Sony FE Images Thread
p.1392 #1Sony FE Images Thread
cputeq wrote:
Just a couple of test shots.
Got in my 4x OM lenses from the B&S board, good price but exact quality was unknown.
The 75-150/4 needs TLC - I think something is misaligned, I'm not sure, so it's my test lens for disassembly.
The 50/1.4 is surprising - at f/1.4 it's the typical glowy older f/1.4 lens, but wow at f/2 this thing completely changes character and radically sharpens up, no just a little, but radically. A keeper!
I also got a 65-200/4, what a cool lens. I spent about 2 hours disassembling the thing to work on infinity focus, as I couldn't reach...Show more →
Your 50/1.4 sounds much like mine. There must be something seriously wrong with your 28/2.8 because, as I am sure you know, it should be a pretty sharp lens. I have two of them (the second was a mistake, but it was bought from a charity shop, so I never returned it) and they are good.
Just a couple of test shots.
Got in my 4x OM lenses from the B&S board, good price but exact quality was unknown.
The 75-150/4 needs TLC - I think something is misaligned, I'm not sure, so it's my test lens for disassembly.
The 50/1.4 is surprising - at f/1.4 it's the typical glowy older f/1.4 lens, but wow at f/2 this thing completely changes character and radically sharpens up, no just a little, but radically. A keeper!
I also got a 65-200/4, what a cool lens. I spent about 2 hours disassembling the thing to work on infinity focus, as I couldn't reach...Show more →
Your 50/1.4 sounds much like mine. There must be something seriously wrong with your 28/2.8 because, as I am sure you know, it should be a pretty sharp lens. I have two of them (the second was a mistake, but it was bought from a charity shop, so I never returned it) and they are good.
Jan 24, 2016 at 12:23 PM
p.1392 #2Sony FE Images Thread
A couple of my studio shots with Sonys
Sony A7R II with a Helios 85mm f1.5
Sony A7R with the Sony Zeiss 55mm f1.8
Sony A7R II with a Helios 85mm f1.5
Sony A7R with the Sony Zeiss 55mm f1.8
Jan 24, 2016 at 01:09 PM
p.1392 #3Sony FE Images Thread
r2015 wrote:
Your 50/1.4 sounds much like mine. There must be something seriously wrong with your 28/2.8 because, as I am sure you know, it should be a pretty sharp lens. I have two of them (the second was a mistake, but it was bought from a charity shop, so I never returned it) and they are good.
Yeah I'm in disassembly now. Interesting little lens - tiny elements and groups basically sandwiched on top of one another...I thought everything was cemented together until I got out my rocket blower to clean an element and it came flying out!
I reversed what looks like a 2-element group, thinking maybe it was inserted wrongly (it looks and feels almost symmetrical) but that didn't help.
Also note - lens only looks crazy at f/2.8, it sharpens up pretty well but yeah at f/2.8 it's zany
edit -- So I grow a brain and decide to look at MIR's element layout for the lens and find the problem -- lens is missing an element! One can see someone has disassembled this before and I believe they lost (or forgot) to replace the third element from the rear
edit 2 -- Nope, not missing an element, I misread the diagram and after further disassembly it's all here (of course, now it's toast because there's no way I have the skill to reassemble
Edited on Jan 24, 2016 at 01:41 PM · View previous versions
Your 50/1.4 sounds much like mine. There must be something seriously wrong with your 28/2.8 because, as I am sure you know, it should be a pretty sharp lens. I have two of them (the second was a mistake, but it was bought from a charity shop, so I never returned it) and they are good.
Yeah I'm in disassembly now. Interesting little lens - tiny elements and groups basically sandwiched on top of one another...I thought everything was cemented together until I got out my rocket blower to clean an element and it came flying out!
I reversed what looks like a 2-element group, thinking maybe it was inserted wrongly (it looks and feels almost symmetrical) but that didn't help.
Also note - lens only looks crazy at f/2.8, it sharpens up pretty well but yeah at f/2.8 it's zany
edit -- So I grow a brain and decide to look at MIR's element layout for the lens and find the problem -- lens is missing an element! One can see someone has disassembled this before and I believe they lost (or forgot) to replace the third element from the rear
edit 2 -- Nope, not missing an element, I misread the diagram and after further disassembly it's all here (of course, now it's toast because there's no way I have the skill to reassemble
Edited on Jan 24, 2016 at 01:41 PM · View previous versions
Jan 24, 2016 at 01:15 PM
p.1392 #4Sony FE Images Thread
cputeq wrote:
edit -- So I grow a brain and decide to look at MIR's element layout for the lens and find the problem -- lens is missing an element! One can see someone has disassembled this before and I believe they lost (or forgot) to replace the third element from the rear
Thanks for the very good laugh
Last weekend I met with two other photographers (Philipp and Olli) in the Harz region and we had a very enjoyable weekend together.
