Sony FE Images Thread
p.2160 #1Sony FE Images Thread
Very nice Rene and Werner !
Wonderful shots Phillipe .. Otus 28 is a monster
Sony A7R II + Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr
Wonderful shots Phillipe .. Otus 28 is a monster
Sony A7R II + Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr
Apr 15, 2017 at 05:57 AM
p.2160 #2Sony FE Images Thread
johnahill wrote:
Great shots with the 85, rendering looks nice
Thanks, I'm liking it.
A mix of shots and lenses:
FE 85mm
Mossy trees by Falcdragon, on Flickr
In the Woods - FE 85mm by Falcdragon, on Flickr
In the Woods - FE 85mm by Falcdragon, on Flickr
Mossy trees by Falcdragon, on Flickr
Tamron 90mm Macro
Spring flowers by Falcdragon, on Flickr
Spring flowers by Falcdragon, on Flickr
Spring flowers by Falcdragon, on Flickr
Great shots with the 85, rendering looks nice
Thanks, I'm liking it.
A mix of shots and lenses:
FE 85mm
Mossy trees by Falcdragon, on Flickr
In the Woods - FE 85mm by Falcdragon, on Flickr
In the Woods - FE 85mm by Falcdragon, on Flickr
Mossy trees by Falcdragon, on Flickr
Tamron 90mm Macro
Spring flowers by Falcdragon, on Flickr
Spring flowers by Falcdragon, on Flickr
Spring flowers by Falcdragon, on Flickr
Apr 15, 2017 at 06:04 AM
p.2160 #3Sony FE Images Thread
Photo taken at 4:03 PM
Looking across I believe Rock Island Bay of Tupper Lake which is on the west side of south bound New York State Route 30
Ttripod mounted A7r and Minolta CLE MC 40mm f2 M-Rokkor lens
ISO 100, probably f11, 1/400 second
Exposure corrected by +0.36 Stops; processed in LR6.10
October 3, 2015
At Tupper Lake, Tupper Lake, NY
Rich
Looking across I believe Rock Island Bay of Tupper Lake which is on the west side of south bound New York State Route 30
Ttripod mounted A7r and Minolta CLE MC 40mm f2 M-Rokkor lens
ISO 100, probably f11, 1/400 second
Exposure corrected by +0.36 Stops; processed in LR6.10
October 3, 2015
At Tupper Lake, Tupper Lake, NY
Rich
Apr 15, 2017 at 06:05 AM
p.2160 #5Sony FE Images Thread
Renovation in progress.
Aberdeen has quite a few interesting homes at low prices that need updates, repairs, and renovation.
Loxia 35
Aberdeen has quite a few interesting homes at low prices that need updates, repairs, and renovation.
Loxia 35
Apr 15, 2017 at 08:46 AM
p.2160 #6Sony FE Images Thread
Ronny, that mountain view with the doubly slanted composition is fantastic.
Werner, love the drama in the monochrome of the dome. Phenomenal detail when the eye is not distracted by color.
EBookman, thanks for the response. It will save me many $. I just bought a 16-35/4 and was wanting to be content with that, but I almost clicked buy on a WATE several times over the last year.
Werner, love the drama in the monochrome of the dome. Phenomenal detail when the eye is not distracted by color.
EBookman, thanks for the response. It will save me many $. I just bought a 16-35/4 and was wanting to be content with that, but I almost clicked buy on a WATE several times over the last year.
Apr 15, 2017 at 12:17 PM
p.2160 #7Sony FE Images Thread
A7R2 & 100/2.8 (T5.6) STF around Old Town Sacramento. The silver guy wanted me to take his photo, so I obliged. He had numerous looks that would make Zoolander's "Blue Steel" look pale in comparison. 
by Alpha Geist, on Flickr
Magnum by Alpha Geist, on Flickr
Blue Steel by Alpha Geist, on Flickr
by Alpha Geist, on Flickr
Magnum by Alpha Geist, on Flickr
Blue Steel by Alpha Geist, on Flickr
Apr 15, 2017 at 12:35 PM
p.2160 #9Sony FE Images Thread
Last summer I started to want high quality short tele, similar to Zeiss ZE/ZF series APO-Sonnar 2/135, but shorter focal length, and preferably small size and weight. Loxia 85 was not yet out so I ended up getting Leica APO-Summicron-M 90mm f/2.8. If I would have to make the decision now it would be Loxia 85 at least based on what I have seen from it on this forum - also Loxia would have been cheaper.
Soon after getting 90APO I got little frustrated to photography and took "a pause" from photography for a half a year. I actually downloaded these photos from cards still inside cameras in Jan or Feb this year... and today I started processing them. Actually kind of nice to view last summer work for first time now.
First photo I ever took with this lens, conservatively chose to close down one stop as all lenses seem to be best 1-2 stops down. I think result looks OK, I can't really find any faults from the rendering, even boke is very well controlled, thou tree trunk on top could look smoother.
