eyal wrote:
Maybe a dumb question but is anyone using an ND filter with their 24/1.4? I'm finding limited ability to work at max aperture during the day and wondering if it is dumb to get an ND4 or ND8 to be able to take advantage of the wide open aperture in mid-day light. This was never a problem with my f/4 zooms
My friend did put an ND filter on the 24/1.4 to take video in mid-day light. I saw those videos, which are more like those "lens review" videoes. The smooth background actually turned out to be pretty nice. I liked that and I know couple of those reviewers in China put an ND filter on 24/1.4 as well.
I forgot it was ND4 or ND8, but I am gussing if you want to use 1.4 in well light, it could be ND8. Just give a shot.
GMPhotography wrote:
I posted it too and a member grabbed one that’s been waiting. Go get em folks
Hard to believe it took almost a year for this lens to be in-stock.
I wrote this review on Nov. 2018 and after all this time shooting with it, I still highly recommend it!
Fred Miranda wrote:
Hard to believe it took almost a year for this lens to be in-stock.
I wrote this review on Nov. 2018 and after all this time shooting with it, I still highly recommend it!
I think this was largely a US market problem. I've heard it was readily available in some other markets, e.g. some European countries where I talked to other photographers. Regardless, glad it is shipping - love that lens! (and I've never been a wide-angle guy)
mine arrived this morning, of course nothing but grey skies here in long island, i purchased the 135 gm last week from allens camera in pa, asked them to let me know when this lens came in and the called me yesterday morning, set one aside at my request ands shipped late afternoon. looking forward to trying this lens out at disney world in december
Well, at 5.6-8 the slower lens is stopped down 2-3 stops, where lenses used to be considered their best, in general. Although I don't know if the 1.4 was better at 2.8-4, which is 2-3 stops?
Also the rule of thumb used to be smaller aperture lens for best performance. So nothing new in some respects.
I usually don't get around to it, it's difficult for me to see color cast differences without shooting side by side. But it's not necessarily that difficult to correct them, add magenta for too much green for instance. Yellow can work for too much blue & vice versa, depending on the shade
AmbientMike wrote:
Well, at 5.6-8 the slower lens is stopped down 2-3 stops, where lenses used to be considered their best, in general. Although I don't know if the 1.4 was better at 2.8-4, which is 2-3 stops?
Also the rule of thumb used to be smaller aperture lens for best performance. So nothing new in some respects.
I usually don't get around to it, it's difficult for me to see color cast differences without shooting side by side. But it's not necessarily that difficult to correct them, add magenta for too much green for instance. Yellow can work for too much blue & vice versa, depending on the shade...Show more →