Initially we had planned to climb the Brocken at about 5AM to catch the sunrise but because the forecast for the morning wasn't very good and the sky clear that moment we decided to climb it in the middle of the night. So we arrived in Schierke at about 11PM and started our ascend which led us trough a beautiful forest:
Handheld and pushed about 3 stops
Near the top the path lead us back to the road:
A look at Werningerode from near the top of the Brocken.
The image above was taken at around 1 AM.
Making of
A few minutes later and nearly on the top conditions became much worse. Very fast winds made it hard to walk in a straight line and the snow didn't add to our comfort.
At the top we spent 20 minutes in a mountain shelter, drank some hot tea and then walked back trough a now pitch dark forest and not very pleasant conditions to the car where we arrived very tired at 4AM.
Teatime
I wouldn't dare to do that to my Alpha:
Waldgeister - 23/366 by Olli Henze, on Flickr
Even though the pictures I took are average at best it was a great trip
edit -- So I grow a brain and decide to look at MIR's element layout for the lens and find the problem -- lens is missing an element! One can see someone has disassembled this before and I believe they lost (or forgot) to replace the third element from the rear
Thanks for the very good laugh
Last weekend I met with two other photographers (Philipp and Olli) in the Harz region and we had a very enjoyable weekend together.
Initially we had planned to climb the Brocken at about 5AM to catch the sunrise but because the forecast for the morning wasn't very good and the sky clear that moment we decided to climb it in the middle of the night. So we arrived in Schierke at about 11PM and started our ascend which led us trough a beautiful forest:
Handheld and pushed about 3 stops
Near the top the path lead us back to the road:
A look at Werningerode from near the top of the Brocken.
The image above was taken at around 1 AM.
Making of
A few minutes later and nearly on the top conditions became much worse. Very fast winds made it hard to walk in a straight line and the snow didn't add to our comfort.
At the top we spent 20 minutes in a mountain shelter, drank some hot tea and then walked back trough a now pitch dark forest and not very pleasant conditions to the car where we arrived very tired at 4AM.
Teatime
I wouldn't dare to do that to my Alpha:
Waldgeister - 23/366 by Olli Henze, on FlickrEven though the pictures I took are average at best it was a great trip
Jan 24, 2016 at 01:26 PM
p.1392 #5Sony FE Images Thread
Sony A7 + C/Y Contax Distagon 35/1.4 by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr
Sony A7 + C/Y Contax Distagon 35/1.4 by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr
Sony A7 + C/Y Contax Distagon 35/1.4 by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr
Sony A7 + C/Y Contax Distagon 35/1.4 by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr
Sony A7 + C/Y Contax Distagon 35/1.4 by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr
Jan 24, 2016 at 01:40 PM
p.1392 #6Sony FE Images Thread
Another dawn shot from Huangshan Mountain - same A7r + FE 55/1.8
Jan 24, 2016 at 02:32 PM
p.1392 #7Sony FE Images Thread
Phillip Reeve wrote:
Last weekend I met with two other photographers (Philipp and Olli) in the Harz region and we had a very enjoyable weekend together.
Initially we had planned to climb the Brocken at about 5AM to catch the sunrise but because the forecast for the morning wasn't very good and the sky clear that moment we decided to climb it in the middle of the night. So we arrived in Schierke at about 11PM and started our ascend which led us trough a beautiful forest:
Handheld and pushed about 3 stops
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1685/24505187031_18d6b27e56_o.jpg
Near the top the path lead us back to the road:
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1564/23959315464_a30d6586f4_o.jpg
A look...Show more →
What an experience! Thanks for sharing... I've to say, brave guys
Last weekend I met with two other photographers (Philipp and Olli) in the Harz region and we had a very enjoyable weekend together.
Initially we had planned to climb the Brocken at about 5AM to catch the sunrise but because the forecast for the morning wasn't very good and the sky clear that moment we decided to climb it in the middle of the night. So we arrived in Schierke at about 11PM and started our ascend which led us trough a beautiful forest:
Handheld and pushed about 3 stops
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1685/24505187031_18d6b27e56_o.jpg
Near the top the path lead us back to the road:
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1564/23959315464_a30d6586f4_o.jpg
A look...Show more →
What an experience! Thanks for sharing... I've to say, brave guys
Jan 24, 2016 at 02:38 PM
p.1392 #8Sony FE Images Thread
Another shot with the MD 35-70 3.5 Macro on my A7.
