AGeoJO wrote:
Zeiss Batis 18mm in action at White Pocket
These are great shots! Just out of curiosity, did you use a polarizer to get that amazing color and contrast? (wondering if you broke the rule of polarizer use on a UWA -- if you did, I would have thought there'd be more unevenness in the sky; if you didn't, I'm a little surprised by the color/contrast that you managed to capture).
MrTMan wrote:
These are great shots! Just out of curiosity, did you use a polarizer to get that amazing color and contrast? (wondering if you broke the rule of polarizer use on a UWA -- if you did, I would have thought there'd be more unevenness in the sky; if you didn't, I'm a little surprised by the color/contrast that you managed to capture).
Thank you very much! No, I didn't use any polarizer for those shots. Here is the trick though. I bracketed 3 shots but I favored the under exposure end. In other words, I started with -.7 (or sometimes -1.0.) on the exposure compensation dial and I bracketed at 2 EV. What I got in this particular situation were 3 exposures : -0.7, +1.3 and -2.7. I then merged the 3 files using LR and processed the resulting HDR from there.
The reason for me to prefer underexposure is because the Exmor sensor can handle underexposure extremely well and I would like to retain the highlights as much as possible. It seems to work well this way, IMHO. Under extreme contrast conditions, I use 5 or more files bracketing method to handle the extreme conditions but I always prefer the underexposure end of the scale. I hope this helps and please feel free to ask more questions.
Interesting. I agree that underexposure works well, but with the A7rII I'd concluded that a multiple-exposure HDR doesn't give me all that more dynamic range than a properly exposed single exposure, given the dynamic range inherent in the RAW files. So lately I haven't bothered with multiple-exposure HDR (which I used to do frequently on my prior camera).
I gather you'd disagree? Is it still worthwhile to blend exposures even with the A7rII?
Is that David Lindley sitting against the white/yellow '55?
zephoto wrote:
If anyone cares to see more Batis... well, Batis galore check out my most recent car meet shots you should be able to tell which shots are 85mm and which are 25mm:
MrTMan wrote:
Interesting. I agree that underexposure works well, but with the A7rII I'd concluded that a multiple-exposure HDR doesn't give me all that more dynamic range than a properly exposed single exposure, given the dynamic range inherent in the RAW files. So lately I haven't bothered with multiple-exposure HDR (which I used to do frequently on my prior camera).
I gather you'd disagree? Is it still worthwhile to blend exposures even with the A7rII?
I believe that limited HDR works great if bright sky makes up a sizable portion of the image. The idea here is not only to lift the shadows but also to make sure that the highlights are not burned beyond recovery. In addition, the files seem to be more robust to take processing without any noticeable negative impact. At least that's how I feel, well, considering the size of the merged files are 2-3 times larger than without.
Used the Basis 25 as my walk-around lens on recent trip to Europe. Wonderful lens. Still working on getting used to my Sony A7R2.
Budapest from cruise ship.
In London, the day started out blustery, then composed itself.
An alley leading towards the Pearl Brewery which has been restored as a fine eatery location. I love what the architects Lake | Flato did to this area.
ok guys, sorry for the double post of the same pic, I edited the raw in Lightroom on my PC. Lightroom mobile is definitely handy for editing on the go to share on social media but now that I pixel peep the images on my PC, I'm even more amazed at the Batis 18.
Here are a selection of images from the Batis 18 from Dubai
