Sony FE Images Thread
p.2724 #1Sony FE Images Thread
Winter "pause" 2017/2018 is over for me, time to get back to photography. I did go through the few hundred pages I have been missing; thanks for all contributing! Now it's easy to get motivation to start processing 2017 summer holiday photos. Thou Capture One user interface looks scary after not seeing it for 3+ months 
I learned by browsing through this and few other threads that many people are really thrilled about Voigtländer 40mm & 65mm. At first I did not get interested about them, but now seeing more samples I think I'll try to get the 40mm when new manufacturing batch becomes available - but the 65mm is not for me, very small number of samples with any kind of "wow"-factor what comes to rendering style.
Few photos from 2017 "last shoot before the snow", Loxia 85 and ZM 2/35 are perfect lenses for my shooting style, both have so nice rendering style and high technical performance when used correctly - will be my main lenses also for 2018.
Zeiss Loxia 2.4/85 FE @ f/4.5, 1/13s, A7mkII @ ISO 100, B+W 52 KSM HTC-POL MRC nano
Carl Zeiss Biogon T* 2/35 ZM @ f/3.5, 0.8s, A7(Kolari v2) @ ISO 80, OptoSigma SLB-50-3000PM + Hoya HD CIR-PL 55mm
Carl Zeiss Biogon T* 2/35 ZM @ f/3.5, 0.8s, A7(Kolari v2) @ ISO 80, OptoSigma SLB-50-3000PM + Hoya HD CIR-PL 55mm
Zeiss Loxia 2.4/85 FE @ f/4.0, 1/6s, A7mkII @ ISO 100, B+W 52 KSM HTC-POL MRC nano
Zeiss Loxia 2.4/85 FE @ f/5.0, 1/2s, A7mkII @ ISO 100, B+W 52 KSM HTC-POL MRC nano
Carl Zeiss Biogon T* 2/35 ZM @ f/3.5, 0.8s, A7(Kolari v2) @ ISO 80, OptoSigma SLB-50-3000PM + Hoya HD CIR-PL 55mm
Samuli
I learned by browsing through this and few other threads that many people are really thrilled about Voigtländer 40mm & 65mm. At first I did not get interested about them, but now seeing more samples I think I'll try to get the 40mm when new manufacturing batch becomes available - but the 65mm is not for me, very small number of samples with any kind of "wow"-factor what comes to rendering style.
Few photos from 2017 "last shoot before the snow", Loxia 85 and ZM 2/35 are perfect lenses for my shooting style, both have so nice rendering style and high technical performance when used correctly - will be my main lenses also for 2018.
Zeiss Loxia 2.4/85 FE @ f/4.5, 1/13s, A7mkII @ ISO 100, B+W 52 KSM HTC-POL MRC nano
Carl Zeiss Biogon T* 2/35 ZM @ f/3.5, 0.8s, A7(Kolari v2) @ ISO 80, OptoSigma SLB-50-3000PM + Hoya HD CIR-PL 55mm
Carl Zeiss Biogon T* 2/35 ZM @ f/3.5, 0.8s, A7(Kolari v2) @ ISO 80, OptoSigma SLB-50-3000PM + Hoya HD CIR-PL 55mm
Zeiss Loxia 2.4/85 FE @ f/4.0, 1/6s, A7mkII @ ISO 100, B+W 52 KSM HTC-POL MRC nano
Zeiss Loxia 2.4/85 FE @ f/5.0, 1/2s, A7mkII @ ISO 100, B+W 52 KSM HTC-POL MRC nano
Carl Zeiss Biogon T* 2/35 ZM @ f/3.5, 0.8s, A7(Kolari v2) @ ISO 80, OptoSigma SLB-50-3000PM + Hoya HD CIR-PL 55mm
Samuli
Mar 06, 2018 at 09:41 AM
p.2724 #2Sony FE Images Thread
Nice shots, Samuli! Good to have you back in the PP saddle again! 
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I had very good luck yesterday during lens testing.
I took the Canon EF 135/2.8 SF lens out of my "to sell" bag and decided to give it a twirl on a7R2 with MC-11, just for old times' sake. I've been trying my old pre-USM lenses with mixed and generally poor results on AF adapters to Sony bodies. For example, a wonderful 50-200/3.5-4.5L zoom focuses accurately at only the 50mm setting. In certain super bright and high contrast edge situations, this lens can obtain focus through the range, but it's not necessarily accurate achievement -- that's how I started my testing yesterday, now that I have two a7R2's and two MC-11's to do multiple units for comparison.
So, it was with great doubt and misgiving that I mounted the 135 SF lens.
