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Just to point out, they are bison, not buffalo.

Did you add the vignetting, or is that an issue with the 12-24?

You shouldn't have to. The bandpass filter pops out and can be easily and thoroughly cleaned with sensor fluid and lens paper (or polypropylene swab). Anything that's actually on the sensor should ...

Nice shots. I also think the 17-50 is a fantastic lens and it gets the most attention from my sdQ. It does look like there's a bit of vignetting, though.

Thanks, Kendall. Yes, you should get up there sometime. I have to say, the route up Icy Creek to Sky Pond has many opportunities for great photos. But I think a rope would be necessary to get back ...

Made it up to Sky Pond in Rocky Mountain National Park last weekend. This is the highest trail in the park and is a hot spot for climbers. If you want, you can scan this photo for them - there are ...

I strongly encourage you to avoid D-76, especially if you're using a T grain film. XTOL is much better. Even home-made pyrocat HD is better.

Bear in mind, the high DR only applies to negative films, not color slide film. Color slide film has a very narrow DR, perhaps 6 stops or so. That's less than our Foveons.

You don't need one. As I mentioned in my previous post, CF is the way to go. Focusing under your "dark cloth" hood. This one should be adequate. https://www.adorama.com//pk1960.html

With all due respect, Alan, I think much of this is overstated for the OP's intent. It sounds to me that he wants to do landscape work and that will make it much simpler. I use a carbon fiber ...

I doubt your Merrills will get close enough and I'm certain they won't have the edge-to-edge sharpness of the film. You'd be better off with a 4x5 scanner, such as those sold by Epson (e.g. V700). ...

I don't think there are any great lenses with angle of view. I had the 12-24 with my Canon 5Dii and it was worse than the 10-20 on a crop. My understanding is the f/3.5 performs worse than the ...

Yes, Larry, we are very lucky to live close to such an awesome national park!

The IQ is fantastic. The problem is, as I stop it down (or any of my M42 lenses, for that matter), the sdQ had metering issues leading to under exposure. My SD15 does not do this, so there is ...

Never seen them. I ended up with an M42 adapter and Pentax 50mm and 100mm macro lenses.

Thanks Richard. Yes, I carry my CF tripod with me when I'm hiking/packing.

Scott, to be clear, I have the 10-20mm f/4-5.6, which is no longer made. My recollection is the 4-5.6 performs a bit better than the f/3.5 currently available, but I'm sure by f/8 there's not any ...

17-50mm f/2.8, 10-20mm f/4-5.6 and 70mm f/2.8 macro are my standards for hiking and packing in the Rocky Mountains. Had the 8-16mm for a few days, then returned it because it was so difficult for ...

This is a 10 mile loop that started at Bear Lake, ascending 3.5 miles, then descending 6.5 miles, peaking around 10,800 feet. Very nice hike and not to strenuous.

Thanks Scott and Larry, I appreciate the nice comments. :-)