Looking at farmers fields. The farmer with his tractor can barely be seen in the upper right corner of the brown field that is being plowed.
Tripod mounted A7rII Kolari Vision UT sensor modified camera and Minolta CLE 28mm f2.8 MC M-Rokkor lens.
ISO 100, f11?, 1/160 second; silent shutter.
Exposure corrected by +0.39 Stops.
June 13, 2020
Along Loch Valley Road, New Tripoli, PA.
Joshua, that shot of the prenning falcon is extremely impressive, even by your lofty standards.
Jim, how do you like the Sony 28 2? Seems like quite a controversial lens.
Ronny, cracking macro series on the previous page.
From a recent walk in the park: Sony 200-600 at 600mm and f6.3.
Chris_88 wrote:
Beautiful shots on those last few pages.
Joshua, that shot of the prenning falcon is extremely impressive, even by your lofty standards.
Jim, how do you like the Sony 28 2? Seems like quite a controversial lens.
Ronny, cracking macro series on the previous page.
From a recent walk in the park: Sony 200-600 at 600mm and f6.3.
Regarding the Sony 28: Image quality is okay -- not bad and not stellar. Certainly it is well eclipsed by the Zeiss ZE 28/2 + MC-11, but at a offsetting cost of size and weight (and even used prices, $250 for Sony E vs. $600 ZE with MC-11). Generally, I would always choose the IQ and MF of the Zeiss over the Sony. Where the Sony shines is in lightweight situations, and it makes a great lens for outings at places like Universal City Walk in evening, where its f/2.0 comes in handy. Color and contrast are good, and there are not strong CA or other aberrations that can't be easily repaired.
For around $250 used, the Sony is a hard lens to beat in the focal length and perfectly suited to hiking or other day outings (maybe coupled with a small 40mm lens). 61MP sensor is overkill for the weak outer 1/3 of the Sony 28 frame, but 24-42MP would work very well. a7II or III might be the perfect body for this lens. I've been very happy overall with shots on 42MP a7R2.
To add clarification: the last time I really shot this lens was several years ago, preferring to shoot the Zeiss or the Canon EF 24-70/2.8L II to cover the focal length (and more). I was curious how it would do on the a7R4, and it produced pleasing, if not outstanding results.
Realistically, the Sigma 28/1.4 in E-mount is just too big and expensive for me to justify at this time, but I still am drawn to it for its outstanding imaging. I hope CV comes our rescue with an MF 28mm lens at f/1.4 or f/1.2 lens with reasonable size and cost, and their great IQ. This would gap really well with my CV 40/1.2E.
Went out with the family for the first time in forever...stuck to the outdoors. These gardens are only open a few weeks a year, and are quite popular. Despite the rather large amount of people, there was plenty of space to spread out, which was nice. My daughter is becoming my budding shutterbug.
A7R IV with Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5, Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 and Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8:
This little Church at Duntisbourne in the Cotswolds is in an idyllic spot. The Nave is Saxon, so late
11th century, the Chancel with a Crypt under were added a little later in 12th century, so Norman. The Tower was added in the 15th century.
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