rji2goleez wrote:
Werner, Ronny and Joshua . . . you're making this page shine!
Thank you, Bob! Every single one of yours rocks.
philber wrote:
Ronnie, Joshua, Helbend, Jim H, KarlHeinz, Twoeye, Mike, Jim S, Werner, René, Bob, Ryan, Samuli, Dale, Helena, Jonathon... what a collection of talent! I am full of admiration! I hope that each of you doesn't feel less saluted because there are many of you...
Otus 28, then 2 with Otus 55
Thank you, Philippe! I love the images of the wall paintings!
Joshua -- I swear I'm not stalking you and posting immediately after you. . . ;D
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Anyhow, following up on one more set of comparisons between the 12-24G and 17 TS-E lenses, how they overlap or differ in common use.
First up, 3 shots -- Number one is shot from 17 TS-E shot into sun with silhouetted subjects. Lens was shifted up to reduce foreground. The second and third shots show the same subject shot with 12-24G, leveled, then cropped up into similar subject area to match first shot -- notice the ghost flares going a slightly different angle from the more centered origin of flares in first shot with 17 TS-E. The third shot shows well how the two lenses compare and offer opportunity to crop the 12-24 for many architectural subjects without much penalty on high MP sensors.
Next, shots 4 & 5 show a 3-shot vertical pano (landscape format) fully shifted up, zero, and down, from 17 TS-E, vs. a straight single frame from the 12-24G. The difference in memory for the image information is 222MB for the .dng shift pano, vs. 41MB for the single shot RAW from 12-24G -- a saving in storage, vs. versatility in IQ and PP for the 3-shot pano.
I hope this provides options and a few graphic demos that readers will find interesting.
Personally, I think I'll be more confident using the 12-24G for an even broader range of quality work, and perhaps lessen my reliance on the 17 TS-E. It's really coming across as that good -- certainly not taking a back seat to any UWA lens I'm familiar with -- even many top primes. That's become my observation anyhow.
All shots hand held, including shifted pano, LRCC for PP and pano.
Putting the new (for me) a7r II through its paces on a hike and landscape shooting today - really enjoyed the lighter weight of this compared to my last canon kit on the hike. Tested out the smooth reflection app for noise control and shadow recovery too. Need to remind myself to make sure to get some clean/fast exposures for wind just in case though for the trees in that shot. These were all shot on the Batis 18mm and 85mm, some with the Firecrest Polarizer.
A few more from the Cathedral in Palma de Mallorca. In the last, the sun was casting colors of the stained glass onto the pews. All with the Sony 12-24G
Had a visit from this Ruby Throated Hummingbird in my garden yesterday. He seemed to really enjoy the Mystic Spires Blue Salvia. My wife plants that plant for the first time this spring and the bees, butterflies and hummingbirds like it a lot, now so do I
