A couple with my new Sigma 30 and my new Nex7. I'm getting the hang of this thing and really enjoying it. And the performance of the little sigma is remarkable for the money. Forgive my prior indescretions with heavy handed pp.

Nex 7 / Summaron 35
Jim

fantastic shots adam211, jacob d, and nicoimages!

a few with the g28:

sebboh wrote:
fantastic shots adam211, jacob d, and nicoimages!

a few with the g28:



Wow, that second one is amazing.

Taylor Sherman wrote:
sebboh wrote:
fantastic shots adam211, jacob d, and nicoimages!

a few with the g28:



Wow, that second one is amazing.

thanks, it's just an awesome looking tree in the middle of the slopes at squaw valley.

here's a stitch of it with the same lens:

The stitch is cool, but the plain shot has a lot more power.

Here are a couple from yesterday:


DSC06119.jpg by Taylor Sherman, on Flickr


Crowfile by Taylor Sherman, on Flickr

The first with the Macro-Elmarit 60 and Speedbooster, the second with the 135/4 Elmar.

Taylor Sherman wrote:
The stitch is cool, but the plain shot has a lot more power.

yeah, at this size i agree. i'm thinking the stitch will have more impact printed large though. i wish i'd thought to bring my g45 boarding, i think i could have gotten a cooler shot with it.

i recently got the $199 sigmarit pair. i hate the fact that i can't turn the focus rings without the lens zooming in, but i've been very happy with what i see from the 19mm. i'd nearly forgotten how much i like 28mm. makes me kinda excited about the new sony 20mm as a compact carry everywhere lens.

anyway, a few test shots with the 19mm:

Jacob D wrote:
Nice catch, mawz. The Ultron looks super sharp, sort of like a mini 35/1.2! I owned the Ultron 28 for a short while, also a sharp lens.


The 35 Ultron is sharp, but low contrast, much like the original 28/1.9 Ultron. Solid lens, but lacking in the sort of character I look for.

Drops by Mawz, on Flickr
NEX-7, Tamron SP 90/2.5 macro AD2

Another cormorant (or shag), with the Olympus Zuiko 50/1.8, greatly cropped:



Great cormorant, River Lee, Cork. by specularist, on Flickr

FL 55 first day out in my yard

mawz wrote:
Jacob D wrote:
Nice catch, mawz. The Ultron looks super sharp, sort of like a mini 35/1.2! I owned the Ultron 28 for a short while, also a sharp lens.


The 35 Ultron is sharp, but low contrast, much like the original 28/1.9 Ultron. Solid lens, but lacking in the sort of character I look for.

I didn't quite like the Ultron 28. The lower contrast of them probably makes them good candidates for anyone who leans towards B&W photography though.

Taylor Sherman wrote:
sebboh wrote:
fantastic shots adam211, jacob d, and nicoimages!

a few with the g28:



Wow, that second one is amazing.

+1


BIF? by briantho, on Flickr

Sebboh, those shots are amazing. I was considering a Contax 28 but I think that the Sigmas are so good my money is going to the extremes of focal length to fill out my kit.

Brian, that is perfection in composition and timing. Wonderful shot!

And PlasticMotif you know what I say about that lens already, I like it.

Folks, Plasticmotif is the reason I'm in here.. Waiting for the 50 1.4 he sent me to arrive.

I'm still working hard on my Old School Challenge for feb, B&W and only dodge, burn and crop.

Sigma 30, straight out of the camera with a crop.

More from the under-rated Sony 16/2.8


The Lamppost by Mawz, on Flickr

NEX-7, E 16/2.8

Lovely work Philip.

A few from the Olympus Zuiko 28/3.5, just to see what it's like, as I inherited it.


Gate by specularist, on Flickr

Disconcerting close OOF here - field curvature?

Grille by specularist, on Flickr

Major crop:

Currachs (traditional Irish rowing boats), Cork, Ireland by specularist, on Flickr


City Hall, Cork, Ireland by specularist, on Flickr

Great shot Brian!

Thanks Taylor.