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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Some tests - I would say it just works...

Gunleik Groven

Gunleik Groven

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Jarred sent me a Dragon to do a few tech tests.

Of which I will not be able to post much, unfortunately.
But getting to look a bit under the hood still makes me kinda excited, even without beans to spill.
Tom and Mark gets all the fun! But that is how it works.
I am happy just to be able to play a bit.

I can confirm, after a few hours of mainly shooting, and no post - except for quick peeks, that:

1. Dragon is something else. Just pure bliss. You really want to skip those charts and the list of exposure bracketing tests under different kinds of light you have promised to go through, and shoot something real.
2. No polkadots seen yesterday @ T22 against the sun.
3. Smooth... Did I mention Smooth?
4. 6k There is really a difference
5. Gee. It is the real deal. And it just works.
6. Dragon is kinda fun... :)

Thanks!

G
 
Please shoot something crazy with the Jena's on Dragon, or your 16mm Standard! Your vintage glass + Dragon = BALLS!!!!
 
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I wish Dragon welcome to Norway then, have fun Gunleik!
We're looking very much forward to this upgrade up here in Trondheim too :-)
 
Gunleik Groven said:
3. Smooth... Did I mention Smooth?
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Have fun Gunleik!

I don't recall ever in the past being this calm about a new camera and yet also being so excited.

I like smooth.
 
I'm starting to understand why nobody with the Dragon will compare it directly against MX. They become so mesmerized and entranced that they forget about everything else and just start shooting with it. :-)
 
@ lee

because it is no reason throwing premature and unverified stuff around on a unereleased camera.

but

dragon is "more"

a lot "more"

dr
fidelity
rez
smoothness

and "less" noise.

just pure bliss

but that is why... :-)
 
I understand the private or copyrighted studio stuff, though some shots with gorgeous vintage glass on would've been great to look at, I bet. Recently one generous gentleman allowed me to play with his respectable collection of really old and some rather rare still glass. One weekend and I fell in love with much of the oldies, but I had to return them back to the owner. There's something "else" about the old lenses, I can't quite put my finger on it.
 
Vadim Bobkovsky said:
There's something "else" about the old lenses, I can't quite put my finger on it.
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Older coatings (ie more flares, less contrast, more forgiving on highlights), vintage bokeh (less corrected designs, so more prone to swirls and other oddetites). The accumulation of older choices leads to interesting "organic" looks.
 
Happy to hear you got your hands on a Dragon Gunleik!
Cant wait to get ours. Have fun.
 
Gunleik Groven said:
Jarred sent me a Dragon to do a few tech tests.
G
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Vadim Bobkovsky said:
I understand the private or copyrighted studio stuff, though some shots with gorgeous vintage glass on would've been great to look at, I bet. Recently one generous gentleman allowed me to play with his respectable collection of really old and some rather rare still glass. One weekend and I fell in love with much of the oldies, but I had to return them back to the owner. There's something "else" about the old lenses, I can't quite put my finger on it.
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Nick Morrison said:
Older coatings (ie more flares, less contrast, more forgiving on highlights), vintage bokeh (less corrected designs, so more prone to swirls and other oddetites). The accumulation of older choices leads to interesting "organic" looks.
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:-)
 
OK...

I will post three testshots.

nothing really beautyful, I am afraid, and not all now.

This is shot directly at the sun with a 16mm Ultraprime @ T22

Not a hint of polkadots
Not a hint of overexposure-distortion..

(and if you are curious: overexposure behaviour is the intent of this, NOT recoverability. See how lovely Dragon fades into pure white...!)

nJoy!

G

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Love what Jarred and the team are doing, letting the biggest contributors and older Redusers and owners test the Dragon. Talk about a company that respects and values its community and users. I'm staying right here for my next camera purchases.
 
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