GH3 Arizona Superstition Mountains

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dan.carter

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The Arizona Superstition Mountains are home to the legendary Lost Dutchman gold mine. Though existence of the mine has never been confirmed, the search continues to this day. Three days before this trip, a 51 year old woman was rescued for the second time in these mountains. Suffering hypothermia and dehydration she had failed again in her quest for the Lost Dutchman's gold.

Panasonic DMC-GH3
Lumix GX 12-35 f2.8 Lens
Gitzo GT0531 Tripod & G2180 Head
Polarizer

 
I'm having trouble seeing Vimeo clips posted here. Can anyone using Firefox with Windows 8 see the above clip? All I ever get is the greed field and mountain "Sorry" message. Yet it seems to work fine using Firefox under Win 7.
 
Did you do any CC to this? Or was the sky that blue??? Very nice. I love the desert. Really liked the time lapse.
 
sigamy said:
Did you do any CC to this? Or was the sky that blue??? Very nice. I love the desert. Really liked the time lapse.
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Though I always use a polarizer for exteriors, and several clips were adjusted for exposure, Arizona skies are typically that blue. After living here 30 years, I still find them stunning.

Thanks for watching.
 
Wow! I'd forgotten how lovely the Superstitions can be. It looks like you were there shortly after the snow we had in that area.

Despite the high detail of some of your clips, I see no moire. Have you had any issues with it yet? Also, what's all this quacking about Lumix 12-35 f2.8 jitter?
 
superslowcathy said:
Wow! I'd forgotten how lovely the Superstitions can be. It looks like you were there shortly after the snow we had in that area.

Despite the high detail of some of your clips, I see no moire. Have you had any issues with it yet? Also, what's all this quacking about Lumix 12-35 f2.8 jitter?
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Hello Cathy,

I too had forgotten how stunning these mountains are. Yes, we were camped in the interior two nights after the storm, and the mountains and desert were in rare form.

Seems some Lumix GX 12-35 f2.8 lenses produce jitter when tripod mounted, OIS off, pointing down at 45 degrees. To best produce it, you must full zoom the lens then examine the clip at 200-300%. Almost sounds comical, and certainly isn't a real-world situation. Though my lens has the issue, I've owned the lens six months, used it on six projects, and no viewer or I had noticed the issue. I used this lens on this Superstition project, and continue to consider it my favorite lens.

Thanks for watching and commenting.
 
dan.carter said:
Hello Cathy,

I too had forgotten how stunning these mountains are. Yes, we were camped in the interior two nights after the storm, and the mountains and desert were in rare form.

Seems some Lumix GX 12-35 f2.8 lenses produce jitter when tripod mounted, OIS off, pointing down at 45 degrees. To best produce it, you must full zoom the lens then examine the clip at 200-300%. Almost sounds comical, and certainly isn't a real-world situation. Though my lens has the issue, I've owned the lens six months, used it on six projects, and no viewer or I had noticed the issue. I used this lens on this Superstition project, and continue to consider it my favorite lens.

Thanks for watching and commenting.
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Thank you for the scoop on the 12-35 Dan. I've been looking hard at this lens and now feel comfortable buying it.
 
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