Sony FE Images Thread
p.296 #1Sony FE Images Thread
3713n wrote:
Minolta 50mm macro 2.8
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5496/12701679744_3644aa29d6_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2867/12701354363_85879e4758_b.jpg
Fantastic captures here!
-evan
Minolta 50mm macro 2.8
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5496/12701679744_3644aa29d6_b.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2867/12701354363_85879e4758_b.jpg
Fantastic captures here!
-evan
May 15, 2014 at 11:00 AM
p.296 #2Sony FE Images Thread
f/8
f/2
a7r, minolta 40mm m-rokkor
http://sonyalphanex.blogspot.com/2014/05/trainspotting-40mm-m-rokkor-sony-a7r.html
f/2
a7r, minolta 40mm m-rokkor
http://sonyalphanex.blogspot.com/2014/05/trainspotting-40mm-m-rokkor-sony-a7r.html
May 15, 2014 at 11:33 AM
p.296 #3Sony FE Images Thread
tjack wrote:
Can't really get a better or smaller lens with this camera then the FE 35mm, easy to shoot with, light and fast...for me. Handheld with an ND8 filter today.
Curious what you used the ND8 for as I didn't notice any subject motion blur from a longer exposure in any of the shots, and the A7(r) shutter should be plenty fast to shoot wide open (w/ f2.8 lens) even in full sun.
Can't really get a better or smaller lens with this camera then the FE 35mm, easy to shoot with, light and fast...for me. Handheld with an ND8 filter today.
Curious what you used the ND8 for as I didn't notice any subject motion blur from a longer exposure in any of the shots, and the A7(r) shutter should be plenty fast to shoot wide open (w/ f2.8 lens) even in full sun.
May 15, 2014 at 12:55 PM
p.296 #4Sony FE Images Thread
I got my A7r two days ago. First evening went with charging batteries and changing settings. Yesterday I had time to do quick testing.
FD 35/2 Thorium
FD 35/2 Thorium
May 15, 2014 at 01:45 PM
p.296 #5Sony FE Images Thread
rji2goleez wrote:
A few more from Lake Superior and the ice caves.
Lovely images Bob!
Is this the Canon 15mm Fisheye?
-evan
A few more from Lake Superior and the ice caves.
Lovely images Bob!
Is this the Canon 15mm Fisheye?
-evan
May 15, 2014 at 03:03 PM
p.296 #6Sony FE Images Thread
Very nice, frezeiss and roxsan!
Sony A7+Contax G 45
Sony A7+Contax G 45
May 15, 2014 at 03:56 PM
p.296 #7Sony FE Images Thread
Agree.. But I do wish it was a bit beefy, it doesn't inspire confidence that it will last long enough. The FE 55 seems to have higher built quality..
Yesterday, my A7 was shocked quite badly when I was trying to pick it up but the straps were accidentally stuck to an obstacle. The A7 continued to work normally but the FE 35 attached didn't want to focus and the aperture blades keep closing down. The lens also fail to communicate with the camera, no lens indication turned on the LCD.
For FE 35 owners, please beware to handle it with care.
Very nice pictures by the way!
Yes, have to agree the lens is somewhat delicate, thanks for the tip on just how delicate it can be.
Curious what you used the ND8 for as I didn't notice any subject motion blur from a longer exposure in any of the shots, and the A7(r) shutter should be plenty fast to shoot wide open (w/ f2.8 lens) even in full sun.
First a correction, I was using a Tiffen 49mm ND0.6 ND filter.
I have quite a few ND filters and I almost always have one on a lens or I feel naked...
ND filters have lots of uses and helping with smoothing water is one but by far the only reason to use one. Yesterday I wasn't concerned with shutter speed but I do like to shoot without having to step the lens down so far on a bright day. My main reason is to help with even and correct exposure in harsh afternoon sun. They don't effect color or make the picture darker in fact they make the picture more colorful and sharper. Once you start using them you will see and quickly look to having one on your lens.
Heres one from today with same filter on the 55mm.
Nemadji River by xposhore, on Flickr
Edited on May 15, 2014 at 04:31 PM · View previous versions
Yesterday, my A7 was shocked quite badly when I was trying to pick it up but the straps were accidentally stuck to an obstacle. The A7 continued to work normally but the FE 35 attached didn't want to focus and the aperture blades keep closing down. The lens also fail to communicate with the camera, no lens indication turned on the LCD.
For FE 35 owners, please beware to handle it with care.
Very nice pictures by the way!
Yes, have to agree the lens is somewhat delicate, thanks for the tip on just how delicate it can be.
Curious what you used the ND8 for as I didn't notice any subject motion blur from a longer exposure in any of the shots, and the A7(r) shutter should be plenty fast to shoot wide open (w/ f2.8 lens) even in full sun.
