It'a been about a year I guess since I posted in this thread .. however an hour scrolling through, whilst on the Shanghai metro, and giving Likes meant I have to post something
This from my trip back to the UK a few months ago, and the amazingly gorgeous Lake District. If I remember right then this is a 4 shot pano with the CV Ultron 35/1.7 and likely a 30 secs exposure with 10 stop ND around sunrise.
Amazing shot, as usual. How are you liking the 24-105 for your work? I hate saying anything that can be perceived as negative as your work is frankly inspirational. This image, however wonderful in so many ways, seems a little bit flat in rendering. I may be completely wrong, but wondering if you find any negatives to the lens versus say the C/Y 100-300 I know you have used in the past. Thx for any thoughts and again, this is a terrific image.
Looking out from near the top of the Preserve.
Tripod mounted FE 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 G set to 600mm and A7rIII, silent shutter.
ISO 400, f13, 1/15 second.
Exposure corrected +0.24 stops.
October 5, 2019
Near the top of the Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, PA.
Gunzorro wrote:
A few more with Loxia 25, this time featuring CPL (I don't usually use CPL or other filters).
a7R4, Loxia 25, LR
These look so much better on my iMac than they did on my iPhone
However I'd caution use of a CPL for skies when using WA lenses. They cause that irregular colour depth you can see in the skies. Personally I now only use them for reflective surfaces (forests) and water.
Frogfish wrote:
These look so much better on my iMac than they did on my iPhone
However I'd caution use of a CPL for skies when using WA lenses. They cause that irregular colour depth you can see in the skies. Personally I now only use them for reflective surfaces (forests) and water.
Great to have you back, Kevin!
And thanks for your remarks.
Yes, that is a good warning about the polarized bands in sky. I pretty much stopped using PL and CPL filters in the Olden Times (shooting 4x5 architecture and landscape), finding the same as you: the wide angle lenses (beyond the equivalent of 28mm on FF bodies) created excessively dark bands in the sky at my favorite angles of shooting with the sun at near 90 degree axis from my lens. Since personal computer PP techniques became common, I have used various dodge/burn, saturation, and other tools to get the look I wanted -- even better than what I used to get from photo labs making me large format internegs from scanned transparencies.
Just thought it was time to give it a try with a 52mm filter on the Loxia lenses -- nope, much harder to do PP since I strive to include blue skies and bright side lighting! Ha-ha! Good to check every once in a while though, right? I'll try it on the 35 and 50 Loxias later and see if there is any joy to be had with my glancing light style.
JK, JK...
