Sony FE Images Thread
p.1245 #1Sony FE Images Thread
Nice Fall sunset tonight. Crisp, cool, clear...
Fall Sunset by Rich Shelton, on Flickr
Fall Sunset by Rich Shelton, on FlickrNov 10, 2015 at 10:11 PM
p.1245 #2Sony FE Images Thread
a7II, Voigtlander 35mm f/1.2, bands.
Drum kit for Harborlights
HARBORLIGHTS at Koto by seth albaum, on Flickr
Movie On The Way Down
Movie On The Way Down at Koto by seth albaum, on Flickr
Elephants
Elephants at Koto in Salem, MA. by seth albaum, on Flickr
Elephants
Elephants at Koto in Salem, MA. by seth albaum, on Flickr
Drum kit for Harborlights
HARBORLIGHTS at Koto by seth albaum, on FlickrMovie On The Way Down
Movie On The Way Down at Koto by seth albaum, on FlickrElephants
Elephants at Koto in Salem, MA. by seth albaum, on FlickrElephants
Elephants at Koto in Salem, MA. by seth albaum, on FlickrNov 10, 2015 at 10:17 PM
p.1245 #3Sony FE Images Thread
Wonderful shots, every one. It is great to see some different lenses surfacing in the last few pages. However, I continue to be frustrated by all of the amazing shots with the Batis 25 and the FE 35. How am I supposed to save for my kids to go to college with temptations like these?!?!?!?
Jim
New-to-me acquisition, Jupiter-8 50/2. Ridiculously intense colors, especially purple and blue part of the spectrum. Sharp enough in the center but a steep falloff in sharpness wide open towards the edges. Makes for nice portraits and impressionistic shots. Good sharpness across the frame at f/8. Real surprise is the tiny size and weight, easily about 1/3 the weight of the 50/1.5 Summarit. It feels like it would be light enough to fit on an iPhone, let alone a mirrorless. At $70, probably the best lens to dollar ratio I have ever had (possible exception is the Contax 1.7/50 for $125):
A-frame by Jim, on Flickr
Standing tall by Jim, on Flickr
Morning glow by Jim, on Flickr
Jim
New-to-me acquisition, Jupiter-8 50/2. Ridiculously intense colors, especially purple and blue part of the spectrum. Sharp enough in the center but a steep falloff in sharpness wide open towards the edges. Makes for nice portraits and impressionistic shots. Good sharpness across the frame at f/8. Real surprise is the tiny size and weight, easily about 1/3 the weight of the 50/1.5 Summarit. It feels like it would be light enough to fit on an iPhone, let alone a mirrorless. At $70, probably the best lens to dollar ratio I have ever had (possible exception is the Contax 1.7/50 for $125):
A-frame by Jim, on FlickrStanding tall by Jim, on FlickrMorning glow by Jim, on FlickrNov 10, 2015 at 10:44 PM
p.1245 #4Sony FE Images Thread
Grenache, the Jupiter-8 is a LOT better than the price would suggest. I have a 1956 copy and use it fairly often. I also have a Jupiter-11 135mm f/4, but it has a bit too much character for some situations, and then the $100 Canon 135mm f3.5 comes out. The Industar-69 I picked up for $30 is a blast with a close focus adapter, too. The only expensive-ish modern lens I'm using right now is the CV 35mm f/1.2 VII - and that was used through Ebay and may slow down my Russian lens buying binge by just a little. I love Russian glass!
Nov 10, 2015 at 10:49 PM
p.1245 #5Sony FE Images Thread
I have had a variety of Russian glass, but the Jupiter is among my favorites. The Tair 135 f/2.8 was lovely but weighed about three times what it should have. [What do you want from a former Army reconnaissance lens?!?!?] The Helios 58/2 is always fun. I had a 44-2 and found it too wild in bokeh, but the 44-4 is a really nice compromise between character and smooth. I really like the Volna-9 that I just picked up recently when I go the Jupiter. By comparison, the Volna is giant, but it has smoother, sharper rendering and a reasonable close focus distance. It is likely better suited for DSLR than mirrorless, but a great lens.