Mike
Mike
Jan 24, 2016 at 04:46 PM
p.1392 #9Sony FE Images Thread
A7II and 85L FD @ 1.2 
Sam and Ethels by Jim Schemel, on Flickr
Sam and Ethels by Jim Schemel, on FlickrJan 24, 2016 at 06:23 PM
p.1392 #10Sony FE Images Thread
LOVE LOVE LOVE the A7R2 and Zeiss 55. DAMN!
Jan 24, 2016 at 06:28 PM
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p.1392 #11Sony FE Images Thread
Seems like a lot of folks got snow recently. We got about 30 inches (or 75cm!) on Friday and Saturday. Couldn't go anywhere scenic before the streets are cleared. Just a few in front of the house.
Douglas
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DSC03124 by Douglas Liu, on Flickr[/url]
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DSC03140 by Douglas Liu, on Flickr[/url]
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DSC03113 by Douglas Liu, on Flickr[/url]
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DSC03109 by Douglas Liu, on Flickr[/url]
Douglas
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DSC03124 by Douglas Liu, on Flickr[/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/DkT1y4]
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DSC03113 by Douglas Liu, on Flickr[/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/DqQLHC]
DSC03109 by Douglas Liu, on Flickr[/url]Jan 24, 2016 at 06:38 PM
p.1392 #12Sony FE Images Thread
I have heard many times that the Sony A7 series of cameras are not good for sports/action photography. I very seldom do this type of photography, but decided to take my A7II to a college basketball game. I was obviously sitting in the stands, so not in the optimal position. All shots were made in manual mode with a Nikkor 180mm lens at f5.6 or 8. ISO is around 3200 in most shot, but I think they are still very usable. I have done very little post processing and haven't done any sharpening.
Maybe this camera isn't fast compared to pro-level DSLRs, but it's still faster than my old Nikon F and F2 that I used years ago when I was doing some sports photography. I didn't have to worry about autofocus speed because I was using a manual focus lens. I just prefocused like we used to do in the days before autofocus.
ul100MSDCF-220 by James Poupard, on Flickr
ul100MSDCF-132 by James Poupard, on Flickr
ul100MSDCF-125 by James Poupard, on Flickr
ul100MSDCF-117 by James Poupard, on Flickr
Maybe this camera isn't fast compared to pro-level DSLRs, but it's still faster than my old Nikon F and F2 that I used years ago when I was doing some sports photography. I didn't have to worry about autofocus speed because I was using a manual focus lens. I just prefocused like we used to do in the days before autofocus.
ul100MSDCF-220 by James Poupard, on Flickrul100MSDCF-132 by James Poupard, on Flickrul100MSDCF-125 by James Poupard, on Flickrul100MSDCF-117 by James Poupard, on FlickrJan 24, 2016 at 07:19 PM
p.1392 #13Sony FE Images Thread
Some images from the storm today. Luckily just got a foot or so with nice weather following quickly
Early clearing clouds
Not a beach day
Nor a boat day
Good day for breaking trail in the woods though
Early clearing clouds
Not a beach day
Nor a boat day
Good day for breaking trail in the woods though
Jan 24, 2016 at 08:38 PM
p.1392 #14Sony FE Images Thread
A couple of butterflies from a brief trip to Costa Rica. A7Rii with Zeiss 100mm makro-planar.
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Jan 25, 2016 at 12:57 AM
p.1392 #17Sony FE Images Thread
Hafen Mannheim
Harbour Bridge by Werner Utsch, on Flickr
Jan 25, 2016 at 01:42 AM
p.1392 #18Sony FE Images Thread
One more African buffalo portrait:
The African buffalo is not an ancestor of domestic cattle, and is only distantly related to other larger bovines.
Owing to its unpredictable nature, which makes it highly dangerous to humans, the African buffalo has never been domesticated unlike its Asian counterpart, the water buffalo.
It is widely regarded as a very dangerous animal, as it gores and kills over 200 people every year.
The African buffalo is not an ancestor of domestic cattle, and is only distantly related to other larger bovines.
Owing to its unpredictable nature, which makes it highly dangerous to humans, the African buffalo has never been domesticated unlike its Asian counterpart, the water buffalo.
It is widely regarded as a very dangerous animal, as it gores and kills over 200 people every year.
Jan 25, 2016 at 01:56 AM
p.1392 #20Sony FE Images Thread
Phillip, Werner, Ronny, JaKo and everybody else, impressive shots.
Kevin: Those shots from Huangshan are jaw-dropping.
I was in the snowy woods as well the other day, hoping to find owls, but to no avail. I ended up finding something colorful, but alas without feathers. a7rii with the 35 1.4.
Kevin: Those shots from Huangshan are jaw-dropping.
I was in the snowy woods as well the other day, hoping to find owls, but to no avail. I ended up finding something colorful, but alas without feathers
. a7rii with the 35 1.4.Jan 25, 2016 at 02:45 AM