AGeoJO wrote:
A few from a recent visit to Vatican museum. The ceilings of most of the rooms there are very intricate and elaborately decorated. These two are extraordinary.
AGeoJO - regarding indoor locations within Vatican City, what did you bring/carry - i know tripods are out, but did you carry a small camera bag or just walk in with your camera and lens (i know you had at least 4 lenses on your trip, so i'm wondering what your strategy / experience was in those locations in particular). I have a small private tour of the Sistine Chapel and Vatican lined up for late May, but i still wasn't anticipating being able to carry more than my camera/lens around my neck and perhaps another lens in my coat pocket.
i'm really hoping the batis 18 is available before my trip - did you feel the 25mm could have been wider?
ecarlino wrote:
AGeoJO - regarding indoor locations within Vatican City, what did you bring/carry - i know tripods are out, but did you carry a small camera bag or just walk in with your camera and lens (i know you had at least 4 lenses on your trip, so i'm wondering what your strategy / experience was in those locations in particular). I have a small private tour of the Sistine Chapel and Vatican lined up for late May, but i still wasn't anticipating being able to carry more than my camera/lens around my neck and perhaps another lens in my coat pocket.
i'm really hoping the batis 18 is available before my trip - did you feel the 25mm could have been wider?...Show more →
You can take pictures without tripod and without flash of everything inside the Vatican museum, except for inside the Sistine Chapel. Frankly, although they announced that photography was not allowed but they didn't actually enforce that. People, including myself took pictures of the ceiling . I was very discrete, however, and switched the camera to silent shutter. The chapel is sizable and packed with people. As long as you don't do it too blatantly, they seemed to look away....
My most used lens inside the museum was my Batis 25mm f/2 although I had my 14mm, 35mm and 55mm during that visit. The setup of the A7r II and Batis 25mm was ideal of taking indoor pictures, especially of the wonderful ceilings there. I held the setup at the lens ad pointed it straight up; the flip screen at 90 degrees to compose. It was so convenient to do and without any neck pain, I may add.
I used my double strap from Black Rapid for the cameras plus lenses. Lenses that weren't mounted were stored in my Think Tank pouches and strapped to my TT Steroid belt. All my gear can fit inside those pouches (Hubba Hubba Hiney, Speed Changer, Digital Holster 10, etc.).
AGeoJO wrote:
I used my double strap from Black Rapid for the cameras plus lenses. Lenses that weren't mounted were stored in my Think Tank pouches and strapped to my TT Steroid belt. All my gear can fit inside those pouches (Hubba Hubba Hiney, Speed Changer, Digital Holster 10, etc.).
thanks for the info,
btw, i think you owe us all a few photos of yourself with all that gear hanging off of you, preferably inside of a beautiful location (for aesthetic contrast!)
René, nice street moments.
dmeckert, as a cat owner my self, I love to see pics of cats
To every one that contributes to this thread, big thanks, there are so many great images and I like the atmosphere here.
Photo taken at 9:21 AM, June 29, 2015 looking from the Egg Rock overlook, Mount Desert Island, Acadia NP, Maine at an Island in Frenchman Bay and the Maine mainland. Image taken with my tripod mounted Leica R 180mm f3.4 Apo Telyt lens and my A7r, ISO 100, lens set to probably f11 for 1/100 second. processed in LR6.
AGeoJO wrote:
And the most revered ceiling in the Vatican museum......
beautiful !
so those were the shots you had to take inconspicuously? great job!
is the first one a pano - if so, how many shots?
it must be brighter in there than i expected based on your settings - how much did you have to lift exposure in post?
as with all of your shots, these look bright and sharp - really beautifully done.
ecarlino wrote:
beautiful !
so those were the shots you had to take inconspicuously? great job!
is the first one a pano - if so, how many shots?
it must be brighter in there than i expected based on your settings - how much did you have to lift exposure in post?
as with all of your shots, these look bright and sharp - really beautifully done.
Thanks! Yes, I took 4 shots in total. The first few had my head in them because I lowered the camera/lens to about the height of my chest and didn't stick my hands out far enough first. All the shots I took were single shots. That was in the afternoon and there was sufficient light coming through the windows. Yes, it wasn't that dark at all. The chapel was packed; there were I would say 120-150 people there, believe it or not.
I think this is remarkable. Presumably you used the articulating lcd screen to frame the shots. Did you have any issues with it switching off when the camera was too close to you?
AGeoJO wrote:
And the most revered ceiling in the Vatican museum......
waterden wrote:
I think this is remarkable. Presumably you used the articulating lcd screen to frame the shots. Did you have any issues with it switching off when the camera was too close to you?
Thanks! I wanted to be as discrete as possible and I didn't flip the monitor out, which I normally did while taking pictures of other ceiling inside the museum. That's why the first few shots were not composed properly.
The sensor of the screen is close to the viewfinder. For regular straight up shots, such as taking pictures of ceiling, I hold my setup at the lens using my left hand and use the right hand to support it a little and mostly to trigger the shutter. The sensor is pointing down and as such, it doesn't trigger the sensor.
. I was very discrete, however, and switched the camera to silent shutter. The chapel is sizable and packed with people. As long as you don't do it too blatantly, they seemed to look away....
because I lowered the camera/lens to about the height of my chest and didn't stick my hands out far enough first. All the shots I took were single shots. That was in the afternoon and there was sufficient light coming through the windows. Yes, it wasn't that dark at all. The chapel was packed; there were I would say 120-150 people there, believe it or not.