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Jason_Brook wrote:
Elijah wroteMy terrible autofocus DF with a terribly heavy lens
Start using them outer points and you'll see why I hate the AF.


I'm increasingly noticing out my DF's outer AF points suck in low light. They just don't lock well.

I guess it's finally time to learn how to focus and recompose while shooting wide open.



Nov 10, 2014 at 12:34 PM
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p.65 #2The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


Jason_Brook wrote:
Elijah wroteMy terrible autofocus DF with a terribly heavy lens
Start using them outer points and you'll see why I hate the AF.


I rarely use outers on my D3s, never mind DF.
At 1.4, nowayjose. I'll use outers on 70-200 or any other 2.8 glass, just never on my wide open primes.



Nov 10, 2014 at 12:56 PM
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p.65 #3The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


I live on the outer points. Those fat forgiving pixels and amazing AF of the D700 taught me it was okay

Crying ass shame I had to buy a D4 to do what the D700 could do.



Nov 10, 2014 at 01:03 PM
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p.65 #4The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


To steer the thread back on topic...
A few from an engagement session in NJ
Full set is here
http://www.dancopephoto.com/j-j-engagement-session/






For those who like Swirly Bokeh



















Nov 10, 2014 at 02:11 PM
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n00b question.

how the heck are you guys getting your subjects so big? Is it just all framing? Or are you guys cropping heavily? Every time I incorporate the swirly bokeh my subjects are tiny but if I crop it cuts off the unique look of this lens. I know I've asked this to some folks already but I must be screwing up the technique. I do however, like the look if I zoom it on my ipad or I do a view/magnify in flickr which seems to be how y'all's photos look. Perhaps its my export settings in LR??

Any tips? thx fellow crafters!



Nov 10, 2014 at 05:32 PM
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low325 wrote:
n00b question.

how the heck are you guys getting your subjects so big? Is it just all framing? Or are you guys cropping heavily? Every time I incorporate the swirly bokeh my subjects are tiny but if I crop it cuts off the unique look of this lens. I know I've asked this to some folks already but I must be screwing up the technique. I do however, like the look if I zoom it on my ipad or I do a view/magnify in flickr which seems to be how y'all's photos look. Perhaps its my export settings in LR??

Any tips?
...Show more →

I still don’t understand what you mean. We do absolutely NOTHING! just shoot wide open at any distance. Are you, by any chance, asking how we post bigger size images on here...?







Nov 10, 2014 at 05:42 PM
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Elijah wrote:
low325 wroten00b question.

how the heck are you guys getting your subjects so big? Is it just all framing? Or are you guys cropping heavily? Every time I incorporate the swirly bokeh my subjects are tiny but if I crop it cuts off the unique look of this lens. I know I've asked this to some folks already but I must be screwing up the technique. I do however, like the look if I zoom it on my ipad or I do a view/magnify in flickr which seems to be how y'all's photos look. Perhaps its my export settings in LR??

Any tips? thx fellow crafters!
I still don’t understand what you mean. We do absolutely NOTHING! just shoot wide open at any distance. Are you, by any chance, asking how we post bigger size images on here...?


ok are you literally just 3 ft away from this couple in this photo?



Nov 10, 2014 at 05:57 PM
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low325 wrote:
Elijah wrote
low325 wroten00b question.

how the heck are you guys getting your subjects so big? Is it just all framing? Or are you guys cropping heavily? Every time I incorporate the swirly bokeh my subjects are tiny but if I crop it cuts off the unique look of this lens. I know I've asked this to some folks already but I must be screwing up the technique. I do however, like the look if I zoom it on my ipad or I do a view/magnify in flickr which seems to be how y'all's photos look. Perhaps its my export settings in LR??

Any tips? thx fellow crafters!
I still don’t understand what you mean. We do absolutely NOTHING! just shoot wide open at any distance. Are you, by any chance, asking how we post bigger size images on here...?
ok are you literally just 3 ft away from this couple in this photo?


Here’s proof that i didn’t crop it. Yes, what you see is the way I framed them.







Nov 10, 2014 at 06:06 PM
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Elijah wrote:
low325 wrote
Elijah wrote
low325 wroten00b question.

how the heck are you guys getting your subjects so big? Is it just all framing? Or are you guys cropping heavily? Every time I incorporate the swirly bokeh my subjects are tiny but if I crop it cuts off the unique look of this lens. I know I've asked this to some folks already but I must be screwing up the technique. I do however, like the look if I zoom it on my ipad or I do a view/magnify in flickr which seems to be how y'all's photos look. Perhaps its my export settings in LR??

Any tips? thx fellow crafters!
I still don’t understand what you mean. We do absolutely NOTHING! just shoot wide open at any distance. Are you, by any chance, asking how we post bigger size images on here...?
ok are you literally just 3 ft away from this couple in this photo?
Here’s proof that i didn’t crop it. Yes, what you see is the way I framed them.

okay fine...do i just need to post the largest file size available?
edit: okay that was way too large, lol!





Nov 10, 2014 at 06:08 PM
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low325 wrote:
Elijah wrote
low325 wrote
Elijah wrote
low325 wroten00b question.

how the heck are you guys getting your subjects so big? Is it just all framing? Or are you guys cropping heavily? Every time I incorporate the swirly bokeh my subjects are tiny but if I crop it cuts off the unique look of this lens. I know I've asked this to some folks already but I must be screwing up the technique. I do however, like the look if I zoom it on my ipad or I do a view/magnify in flickr which seems to be how y'all's photos look. Perhaps its my export settings in LR??

