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p.66 #1 · "Admirable" blur samples

Thanks Ralph! I think the Nikon magnifying eyepiece certainly helps - thanks to you!

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beautiful butterfly pictures Bobby!

Jul 06, 2009 at 05:22 AM

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p.66 #2 · "Admirable" blur samples

Bobby, great shots of those butterflies (especially the flying one)

Jul 06, 2009 at 05:33 AM

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p.66 #3 · "Admirable" blur samples

Thanks Ziyad!

ziyadj wrote:
Bobby, great shots of those butterflies (especially the flying one)

Jul 06, 2009 at 04:15 PM

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p.66 #4 · "Admirable" blur samples

85/1.2 SSC wide open

Jul 06, 2009 at 06:56 PM

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p.66 #5 · "Admirable" blur samples

Nikkor 50/1.2 AI @ f/1.2 on D700:

Quite a mess, but I actually like it! Even though there is a bright outline to the blur discs, the edges are smooth. What is worse is the LCA. Look at the greenish glow in the transitions from light to dark in the sweater of the guy to the right.

Jul 06, 2009 at 08:47 PM

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Leon Noel wrote:
85/1.2 SSC wide open

So, how do you like it so far?

Jul 06, 2009 at 09:02 PM

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p.66 #7 · "Admirable" blur samples

cogitech wrote:
Leon Noel wrote:
85/1.2 SSC wide open

So, how do you like it so far?

You have to ask?

It's quickly becoming my favorite lens, overshadowing even the Rokkor 58 and Nikkor 105.

I'm still looking for a sensational 35/1.4 though. I have a thing for this focal length, it works out well for street photography.

Here is how it looks when stopped down, f4:

Jul 06, 2009 at 09:05 PM

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p.66 #8 · "Admirable" blur samples

Nice! (It's my fav too)

9-bladed aperture showing good form, there

I'll have some shots from Sunday's wedding to show you sometime this week. This lens is just ridiculously good

Jul 06, 2009 at 09:25 PM

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p.66 #9 · "Admirable" blur samples

Please do, I look forward to it.

It was a toss up between the old grandpa SSC and the FD L, I'm glad I went for the SSC instead, considering how close in price they were.

The octagonal aperture iris can be found on many 8-bladed versions, including the new EF L I and II, but 9 blades exclusively hold something special to the SSC version.

Jul 06, 2009 at 09:37 PM

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p.66 #10 · "Admirable" blur samples

Speaking of rounded blades, here's some more Ultron love @ f/2.8 on FF.

Jul 06, 2009 at 09:55 PM

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Makten wrote:
Nikkor 50/1.2 AI @ f/1.2 on D700:

Jul 07, 2009 at 12:33 AM

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p.66 #12 · "Admirable" blur samples

Leon Noel wrote:
Please do, I look forward to it.

It was a toss up between the old grandpa SSC and the FD L, I'm glad I went for the SSC instead, considering how close in price they were.

The octagonal aperture iris can be found on many 8-bladed versions, including the new EF L I and II, but 9 blades exclusively hold something special to the SSC version.

I agree. This was one of the reasons I chose this one over the FD L. I also think this version has better CA control.

I have tons of stuff to go through from the wedding, but here are a couple that show some admirable blur and the shockingly good wide-open performance of this lens:

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And a 100% crop, to show what I mean (I think this was f1.4, actually):

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I can only imagine what the EF would have done to this watch. Absolutely no CA reduction or correction of any sort has been done here. What little you do see is SOOC.

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Jul 07, 2009 at 01:56 AM

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p.66 #13 · "Admirable" blur samples

cogitech wrote:
I agree. This was one of the reasons I chose this one over the FD L. I also think this version has better CA control.

I have tons of stuff to go through from the wedding, but here are a couple that show some admirable blur and the shockingly good wide-open performance of this lens:

I can only imagine what the EF would have done to this watch. Absolutely no CA reduction or correction of any sort has been done here. What little you do see is SOOC.
WOW! Nice shots too.

Jul 07, 2009 at 02:00 AM

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p.66 #14 · "Admirable" blur samples

Thanks! I have so much more stuff, just not sure if I want to post it... Maybe it would be better to post it in the wedding forum?

Jul 07, 2009 at 02:06 AM

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p.66 #15 · "Admirable" blur samples

cogitech wrote:
Leon Noel wrote:
Please do, I look forward to it.