I usually never shoot wide open, just few shots when lens is new to me to get to know the character of lens and to understand real life usability of different apertures. Here are few wide open tests, first observation is that focus plane contrast wide open is lower compared to f/2.8. Boke has tendency of having sharp boke highlights and overall boke texture tends to be harsh/busy. This first sample is from 2-3meter/6-9feet distance, and as can be seen boke highlights have light concentration on the edge, but large distance to background saves a little as quantity of boke is large. Also notice catseye shaped highlights in corners. Focus plane is well controlled, and I didn't see much LoCA either.
Another wide open sample, this time 4-5m/12-15feet distance. Don't know is it distance or highlights in this scene but boke highlights don't seem to suffer as bad light concentration to edges as they did in previous example - as a result boke seems to be quite OK. Corners again have catseyes. Focus plane OK, no visible LoCA. Overall I'm positively surprised.
3rd wide open samples, from 8-10m/24-30feet distance. Now boke seems problematic and about 100x worse than at f/2.8 shot of same scene. Focus plane and LoCA performance no complaints. I think that at large distances it's better to use f/2.8 unless your background is very simple and far away.
Samuli
Soon after getting 90APO I got little frustrated to photography and took "a pause" from photography for a half a year. I actually downloaded these photos from cards still inside cameras in Jan or Feb this year... and today I started processing them. Actually kind of nice to view last summer work for first time now.
First photo I ever took with this lens, conservatively chose to close down one stop as all lenses seem to be best 1-2 stops down. I think result looks OK, I can't really find any faults from the rendering, even boke is very well controlled, thou tree trunk on top could look smoother.
I usually never shoot wide open, just few shots when lens is new to me to get to know the character of lens and to understand real life usability of different apertures. Here are few wide open tests, first observation is that focus plane contrast wide open is lower compared to f/2.8. Boke has tendency of having sharp boke highlights and overall boke texture tends to be harsh/busy. This first sample is from 2-3meter/6-9feet distance, and as can be seen boke highlights have light concentration on the edge, but large distance to background saves a little as quantity of boke is large. Also notice catseye shaped highlights in corners. Focus plane is well controlled, and I didn't see much LoCA either.
Another wide open sample, this time 4-5m/12-15feet distance. Don't know is it distance or highlights in this scene but boke highlights don't seem to suffer as bad light concentration to edges as they did in previous example - as a result boke seems to be quite OK. Corners again have catseyes. Focus plane OK, no visible LoCA. Overall I'm positively surprised.
3rd wide open samples, from 8-10m/24-30feet distance. Now boke seems problematic and about 100x worse than at f/2.8 shot of same scene. Focus plane and LoCA performance no complaints. I think that at large distances it's better to use f/2.8 unless your background is very simple and far away.
Samuli
Apr 15, 2017 at 01:12 PM
p.2160 #10Sony FE Images Thread
A rose for the world by Viramati, on Flickr
Apr 15, 2017 at 02:35 PM
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p.2160 #11Sony FE Images Thread
Another house on the same street as my previous shots.
Loxia 35
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Loxia 35
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Apr 15, 2017 at 03:08 PM
p.2160 #13Sony FE Images Thread
Limborg
Maastricht and Limburg landscape by Falcdragon, on Flickr
Maastricht and Limburg landscape by Falcdragon, on Flickr
Apr 15, 2017 at 04:47 PM
p.2160 #16Sony FE Images Thread
I managed to capture this ride in motion in between the pillars. Captured with the FE55 and edited using vibrancy masks which is a new technique I'm experimenting with.
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Apr 15, 2017 at 08:23 PM
p.2160 #17Sony FE Images Thread
Great photos!
Ubiquitous selfie (A7rII, 35/1.2)
Old school (same)
Ubiquitous selfie (A7rII, 35/1.2)
Old school (same)
Apr 15, 2017 at 08:28 PM
p.2160 #18Sony FE Images Thread
rji2goleez wrote:
A little street shooting with the FE85/1.8
Very nice Bob! Good lens and great images.
These shots were taken today at the Arizona wild animal park. "Out of Africa." Not to complain, but it was really hot on the desert and the A7RII with Metabones IV and the Canon EF 100-400 combo was like carrying a small child that could not walk on its own. All shots were hand held. These were the only animals that were not behind two or three levels of fencing.
A little street shooting with the FE85/1.8
Very nice Bob! Good lens and great images.
These shots were taken today at the Arizona wild animal park. "Out of Africa." Not to complain, but it was really hot on the desert and the A7RII with Metabones IV and the Canon EF 100-400 combo was like carrying a small child that could not walk on its own. All shots were hand held. These were the only animals that were not behind two or three levels of fencing.
Apr 15, 2017 at 09:36 PM
p.2160 #20Sony FE Images Thread
The Plain by Werner Utsch, on Flickr
A7R Infrared, Loxia 21
Apr 16, 2017 at 01:53 AM