Any tips? thx fellow crafters!
I still don’t understand what you mean. We do absolutely NOTHING! just shoot wide open at any distance. Are you, by any chance, asking how we post bigger size images on here...?
ok are you literally just 3 ft away from this couple in this photo?
Here’s proof that i didn’t crop it. Yes, what you see is the way I framed them.
okay fine...do i just need to post the largest file size available?
edit: okay that was way too large, lol!

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7551/15749247895_82b71c3c1a_k.jpg


No. Just limit your export file to 1000-1200 pixels (longest dimension) in LR and just post it here using the upload option. I used to use flickr for posting on here but not anymore. Too much of a hassle.

Nice shot tho!



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Elijah wrote:
low325 wrote
Elijah wrote
low325 wrote
Elijah wrote
low325 wroten00b question.

how the heck are you guys getting your subjects so big? Is it just all framing? Or are you guys cropping heavily? Every time I incorporate the swirly bokeh my subjects are tiny but if I crop it cuts off the unique look of this lens. I know I've asked this to some folks already but I must be screwing up the technique. I do however, like the look if I zoom it on my ipad or I do a view/magnify in flickr which seems to be how y'all's photos look. Perhaps its my export settings in LR??

Any tips? thx fellow crafters!
I still don’t understand what you mean. We do absolutely NOTHING! just shoot wide open at any distance. Are you, by any chance, asking how we post bigger size images on here...?
ok are you literally just 3 ft away from this couple in this photo?
Here’s proof that i didn’t crop it. Yes, what you see is the way I framed them.
okay fine...do i just need to post the largest file size available?
edit: okay that was way too large, lol!

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7551/15749247895_82b71c3c1a_k.jpg
No. Just limit your export file to 1000-1200 pixels (longest dimension) in LR and just post it here using the upload option. I used to use flickr for posting on here but not anymore. Too much of a hassle.

Nice shot tho!

ahh maybe thats what it is... i'll try just uploading. im also exporting for long edge, 2048. i tried linking in another thread too and it it was small and super pixelated, flickr gives funky options i guess.



Nov 10, 2014 at 06:15 PM
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p.65 #12The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


low325 wrote:
Elijah wrote
low325 wrote
Elijah wrote
low325 wrote
Elijah wroteI still don’t understand what you mean. We do absolutely NOTHING! just shoot wide open at any distance. Are you, by any chance, asking how we post bigger size images on here...?
ok are you literally just 3 ft away from this couple in this photo?
Here’s proof that i didn’t crop it. Yes, what you see is the way I framed them.
okay fine...do i just need to post the largest file size available?
edit: okay that was way too large, lol!

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7551/15749247895_82b71c3c1a_k.jpg
No. Just limit your export file to 1000-1200 pixels (longest dimension) in LR and just post it here using the upload option. I used to use flickr for posting on here but not anymore. Too much of a hassle.

Nice shot tho!
ahh maybe thats what it is... i'll try just uploading. i tried linking in another thread too and it it was small and super pixelated, flickr gives funky options i guess.


After you export, take a look at image EXIF info and see if it exceeds 1MB.
Mine are usually at around 800,000 kb. Or if you don’t want to deal with this, just use the “limit file size to” option in LR. Put 1000 in there and you’re set



Nov 10, 2014 at 06:19 PM
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p.65 #13The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


I went back and reprocessed some of these from a recent shoot with my new "film" look processing. I'm still liking it







Nov 10, 2014 at 08:09 PM
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p.65 #14The 58mm F/1.4G Thread


Been follow this thread for awhile. Love the way this lens render images. Here're my contribution. These were taken yesterday.



© vphan 2014



















Nov 11, 2014 at 12:36 AM
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vphan wrote:
Been follow this thread for awhile. Love the way this lens render images. Here're my contribution. These were taken yesterday.


Nice shots! Beautiful bokeh rendering...

My wife and I back in September at the Big E

Edited on Jan 07, 2017 at 11:36 PM · View previous versions



Nov 11, 2014 at 02:18 PM
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Okay I gave in and bought this lens. Who've I have yet to do fine tune properly, looks like my lens requires somewhere between +14 to +18

Is that normal or shall I exchange for another copy?



Nov 11, 2014 at 05:43 PM
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a new day by mariosworld343, on Flickr


Nov 11, 2014 at 05:49 PM
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Sagar wrote:
Okay I gave in and bought this lens. Who've I have yet to do fine tune properly, looks like my lens requires somewhere between +14 to +18

Is that normal or shall I exchange for another copy?


This is normal! My D3s and DF both have a +15 adjustment.

A shot from today. This lens continues to amaze me... I’ll post a few more from this mini senior photoshoot.







Nov 11, 2014 at 05:49 PM
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Sagar wrote:
Okay I gave in and bought this lens. Who've I have yet to do fine tune properly, looks like my lens requires somewhere between +14 to +18

Is that normal or shall I exchange for another copy?


How's the IQ after fine tuning? If it's great then you're all set. It only becomes an issue when the AFFT required is beyond the scope of the +/-20 adjustment, which you cannot fix. All my lenses need AFFT and they range anywhere from -2 to +18.

Edited on Nov 11, 2014 at 06:11 PM · View previous versions



Nov 11, 2014 at 06:07 PM
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Sagar wrote:
Okay I gave in and bought this lens. Who've I have yet to do fine tune properly, looks like my lens requires somewhere between +14 to +18

Is that normal or shall I exchange for another copy?


I always fine tune every lens. If you shoot it wide open, it makes a significant difference.

As long as the lens can be fine tuned within -20 to +20 on your body to be sharp, it's fine.



Nov 11, 2014 at 06:08 PM







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