First a correction, I was using a Tiffen 49mm ND0.6 ND filter.
I have quite a few ND filters and I almost always have one on a lens or I feel naked...
ND filters have lots of uses and helping with smoothing water is one but by far the only reason to use one. Yesterday I wasn't concerned with shutter speed but I do like to shoot without having to step the lens down so far on a bright day. My main reason is to help with even and correct exposure in harsh afternoon sun. They don't effect color or make the picture darker in fact they make the picture more colorful and sharper. Once you start using them you will see and quickly look to having one on your lens.
Heres one from today with same filter on the 55mm.
Nemadji River by xposhore, on Flickr
Edited on May 15, 2014 at 04:31 PM · View previous versions
May 15, 2014 at 04:26 PM
p.296 #9Sony FE Images Thread
I'm not sure there is any logic to that. Nd filters cannot enhance colours or sharpness. They can only shift colour balance and reduce sharpness
May 15, 2014 at 04:49 PM
p.296 #10Sony FE Images Thread
frezeiss, that lone tree shot is just magic!
May 15, 2014 at 05:45 PM
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p.296 #11Sony FE Images Thread
R.Young wrote:
I'm not sure there is any logic to that. Nd filters cannot enhance colours or sharpness. They can only shift colour balance and reduce sharpness
I can understand a shift in color balance, but reduction in sharpness is probably negligible if shooting in bright light without having to worry about stopping down for exposure reasons. Say, for minimizing DOF in harsh light. If you're using an ND with longer shutter times, then extreme sharpness probably isn't the main goal as there will be blurred water (intentional), clouds, foliage and their branches/leaves, or anything that moves or is moved.
I'm not sure there is any logic to that. Nd filters cannot enhance colours or sharpness. They can only shift colour balance and reduce sharpness
I can understand a shift in color balance, but reduction in sharpness is probably negligible if shooting in bright light without having to worry about stopping down for exposure reasons. Say, for minimizing DOF in harsh light. If you're using an ND with longer shutter times, then extreme sharpness probably isn't the main goal as there will be blurred water (intentional), clouds, foliage and their branches/leaves, or anything that moves or is moved.
May 15, 2014 at 07:25 PM
p.296 #12Sony FE Images Thread
Philip, yeah my 2 weeks old FE 55 has shown some paint wear.. +1 to Roger giving assessment of Sony lenses longevity..
Roxsan, thanks.. this was at west Java - Bandung.
Taylor, thanks glad you enjoyed them
Farfisa, thanks it was beautiful light that morning. I felt black & white was more appropriate than color
xbarcelo, last shot is lovely.
Roxsan, thanks.. this was at west Java - Bandung.
Taylor, thanks glad you enjoyed them
Farfisa, thanks it was beautiful light that morning. I felt black & white was more appropriate than color
xbarcelo, last shot is lovely.
May 15, 2014 at 08:21 PM
p.296 #13Sony FE Images Thread
Sony a7R - Nikon 28mm f/2.8 AI-s
1.6s @ f/11 (ISO 100)
Cropped as the shot was a little off level...
Lower Twin Falls by Tim Devine Photography, on Flickr
-Tim
1.6s @ f/11 (ISO 100)
Cropped as the shot was a little off level...
Lower Twin Falls by Tim Devine Photography, on Flickr
-Tim
May 15, 2014 at 08:30 PM
p.296 #14Sony FE Images Thread
An ND filter is to a camera lens what a pair of sunglasses is to a human.
Actually it has no effect on color or sharpness, but it is perceived (appears)that way when the light is affected with the filter.
Here is another example shot tonight around 8:30 in evening with filter on and shot with wide open lens.
To my eyes the filter enhanced the colors even in the dim light and it did not suffer any in sharpness.
Bridge to Nowhere by xposhore, on Flickr
Actually it has no effect on color or sharpness, but it is perceived (appears)that way when the light is affected with the filter.
Here is another example shot tonight around 8:30 in evening with filter on and shot with wide open lens.
To my eyes the filter enhanced the colors even in the dim light and it did not suffer any in sharpness.
Bridge to Nowhere by xposhore, on Flickr
May 15, 2014 at 08:57 PM
p.296 #16Sony FE Images Thread
tjack wrote:
An ND filter is to a camera lens what a pair of sunglasses is to a human.
Actually it has no effect on color or sharpness
I'd say that's how an ND filter should behave, but not all ND filters are created equal.
An ND filter is to a camera lens what a pair of sunglasses is to a human.
Actually it has no effect on color or sharpness
I'd say that's how an ND filter should behave, but not all ND filters are created equal.
May 15, 2014 at 10:10 PM
p.296 #17Sony FE Images Thread
tjack wrote:
An ND filter is to a camera lens what a pair of sunglasses is to a human.
