Here's one I posted in the Landscape section but thought I wound put it in here also.
The f/1.4 made the quarter moon seem like a spot light on this hill.
Tariq Gibran wrote:
Not something that has been an issue though with the Sony FF cameras.
Just less well known is my guess. Many more Canons have been subdued to hard scrutiny in the number game. It's an inevitable independent mechanical alignment of the matte- vs the sensor-plane.
wfrank wrote:
Just less well known is my guess. Many more Canons have been subdued to hard scrutiny in the number game. It's an inevitable independent mechanical alignment of the matte- vs the sensor-plane.
First time I have read that about a Sony FF. Perhaps the A850 did not quite receive the same quality control that the A900 did. I suspect in Jae's case, he would already be aware of this if it was an issue. Likely due to the Rok being tricky to focus at 1.4.
To me it looks like you want to get a medium format feel (or beyond) on your images. A 35mm - however excellent - is not the best tool - as your subjects are rather distant from you. What you may want to try to achieve that is to use a longer focal length and stitch.
Your images dosent look that sharp to me either, but without fullsize and knowledge on how you sharpen/reduce size for web it's hard to comment.
photoomaha -- That second photo looks like it front focused at the very bottom of the frame (grass stubble). From there back it gets fuzzier and fuzzier. You've mis-focused -- it happens! I was using my Samyang 35/1.4 a few days ago, and was surprised how many shots were not exactly/properly focused at f/1.4.
When it is in focus, it's wonderful. But for me, too often it isn't -- but looks good in the OVF. I don't think I can use it wide open for any commercial work -- I can't afford missed shots or re-shoots (often impossible to re-shoot). Welcome to manual focus!
Thank you for taking a look. I have decided to send it back and go ahead and get the 35 1.4 from Canon. Like you, I was worried about using in for wedding and portrait work. I can't have images out of focus in those situations. For those last two images, in my viewfinder, and even with a quick review on the LCD in the field, I felt the images were sharp. I do have the Ed-S screen in my 5D MKII, and have been really happy to have the clean view. But for me, this was unacceptable.
cogitech wrote:
It certainly sounds like the same issue to me.
If you read to the end of the thread about that specific issue, you would see that it was user error - he simply did not have the screen seated correctly. So, it's indeed not something that has been an issue with the Sony FF's.
Tariq Gibran wrote:
If you read to the end of the thread about that specific issue, you would see that it was user error - he simply did not have the screen seated correctly. So, it's indeed not something that has been an issue with the Sony FF's.
Glad to see you back Paul.
So physically speaking, the issue was the same, but it was for a different reason. But yes, I should have kept reading.
Thank you Frank. Iīreceived this lens the other day, and itīs very nice, itīs not the best bokeh Iīve ever seen but the lens is great! I like it a lot.
These are some shot Iīve just taken, all wide open on a850 OOC jpeg
