Thanks! No way I could use it wide open for panning since I was shooting at 1/30-1/60 shutter speed and it was around noon. It was mostly at f/11-f/13.
loosetrucks wrote:
This is awesome! What aperture are you at? Wide open??
I paired the 58 with the 35 1.8ED and the 105DC. Will be adding AF180ED and 18-35 maybe to it.
The 58 can't do vertical closeup face shots as it distorts too much so I needed a telephoto prime.
Tried the 85 1.4G and the Sigma 85 1.4 and both were a bit lifeless as it rendered super ultra smooth background flatly without the character of the 58. So I looked into DC lenses and found the 105 to go well in personality with the 58.
I paired the 58 with the 35 1.8ED and the 105DC. Will be adding AF180ED and 18-35 maybe to it.
The 58 can't do vertical closeup face shots as it distorts too much so I needed a telephoto prime.
Tried the 85 1.4G and the Sigma 85 1.4 and both were a bit lifeless as it rendered super ultra smooth background flatly without the character of the 58. So I looked into DC lenses and found the 105 to go well in personality with the 58.
Thanks for the shot. I think the 105DC and 135DC certainly have some character to them. You can't argue their bokeh qualities too, both are just very pleasing. Though I think the 58 brings out a bit more characteristics not seen so heavily in the DC twins. For example, subject isolation is just much more pronounced on the 58 giving it a very medium-esque look. The color saturation is also helps bring out some pop and then theres just out of this world backlight/flare handling to die for.
The 58 does have its fair share of shortcomings though. As long as you know how to around and with it...the results are amazing.
low325 wrote:
Thanks for the shot. I think the 105DC and 135DC certainly have some character to them. You can't argue their bokeh qualities too, both are just very pleasing. Though I think the 58 brings out a bit more characteristics not seen so heavily in the DC twins. For example, subject isolation is just much more pronounced on the 58 giving it a very medium-esque look. The color saturation is also helps bring out some pop and then theres just out of this world backlight/flare handling to die for.
The 58 does have its fair share of shortcomings though. As long as you know how to around and with it...the results are amazing....Show more →
There's no denying that full body to half is the field of excellence for 58. You'd still need a lens for full on shoulder to vertical face. Thus going DC
pyktures wrote:
There's no denying that full body to half is the field of excellence for 58. You'd still need a lens for full on shoulder to vertical face. Thus going DC
Jason_Brook wrote:
Those are probably the best panning shots I've ever seen. How the hell did you pull that off?
Jason that's a huge complement, really appreciate it! Would you believe me if I told that I've never done any panning in my life with any subject before the race?! I read about the technique the night before the race and watched a youtube video, the D750's AF helped a lot. I mostly used 1/50 on shutter priority and did a burst of 10 shots while panning with the biker, at least two would be sharp. The 58 1.4 was the only lens I used that day for the whole event. Lighting was horrible, noon with a clear Houstonian sky.