Shockingly, the lens acquired focus rapidly and accurately, time after time after time! Wow! It's not as good a lens for sharpness or rendering as Canon's famous 135/2L, but it is quite useable with the SF effect turned off. So, count this as a saved lens -- not going for sale anytime soon. It still works great on all Canon bodies, but nice to see it come through here on Sony.
Here are just a couple quick test shots to show the results. This first one with the bungee cords on the plastic lawn chair arm is what really caught my attention right away -- the threads on the bungee cords are super sharp where the focus was placed. Nice color too!
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P.S. -- further testing of ARC motor lenses show the more professional primes do a better job than the zooms. 15 Fisheye, 50/2.5 macro and 135 SF all function quickly and precisely. 28-70/3.5-4.5 works fairly well at 28, but not at 70 and hit and miss in the middle range; 50-200L works 100% at 50, but gets progressively worse right away to unusable beyond 70, other than manual focus -- which is an option. Electronics work for aperture and exposure, so that's good, even in MF.
Minimum focusing distance
Shot from across room
Edited on Mar 06, 2018 at 11:11 AM · View previous versions
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I had very good luck yesterday during lens testing.
I took the Canon EF 135/2.8 SF lens out of my "to sell" bag and decided to give it a twirl on a7R2 with MC-11, just for old times' sake. I've been trying my old pre-USM lenses with mixed and generally poor results on AF adapters to Sony bodies. For example, a wonderful 50-200/3.5-4.5L zoom focuses accurately at only the 50mm setting. In certain super bright and high contrast edge situations, this lens can obtain focus through the range, but it's not necessarily accurate achievement -- that's how I started my testing yesterday, now that I have two a7R2's and two MC-11's to do multiple units for comparison.
So, it was with great doubt and misgiving that I mounted the 135 SF lens.
Shockingly, the lens acquired focus rapidly and accurately, time after time after time! Wow! It's not as good a lens for sharpness or rendering as Canon's famous 135/2L, but it is quite useable with the SF effect turned off. So, count this as a saved lens -- not going for sale anytime soon. It still works great on all Canon bodies, but nice to see it come through here on Sony.
Here are just a couple quick test shots to show the results. This first one with the bungee cords on the plastic lawn chair arm is what really caught my attention right away -- the threads on the bungee cords are super sharp where the focus was placed. Nice color too!
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P.S. -- further testing of ARC motor lenses show the more professional primes do a better job than the zooms. 15 Fisheye, 50/2.5 macro and 135 SF all function quickly and precisely. 28-70/3.5-4.5 works fairly well at 28, but not at 70 and hit and miss in the middle range; 50-200L works 100% at 50, but gets progressively worse right away to unusable beyond 70, other than manual focus -- which is an option. Electronics work for aperture and exposure, so that's good, even in MF.
Minimum focusing distance
Shot from across room
Edited on Mar 06, 2018 at 11:11 AM · View previous versions
Mar 06, 2018 at 09:56 AM
p.2724 #3Sony FE Images Thread
Nice to see you back in the mix Samuli, look forward to your shares.
Playing at sunset with the CV 40/1.2
Playing at sunset with the CV 40/1.2
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Mar 06, 2018 at 11:09 AM
p.2724 #4Sony FE Images Thread
Samuli, so good to see more of your remarkable pictures. My favorites are the thrid and the last two. Though I must say I am quite surprised to see you interested in the CV 40 and not the 65. I would have thought exactly the opposite, as you dislike lenses with weaknesses, and the 40 is not without them....
Jim, lovely pics with the almost-a-case-of-acute-seller's-remorse from Canon!
Otus 55, wide open. For those of you who wonder why I am such a bokeh slut, I previously said it is because my mother wouldn't want me to use the word w**re. As it happens, my initials in French are P.A.B., which are the exact translation of bokeh w**re. So, what can a man do against his destiny?
Jim, lovely pics with the almost-a-case-of-acute-seller's-remorse from Canon!
Otus 55, wide open. For those of you who wonder why I am such a bokeh slut, I previously said it is because my mother wouldn't want me to use the word w**re. As it happens, my initials in French are P.A.B., which are the exact translation of bokeh w**re. So, what can a man do against his destiny?
Mar 06, 2018 at 11:22 AM
p.2724 #6Sony FE Images Thread
Man I'll tell you .. trying to build a website on a VPN via the Chinese internet and it's snail-like speeds is killing me ! A page that should take a couple of hours takes me at least a week !! Anyway at least it's forcing me to process more photos ! This one from Lofoten last year.
2 shot pano with A7rii and Batis 85mm. Absolutely pin-sharp but you wouldn't guess it after going through both the SmugMug and FM algorithms !
Focus on the village then slowly take your eyes up to the peak on the right .. imagine living there Also note the pile of boulders just to the right of the village .... and behind it to the left (lucky there's a ravine before the village). Wowsers.