Actually it has no effect on color or sharpness, but it is perceived (appears)that way when the light is affected with the filter.
Here is another example shot tonight around 8:30 in evening with filter on and shot with wide open lens.
To my eyes the filter enhanced the colors even in the dim light and it did not suffer any in sharpness.
Sunglasses are often tinted though, I personally prefer amber colored lenses in my glasses, which are also polarizing. Between the polarization effect, and the warming effect, the world does look better with them... HOWEVER, a ND filter, as the name implies, is just that, "Neutral" meaning it shouldn't impart any color cast, save for some mild color shifts I see with some 10 stop ones, mainly due to IR.
If your ND filter is having an effect on color, (for good or bad) then I wouldn't say its a very good ND filter.
I've got B+W and Marumi ND's and as the name implies, they impart zero effect on the color of the scene, just reduce the exposure a given number of stops.
I bought them for my Fuji 23mm f1.4 and 56mm f1.2 (both sold/returned) because my XPro had a max shutter speed of 1/4000th and a base ISO of 200, so no way I could shoot those lens close to wide open without the ND.
Likewise, with my RX1 I often needed a ND as its leaf shutter was limited to 1/2000th at f2.0, but again, didn't get any color saturation effect etc from it, just reduced the exposure, which the camera compensated for.
What brand ND's are you using ?
An ND filter is to a camera lens what a pair of sunglasses is to a human.
Actually it has no effect on color or sharpness, but it is perceived (appears)that way when the light is affected with the filter.
Here is another example shot tonight around 8:30 in evening with filter on and shot with wide open lens.
To my eyes the filter enhanced the colors even in the dim light and it did not suffer any in sharpness.
Sunglasses are often tinted though, I personally prefer amber colored lenses in my glasses, which are also polarizing. Between the polarization effect, and the warming effect, the world does look better with them... HOWEVER, a ND filter, as the name implies, is just that, "Neutral" meaning it shouldn't impart any color cast, save for some mild color shifts I see with some 10 stop ones, mainly due to IR.
If your ND filter is having an effect on color, (for good or bad) then I wouldn't say its a very good ND filter.
I've got B+W and Marumi ND's and as the name implies, they impart zero effect on the color of the scene, just reduce the exposure a given number of stops.
I bought them for my Fuji 23mm f1.4 and 56mm f1.2 (both sold/returned) because my XPro had a max shutter speed of 1/4000th and a base ISO of 200, so no way I could shoot those lens close to wide open without the ND.
Likewise, with my RX1 I often needed a ND as its leaf shutter was limited to 1/2000th at f2.0, but again, didn't get any color saturation effect etc from it, just reduced the exposure, which the camera compensated for.
What brand ND's are you using ?
May 15, 2014 at 10:22 PM
p.296 #18Sony FE Images Thread
Cross-posted from the FD thread. All with the a7 and 300/f2.8L + 1.4x wide open….
a7_FD300_28_14x_Young_Mr_Rabbit by thisgunforhire70, on Flickr
a7_FD300_28_14x_Ducks by thisgunforhire70, on Flickr
a7_FD300_28_14x_Feathered_Narcissus by thisgunforhire70, on Flickr
a7_FD300_28_14x_Blackbird by thisgunforhire70, on Flickr
a7_FD300_28_14x_Young_Mr_Rabbit by thisgunforhire70, on Flickra7_FD300_28_14x_Ducks by thisgunforhire70, on Flickra7_FD300_28_14x_Feathered_Narcissus by thisgunforhire70, on Flickra7_FD300_28_14x_Blackbird by thisgunforhire70, on FlickrMay 15, 2014 at 10:30 PM
p.296 #19Sony FE Images Thread
tjack wrote:
Actually it has no effect on color or sharpness, but it is perceived (appears)that way when the light is affected with the filter.
What?
Nevermind.
Actually it has no effect on color or sharpness, but it is perceived (appears)that way when the light is affected with the filter.
What?
Nevermind.
May 15, 2014 at 10:43 PM
p.296 #20Sony FE Images Thread
freaklikeme wrote:
Cross-posted from the FD thread. All with the a7 and 300/f2.8L + 1.4x wide open….
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2915/14195885265_8b9a292a0d_o.jpga7_FD300_28_14x_Young_Mr_Rabbit by thisgunforhire70, on Flickr
I like that first one quite a bit
Cross-posted from the FD thread. All with the a7 and 300/f2.8L + 1.4x wide open….
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2915/14195885265_8b9a292a0d_o.jpga7_FD300_28_14x_Young_Mr_Rabbit by thisgunforhire70, on Flickr
I like that first one quite a bit
May 16, 2014 at 12:35 AM