange and stupid direction like WW2 related countries had experienced.

Changing title here to the main proposition.

Some famous film and camera company has proposed their future dealing policy to follow behind (to imitate, to pretend) the German historical company, once Ernst Leitz, GMBH now Leica company? They want to establish their Brand Image like Leica by producing Gimmick like Leica M models---without shame? They are controlled by some China money though they are producing cameras neighbor country now?

Not a few imitating companies had been bankrupted because they had not known the true hardships to Create the Original product.

You don't study on the historical truth and fact at all?

Proverb says, "A sumo wrestler who uses someone else's loincloth is sure to lose!".


2024年6月1日土曜日

5 Group 5 Element MD35mm f/2.8 modified into 2G2E








As a matter for deep regret, I bid at 1 yen on a janky Minolta MD Rokkor 35mm/f2.8, telling some inconvenience in optical construction and I got it. A most posterior lens had clack in the center with mistened. Complete void as it was, I tried an experiment, removing all the rear element behind the iris construction and checked the focus point.

7.50mm reduction from Minolta SLR MD mount flange back 43.50mm could focus on the infinity position, the angle of view does not change so much around original 35mm. Pics show f/2.8 open, 4.0, 5.6, 16,  respectively.

Though it was pre-imagined that unexpected aberrations appeared grandly, it was some strange and dreamy scenery through this junky lens and the rate of aberration reduce in accordance with the angle degree of f number ring rotation. In another words, the rate of aberration is easily controlled. 

This kind of specific character is just going against the trend of lens designing! Because all of the engineer in the field try and intend to eliminate them with several meanings, lens element increases in number. This is what computer analied lens construction designing does.

Now, original 5 group and 5 element design of MD 35mm/f2.8 has changed into 2 element only as shown in the fig. One is concave with meniscus convex front and meniscus convex rear, and the other is thick convex with meniscus convex on both side. How poor the residual lens component remained if the rear group is removed!

Remember here the undeniable and unforgettable Scientific Principle, "The less glass material and the less reflective surfaces, the more transparent clarity could be obtained as a matter of fact !".

Consequently, I would like to make use of this unusual character for fantasy-like and Jioramic expression especially in table photos.

2024年5月26日日曜日

Kobe Animal Kingdom


Fully sheltered from the weather condition and the most enjoyable place along with Port Liner in Kobe is here!

Suitable for family, pair and also photographer, small animals and aquatic plants are exhibited, someone could be touched with them.

Nobody would be disappointed when visited, but it's better to bring lunch by yourself priorly because of crowdedness. It's convenient with the Port Liner until get there, but quite spacious inside the Garden so you might get tired.

You may kill time half a day at least.






2024年5月5日日曜日

Never throw away Tripod!


Before we discuss about the performance of photo lenses on "Sharpness" and "Resolution", we should pay attention on the circumstances of the experiments, "Subject blur" and "Camera shake" are the subject to be avoided so absolutely.

The image stabilization technology in both lens and camera body has been remarkably improved these days, some desperate efforts by the engineers must exist behind the announcement. This kind of tendency is the climinal to form the mountains of deserted tripods. It's a matter for regret that famous ones are sold at nothing in the Auction!

But remember here, we can see the difference between the effect of Anti-camera shaking compensation and mechanically fixed on the stout tripod, if we compare the resolution by enlarging pixel level.

However sophisticatedly camera shake phenomenon might be compensated so fairly, the picture obtained in handheld condition is completely different from that in mechanically fixed  image sensor.

So far the camera is held by hand "Blur phenomena" could not be compensated as to overcome the long lasting ancient "Tripod" at all.

Any announcement in a loud voice of Pseudo, misunderstandings of prayers, curses and spells would never be accepted by the Principle of Science. 

Don't expect too many success stories from a single photo opportunity. Don't be greedy and omit a tripod. Don't be afraid of weight or umbrella tension. There's only one absolute success.

As a conclusion, we should never desert our marblous "Gem Tripod" if we aware a photographer.


2024年5月4日土曜日

4X magnified shooting on Micro 4/3



Even with extraordinarily different condition with High-Resolution shot function by Olympus, very gentle breeze made it difficult ---4X magnifying shooting. Minolta MD Macro 100mm/f4.0 inviting 1:1 extension tube played as 4X magnifier on the Micro 4/3 format. But, as for surprise, the shooting condition was exactly the same as telephoto shooting such as over 300mm focal length, both the object movement and camera shake were impermissible at all. It was a unknown trap for me until I did actually in the outdoor condition(with breezing). What I lack in the imagination could be known when experienced actually.

If it was performed in some flower house or no air movement condition, I could have obtained a few transparencies successfully.