It was a toss up between the old grandpa SSC and the FD L, I'm glad I went for the SSC instead, considering how close in price they were.

The octagonal aperture iris can be found on many 8-bladed versions, including the new EF L I and II, but 9 blades exclusively hold something special to the SSC version.

I agree. This was one of the reasons I chose this one over the FD L. I also think this version has better CA control.

I have tons of stuff to go through from the wedding, but here are a couple that show some admirable blur and the shockingly good wide-open performance of this lens:

This image is copyrighted by the owner

And a 100% crop, to show what I mean (I think this was f1.4, actually):

This image is copyrighted by the owner

I can only imagine what the EF would have done to this watch. Absolutely no CA reduction or correction of any sort has been done here. What little you do see is SOOC.

I give up ... your 100% crop is sharper than my full images

Jul 07, 2009 at 02:15 AM

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p.66 #16 · "Admirable" blur samples

I just found this series. These are SOOC, no curves or anything. 85/1.2 SSC Asph. all wide open on 5D.

This was the first time they saw each other on their wedding day:

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100%

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Jul 07, 2009 at 02:16 AM

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p.66 #17 · "Admirable" blur samples

RustyBug wrote:

I give up ... your 100% crop is sharper than my full images

I ( like to think I ) sort of know how to get the best out of 5D files too. Keep that in mind.

Jul 07, 2009 at 02:18 AM

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p.66 #18 · "Admirable" blur samples

Paul, you've driven the price of that lens up enough!

Leon Noel wrote:
I'm still looking for a sensational 35/1.4 though. I have a thing for this focal length, it works out well for street photography.

I've been very impressed by the Leica Summilux-R but it does require quite a mirror shave.

this is wide open straight from RAW with just a little auto tone in lightroom:

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Jul 07, 2009 at 03:56 AM

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p.66 #19 · "Admirable" blur samples

Wow Paul nice wedding shots, clearly showcasing what that 'little' lens could do and how well you can tame it!

Took me a good 2s to figure out what SOOC means.

Thrice that shot looks very nice, I've been considering offerings from Nikon and Leica and Zeiss alike (f1.4 versions), but I'll keep an eye for the f2.0 lenses as well (Zuikos included). Is CA an issue for the Lux? From the look of it the Lux has better WO bokeh than Nikkor 35/1.4, which suffers from harsh highlight circles.

Jul 07, 2009 at 04:06 AM

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p.66 #20 · "Admirable" blur samples

Paul! Superb series. Really great.

A

Jul 07, 2009 at 04:36 AM

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p.66 #21 · "Admirable" blur samples

Sony-Zeiss ZA 135 1.8 on a 1ds3 wide open
Took these shots at a friends wedding on a foggy grey evening in Carmel Highlands on the coast. Amazed by the detail in the wedding dress resolved by this lens. Definitely a great wedding portrait lens and really shines in low light scenarios.

2008 © wayne seltzer

Jul 07, 2009 at 06:09 AM

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p.66 #22 · "Admirable" blur samples

cogitech wrote:
I just found this series. These are SOOC, no curves or anything. 85/1.2 SSC Asph. all wide open on 5D.

This was the first time they saw each other on their wedding day:

Please don't take this the wrong way, but it's interesting that Japanese people have bad teeth even in Canada.

OM 40/2 @ f/2:

Jul 07, 2009 at 06:33 AM

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p.66 #23 · "Admirable" blur samples

cogitech wrote:
RustyBug wrote:

I give up ... your 100% crop is sharper than my full images

I ( like to think I ) sort of know how to get the best out of 5D files too. Keep that in mind.

I dont suppose you would like to share some tips? i have only had a 5d for a while and I'm struggling to get nice files out of it, skin in particular (I shoot weddings).

cheers

Jul 07, 2009 at 10:01 AM

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p.66 #24 · "Admirable" blur samples

Leon Noel wrote:
Wow Paul nice wedding shots, clearly showcasing what that 'little' lens could do and how well you can tame it!

Thanks Leon!

Jul 07, 2009 at 10:44 AM

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p.66 #25 · "Admirable" blur samples

Anden wrote:
Paul! Superb series. Really great.

A

Much appreciated, Andreas! I am so excited for the B&G to see these!

Jul 07, 2009 at 10:45 AM


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