sebboh wrote: JaKo wroteDerek, I was curious about your take on ZA 35. Lately you seem to have access to quite few interesting lenses and knowing your 'sebboh style' I was intrigued what your possible move could be, if any, towards 'bigger and better'.
At the end I feel you are true to your style and no major changes to your lens collection [35mm in this case] can be expected. Time wil tell, but I still enjoy your signature soft style with legacy lenses.yeah, nehemiah has been letting me play with a number of his lenses. it's fun, but i'm definitely not moving towards bigger and better. i really liked both the zm 35/1.4 and the cv 35/1.7, neither is as good as the rx1 for me though. the ZA is automatically out for it's size. this is ridiculous: http://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2824/34205405845_1660f0ec77_o.jpg
i like the draw though: http://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4165/34205405725_d9df209c99_o.jpg http://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2937/34164758406_b64da4b8e6_o.jpg
Great shots!
But, then again, when you show awesome pictures with this lens, as Joshua has also just done in the post preceding yours, I'd be willing to put up with a little weight to get nice shots like those! The lens doesn't really seem any bigger than the Canon 24-105L I frequently use, so that's not a big factor for me. Price is though.
That's why they make so many kinds of lenses -- everybody's got favorites for a number of valid reasons!
Gunzorro wrote: sebboh wroteJaKo wroteDerek, I was curious about your take on ZA 35. Lately you seem to have access to quite few interesting lenses and knowing your 'sebboh style' I was intrigued what your possible move could be, if any, towards 'bigger and better'.
At the end I feel you are true to your style and no major changes to your lens collection [35mm in this case] can be expected. Time wil tell, but I still enjoy your signature soft style with legacy lenses.yeah, nehemiah has been letting me play with a number of his lenses. it's fun, but i'm definitely not moving towards bigger and better. i really liked both the zm 35/1.4 and the cv 35/1.7, neither is as good as the rx1 for me though. the ZA is automatically out for it's size. this is ridiculous: http://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2824/34205405845_1660f0ec77_o.jpg
i like the draw though: http://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4165/34205405725_d9df209c99_o.jpg http://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2937/34164758406_b64da4b8e6_o.jpgGreat shots!
But, then again, when you show awesome pictures with this lens, as Joshua has also just done in the post preceding yours, I'd be willing to put up with a little weight to get nice shots like those! The lens doesn't really seem any bigger than the Canon 24-105L I frequently use, so that's not a big factor for me. Price is though.
That's why they make so many kinds of lenses -- everybody's got favorites for a number of valid reasons!
yeah, everybody has their own priorities, but i shoot sony for the small size and universal adaptability. i don't care about the weight, but size matters a lot. here's the 35/1.4 i usually shoot with:
people who use the ZA 50/1.4 and ZA 85/1.4 will not be bothered by the size of the ZA 35/1.4 i'm sure.
a shot with the equally tiny contax g 28 on the kolari UT a7:
A couple of weeks ago I spent quite a bit of time in this place, went through 2.5 batteries. Here's one with the CV 1.7 at f9-ish. The field curvature works out OK sometimes.
The approach to Gokyo (high Himalayas in the Everest region of Nepal), this is the 1st lake (these highest lakes in the world at an altitude of around ca. 4,800m / 15,000 ft) which had thankfully thawed in the sun (3 of the 5 lakes were still completely frozen).
What do you think of the contrast in this ? Overdone ? Maybe Black Point too low ? I can't decide and I'd like to know how it looks to others.
Good Morning from the lake again. A pastel kind of morning with help from a crescent moon. My faithful companion, Nora, simply sits like this while I photograph, watching the world wake up. I can't think of a better way to start my days.