Picked up from B&H on Friday and got back from a quick weekend trip to Chicago yesterday. Some quick shots.
Bokeh balls are nice on this lens. I'm also finding that IBIS works very well. Seems to be better than what I remember getting with my Sony 28/2 I recently sold. Maybe just balances well in my hands.
pdmphoto wrote:
Pic of the flare free sun (not behind a cloud or a tree) please. I can get one if I try, but very easy to make this flare otherwise.
Your taking what I said out of context.
Here is what I clearly said given a the shot that I took.
My quote
Flare test. Sun is in the frame im aiming right at it. Now there is a little when stopped down. But I honestly think this is well controlled. Need to test more but not bad watch EXIF
Images I’m talking about are on the Big Bronco thread. I never said it does not flare I said my results where not bad.
You got different results which I never even commented on. So not sure where this kind of comment came from
@GMPhotography when you have a second, if you look at some samples on page 1, that I posted, is it possible for you to say if I have a decent copy or not? or not enough content or correct content?
Great images everyone! Was pretty unsure of the colors when the first samples came out, but leave it to FMers to get to the bottom of that! And that bokeh, wow! Sharp, colorful, contrasty, good MFD, small, well priced - not often do we see a lens check ALL the boxes... First AF lens is boiling down to 24/1.4, 35/1.4, or 40/2.
Can someone tell me if I am crazy or not: 35/1.4 or 35/2 on a full frame renders faces way better than a crop mode 24 (or FF 35/2.8 for that matter). I loved taking portraits with a rented 35/1.4 and enjoy portrait samples of the Loxia 35/2 and RX1R (II), but looking at samples from the Zony 24/1.8 on Flickr or previous use with Zony 35/2.8 leave me wanting more.
Would it be fair to assume that the GM 24/1.4 in crop mode would render faces more similarly (in terms of depth at least) as a Zony 24/1.8 or Zony 35/2.8 than a Loxia 35/2 or RX1R? I know everyone says this lens would act as a 35/2, but comparing portrait samples between a cropped 35 and a full frame 35 have been very noticeable to me. Is it noticeable to others or am I seeing things?
I'd love to see some examples of portraits using the crop mode of this camera if people have them!
Dj R wrote:
@GMPhotography@ when you have a second, if you look at some samples on page 1, that I posted, is it possible for you to say if I have a decent copy or not? or not enough content or correct content?
cheers
The stair image looks good but can you get some full sunlight shots and let’s see those. But I think your okay
akashyap wrote:
Would it be fair to assume that the GM 24/1.4 in crop mode would render faces more similarly (in terms of depth at least) as a Zony 24/1.8 or Zony 35/2.8 than a Loxia 35/2 or RX1R? I know everyone says this lens would act as a 35/2, but comparing portrait samples between a cropped 35 and a full frame 35 have been very noticeable to me. Is it noticeable to others or am I seeing things?
The 24GM cropped 1.5x will render like a 36/2.1.
I think most of the difference you are referring to is coming down to degree of focus (DOF). Crop mode and/or sensor size doesn't do anything to change the DOF. It's a matter of the focal length, f-stop and distance to subject. You can figure out the "blur potential" or compare effective DOF equivalency by dividing the focal length by the aperture of any lens. At a given distance from a subject, two lenses with the same number will have the same DOF. Here are some examples for various lenses:
The higher the number, the narrower DOF you get (and more background blur). Crop mode doesn't change that at all. You multiply both the focal length and the aperture by the crop factor (APS-C being 1.5x), but the blur potential stays the same. So the Zony 24/1.8 will be the same as a 36mm f2.7 lens.
A couple of caveats to this when you're looking at actual images:
- Lens manufacturers will round focal lengths sometimes, so it's not always exact.
- Lenses do have differing out-of-focus/bokeh renderings, but it doesn't affect the amount of blur, just the look.
- Field curvature in the focal plane can cause two like lenses to render the background a bit differently towards the edges.
Some examples. The APS-C 24/1.8, FE 28/2, and FE 35/2.8 all look pretty similar cropped to the same framing. Here's a shot I took with the Samyang 35/2.8 and Sony 28/2 (cropped):
Also, another comparison you might find interesting:
Fun fact--it works the other way too. This is the math behind the look of bokeh panoramas (aka brenizer). Stitching together shots from a 135/1.8 (=75) can create the look of an imaginary 35mm f0.47 lens, for example.
Fred Miranda wrote:
and a few more snaps from Halloween with the 24/1.4.
This is so much the reaction I would get about half the time as my sons got older! I think daughters are often more willing to be photographed, but I do have lots of pictures of my sons' hands in front of their faces!
chiron wrote:
This is so much the reaction I would get about half the time as my sons got older! I think daughters are often more willing to be photographed, but I do have lots of pictures of my sons' hands in front of their faces!