2 shot pano with A7rii and Batis 85mm. Absolutely pin-sharp but you wouldn't guess it after going through both the SmugMug and FM algorithms !
Focus on the village then slowly take your eyes up to the peak on the right .. imagine living there
Also note the pile of boulders just to the right of the village .... and behind it to the left (lucky there's a ravine before the village). Wowsers. Mar 06, 2018 at 12:00 PM
p.2724 #8Sony FE Images Thread
chez wrote:
After spending 3 weeks in the middle of Tanzania traveling from village to village and visiting orphanages and remote schools, I spent a few days on Zanzibar, both in Stone Town and in a resort on the beach. Here are a few pics from Stone Town...a great place to wander around early in the day and late in the evening...very harsh sun during midday.
outstanding street pics, bravo !
After spending 3 weeks in the middle of Tanzania traveling from village to village and visiting orphanages and remote schools, I spent a few days on Zanzibar, both in Stone Town and in a resort on the beach. Here are a few pics from Stone Town...a great place to wander around early in the day and late in the evening...very harsh sun during midday.
outstanding street pics, bravo !
Mar 06, 2018 at 12:11 PM
p.2724 #10Sony FE Images Thread
Philber and Lieutenant Z, thank you for your kind words. Here are a few more pics from my wanderings around Stone Town.
Mar 06, 2018 at 01:33 PM
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p.2724 #12Sony FE Images Thread
White-tailed Kite #72 by lennycarl08, on Flickr
Mar 06, 2018 at 04:51 PM
p.2724 #13Sony FE Images Thread
Lovely images everyone! A couple random shots with the Sony 24-105 when I walked my dog this morning:
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Sunrise Reflection in the Foggy Lake Elkhorn by Douglas Liu, on Flickr[/url]
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_DGL8450 by Douglas Liu, on Flickr[/url]
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_DGL8445 by Douglas Liu, on Flickr[/url]
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Sunrise Reflection in the Foggy Lake Elkhorn by Douglas Liu, on Flickr[/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/GPmErq]
_DGL8450 by Douglas Liu, on Flickr[/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/23A2daF]
_DGL8445 by Douglas Liu, on Flickr[/url]Mar 06, 2018 at 05:18 PM
p.2724 #14Sony FE Images Thread
Sony ILCE-7RM3 Zeiss Distagon T FE 35 mm F1.4 by Daniel Danrich, on FlickrMar 06, 2018 at 08:05 PM
p.2724 #15Sony FE Images Thread
AGeoJO wrote:
Philippe, thank you!
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A red-faced barbet graced us with its presence on the ground of the lodge we stayed. Granted, the ground was huge and it has a lot of flower and/or fruit bearing trees, native and planted. And, yes, there are a lot of colorful birds in Costa Rica and I carried the GM 100-400mm around quite a bit, just in case. But the red-faced barbet here was spotted this one time throughout the entire trip.
Very nice one Josh!
So glad you got this beauty!!!
Best,
Juan Carlos
philber wrote
Thanks for the kind words, Joshua! And your picture is, if anything, even more glorious than the previous ones...__________________________
A red-faced barbet graced us with its presence on the ground of the lodge we stayed. Granted, the ground was huge and it has a lot of flower and/or fruit bearing trees, native and planted. And, yes, there are a lot of colorful birds in Costa Rica and I carried the GM 100-400mm around quite a bit, just in case. But the red-faced barbet here was spotted this one time throughout the entire trip.
Very nice one Josh!
So glad you got this beauty!!!
Best,
Juan Carlos
Mar 06, 2018 at 08:23 PM
p.2724 #16Sony FE Images Thread
Trying out my new 24-105 lens at Little Yosemite, Sunol, California.
24-105, 79mm 1/20, F11, Smooth Reflection.
24-105, 79mm 1/20, F11, Smooth Reflection.
Mar 06, 2018 at 09:30 PM
p.2724 #17Sony FE Images Thread
AR7iii, Loxia 21
AR707352 by Michael Snyder, on Flickr
AR707352 by Michael Snyder, on FlickrMar 06, 2018 at 10:28 PM
p.2724 #18Sony FE Images Thread
Taking a break from wildlife images from CR, here is a different genre then...
Hitomi
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Hitomi
Mar 06, 2018 at 10:40 PM
p.2724 #19Sony FE Images Thread
CY 28/2.8 Barley is the only grain that grows in the valley, just below the 4900m pass. It has to last through 7-8 months of winter, often 45 degrees below freezing point, villagers 'harvest' water for stock animals. Nowadays they have electricity, sometimes.
Mar 06, 2018 at 10:59 PM
