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Bo Zarts

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Thu Aug 28, 2025, 10:26 PM Thursday

Late Afternoon on the Bitterroot Range with My New Wide-Angle Lens (Rokinon 12MM) [View all]



I bought the lens a couple of years ago on special at B&H Photo, but I have never used it until late this afternoon. This is just a quickie test run, after the all-day fog lifted (there are still a few wisps of fog on the lower green). I paired the Rokinon 12mm to a Sony A7-R4, and as with most non-recognized lenses, had to go full-tilt manual to include setting up for "shoot without lens" in the camera menu options.

Idaho Panhandle - August 28, 2025
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How absolutely breathtakingly beautiful. Deuxcents Thursday #1
Thanks! Bo Zarts Thursday #4
I'll second that statement! Bayard Thursday #9
Although I have graduated to better lenses, it is a very good, servicable lens. Ferrets are Cool Thursday #2
I usually stick to Sony and Zeiss lenses .. Bo Zarts Thursday #5
As is usually the case, it's more about the photographer than the equipment. Ferrets are Cool Friday #23
This is beautiful. LoisB Thursday #3
WOOOOOOW!!!!!! elleng Thursday #6
What a great photo this is, my dear Bo! Congrats on your smart purchase. CaliforniaPeggy Thursday #7
A smarter purchase: Last month I bought an Olympus OM-5 with a 14-150mm as my "walking around" camera! Bo Zarts Friday #12
That young woman was right! She was not exaggerating. CaliforniaPeggy Friday #22
That little bit of fog adds to the impresion of depth. That & the perfect lighting combine to marvelous effect. nt eppur_se_muova Thursday #8
Fog is your friend in photography .. Bo Zarts Friday #13
LOL, that sounds a bit Bob Ross-ish ! nt eppur_se_muova Friday #14
Oh oh my. This is an amazingly lovely irisblue Thursday #10
Extraordinary! HeartsCanHope Friday #11
Can we trade lives? Dem2theMax Friday #15
Spectacular! 4Sitka Friday #16
Welcome to DU, 4Sitka! calimary Friday #18
Awesome scene well captured judesedit Friday #17
wow! spectacular! more, please! bluboid Friday #19
Amazing wendyb-NC Friday #20
From God's eyes into yours, BoZarts. ReRe Friday #21
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