Joshua - were you using 2 bodies to be able to back and forth between the 35 and 85? you also own the 70-200/2.8 GM - did you bring that, and if so, did it get any use? Just wondering how you might prioritize the zoom vs the 85GM
it's also fantastic that the models are able to stand so still for you - those shutter speeds are getting on the slow side for portraits - looks like a lot of fun!
ecarlino wrote:
Joshua - were you using 2 bodies to be able to back and forth between the 35 and 85? you also own the 70-200/2.8 GM - did you bring that, and if so, did it get any use? Just wondering how you might prioritize the zoom vs the 85GM
it's also fantastic that the models are able to stand so still for you - those shutter speeds are getting on the slow side for portraits - looks like a lot of fun!
Thank you, Eric! Yes, that's exactly what I did, switching back and forth between 2 bodies/ lenses. In some other cases, I did take images of folks in mask using even slower shutter speed up to 2 seconds or so.
I did bring my 70-200 GM but left it here in Holland for the time being. I do have other usage for the lens in mind for the next leg of the trip. The combo of f/1.4 lenses came in truly handy for the carnival. I did use a light-weight monopod with mountable "chicken foot" and that proved to be really helpful. Not only to keep the gear steady but also to support the weight. And it turned out to be flexible by keeping the camera a tad further away from me. I used the monitor quite a bit for composition.
Haven't posted here for many months. Couldn't possibly look at all the pages I missed, so just went back 5-6 pages, and instantly knew why I was back. It has to do with my middle finger spasming on the "like" button. Congrats to all, friends, usual suspects, newcomers, all!!! Fantastic stuff!
On my side, not much to show, I need to get over my long break and back into shooting form,
Sorry if I post this one before
hope that Loxia 21 works well in Lofoten
Have a good time everyone ...looking forward to all your posted pictures when I'm home again
Ronny//
Sony A7R II + Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr
This is a cropped version of one I posted a few weeks back (Leitz Tele-Elmar 135 f4). I have removed an distracting "out of focus" sheep. Its a shame that "out of focus" sheep look a bit like slugs!
Looking across Heart Lake (Lake owned by the Adirondack Club) which has a hint of mist
Tripod mounted Leica R 180mm f3.4 Apo Telyt lens and A7r
ISO 400, probably f11, 1/200 second
Exposure corrected by +0.12 Stops; processed in LR6.8
October 1, 2015
At Heart Lake, the Adirondack Mountains, Lake Placid, NY
genji wrote:
Wow, as Grenache suggested earlier in the thread, one really needs to check in here at least once a day just to keep up.
bluloo, beautiful monochrome conversions from the 85/1.4 G.
Stephen, the images of El Capitan on fire are stunning (it looks like lava, but... but...)
Grenache, I've always been curious about the Summarit 50/1.5's rendering: it's amazing to say the least.
Joshua, as much as I like your architecture and nature shots, it's the people pictures (and your rapport with your subjects) that I particularly admire.
Listera, right up my alley: flattened perspective and soft, delicate colours.
You can find a few thousand (but not tens of thousands of photos on Flickr by searching "summarit f/1.5." I picked up my copy a year or two ago and liked it but was not bowled over. I then sent it to DAG for a clean and calibrate, and he fixed something that had gone wrong with the rear focusing block and WOW!