Nov 10, 2015 at 11:19 PM
p.1245 #7Sony FE Images Thread
Shot from the streets in Portugal, Valenca Do Minho
A7rII ZA 135/1.8
A7rII ZA 135/1.8
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Nov 11, 2015 at 02:28 AM
p.1245 #8Sony FE Images Thread
This and that from a trip to Stockholm in May, that I haven't gotten around to post process until now (all taken with A7 and C/Y 50/1.7):
Nov 11, 2015 at 02:58 AM
p.1245 #9Sony FE Images Thread
j5brock wrote:
Please, please, pretty please tell me how you managed to get a shot of the Galeries des glaces with no-one in the picture. Were you the first one in line? A special time? A permit from God?
Please, please, pretty please tell me how you managed to get a shot of the Galeries des glaces with no-one in the picture. Were you the first one in line? A special time? A permit from God?
Nov 11, 2015 at 03:04 AM
p.1245 #10Sony FE Images Thread
Blind luck really. I was with a small group that was the first in because one of the members in our group was in a wheelchair. Then as luck would have it, there was a false fire alarm and they evacuated everyone except our group because of the wheelchair. When they reopened we had a 20 minute head start on everyone else and I had the opportunity to shoot every room in the tour with no guests.
Nov 11, 2015 at 05:15 AM
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p.1245 #11Sony FE Images Thread
Photo taken October 1, 2015 at 3:21 PM of a Maple Tree at Heart Lake (Lake owned by the Adirondack Mountain Club) at the ADK Loj (Adirodack Mountain Club Lodge at Heart Lake) in the Adirondack Mountains, Lake Placid, NY. Image taken with my tripod mounted A7r and my Leica M 90mm f2.5 Summarit lens, ISO 200, lens set to probably f8 for 1/100 second. Processed in LR6.
Rich
Rich
Nov 11, 2015 at 06:04 AM
p.1245 #12Sony FE Images Thread
A7 II with FE 55/1.8. It's Christmas cookie time.... Why so early? My wife goes crazy with cookies....she makes 18-20 varieties and around 10 dozen of each...yes, nearly 200 dozen cookies each year.
Nov 11, 2015 at 06:55 AM
p.1245 #13Sony FE Images Thread
inro wrote:
Brendans, I have seen so many pictures from you in this thread that I really like.
Having switched from a NEX5-OS X Snow Leopard-PS Elements 9-Epson R3000 to a
A7-OS X Mavericks-DNG Converter-PS Elements 9-Epson R3000 workflow I experienced a lot of problems with color management. For this reason I now mainly print in B&W. You use a lot of B&W too. But it seems that the A7Rii is a real improvement relative to the A7 in terms of color rendition?
Thanks, yeah B&W is my main interest and pretty much all I print (epson 3800). My only experience with the Sonys prior to my A7RII was about a week with an A7r so I don't really feel qualified to answer if colors have really changed (until the A7rII acquisition I used the Sigma Merrills pretty exclusively the past 3 years or so).
A couple more fall canyons in color...G45 for the first, G90 for the second.
Brendans, I have seen so many pictures from you in this thread that I really like.
Having switched from a NEX5-OS X Snow Leopard-PS Elements 9-Epson R3000 to a
A7-OS X Mavericks-DNG Converter-PS Elements 9-Epson R3000 workflow I experienced a lot of problems with color management. For this reason I now mainly print in B&W. You use a lot of B&W too. But it seems that the A7Rii is a real improvement relative to the A7 in terms of color rendition?
Thanks, yeah B&W is my main interest and pretty much all I print (epson 3800). My only experience with the Sonys prior to my A7RII was about a week with an A7r so I don't really feel qualified to answer if colors have really changed (until the A7rII acquisition I used the Sigma Merrills pretty exclusively the past 3 years or so).
A couple more fall canyons in color...G45 for the first, G90 for the second.
Nov 11, 2015 at 08:37 AM
p.1245 #15Sony FE Images Thread
A few from Hong Kong Central Pier and MongKok:
Nov 11, 2015 at 09:12 AM
p.1245 #16Sony FE Images Thread
Sold Out by Werner Utsch, on Flickr
Nov 11, 2015 at 09:40 AM
p.1245 #17Sony FE Images Thread
Sony A7+FE 35MM
Habana
Catedral Habana by V Nascimento, en Flickr
Habana
Catedral Habana by V Nascimento, en FlickrNov 11, 2015 at 10:17 AM
