sebboh wrote:
looks extremely good, possibly a bit to lacking spherical aberration for my taste, but i'm weird that way.
Then you really wouldn't like the PanaLeica 42.5mm f/1.2, which is essentially completely devoid of spherical aberration. The Fuji has some at f/1.2...essentially gone by f/1.8. At f/1.2 it's light enough that you can compensate for it on most images by a gentle contrast tweak, but still is flattering for portraits. It can show up a bit with white against dark, though.
Mar 12, 2014 at 08:11 AM
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Here are a couple shot with the Minolta Rokkor 58 f/1.2 at the aquarium. The fish is a sturgeon, a very old and pretty cool species native to the Great Lakes.
Jman13 wrote:
Then you really wouldn't like the PanaLeica 42.5mm f/1.2, which is essentially completely devoid of spherical aberration. The Fuji has some at f/1.2...essentially gone by f/1.8. At f/1.2 it's light enough that you can compensate for it on most images by a gentle contrast tweak, but still is flattering for portraits. It can show up a bit with white against dark, though.
yeah, it looks really good as 85/1.8 replacement on FF but just lacks exciting character to me.
U.C. wrote:
Ah thanks. "Breaking Bad"? Cool shirt, although I don't watch the program.
Yes, I dig both Breaking Bad and Dawn of the Dead so it is a perfect t-shirt =)
Sebboth, I particularly like #1. How exactly is this lens classified, I understand it is more able than being used on a crop camera but it does not fully cover an FF camera
alexands wrote:
Steve, is that sturgeon from the new Toronto Ripley's aquarium. I was there recently but don't remember seeing anything that looked like that!
Yes it is from the new Ripley's Aquarium. At the entrance they are off to the right, but it is a big place and very crowded right now, so it is easy to miss things. I am looking forward to another visit.
A heavy shower last Autumn at Wastwater in the English Lake District. You should just be able to make out the mountains at the head of the lake through the rain.
5DII and Rokkor 58/1.2 @ F1.2 1/100 sec (from under a 'brolly!) Wet Wastdale by timballic, on Flickr
Ok, thanks, I'll have to check it out next time. Apparently the best time to go is in the morning on any
weekday except Friday (school trips and PA days are usually on Fridays).
joanlvh wrote:
Sebboth, I particularly like #1. How exactly is this lens classified, I understand it is more able than being used on a crop camera but it does not fully cover an FF camera
it's an aps-c lens (well half frame lens which is almost the same as aps-c). it just has a bigger image circle than necessary. i think if you crop a FF image to 4x5 aspect ration it should work fine.
