p.2 #1 · Milk Way rises over Corkscrew Gulch, San Juan County, CO
Jeff wrote:
Here you go, 1:1 crop, first image below. Note the (subtle) star effect around Jupiter, even at f/1.8; I'm a huge fan of this lens.
Second image is upper-left corner at f/1.4, third image is upper-right corner of same image; virtually no coma (a tiny bit on right side, but for f/1.4, this result is one to two orders of magnitude better than any other lens I've used). Really, the vignetting is the limiting factor using this lens at night (pretty similar to that of Sigma Art 35/1.4.
I know you asked about the sensor noise, not the lens, but the 5Ds' noise characteristics are pretty widely described at this point. Getting the ISO right for the ambient temp is about the only thing you can do with the 5Ds... aside from careful processing....Show more →
Thanks. That lens does look great. I have a fleet of Sigma lenses... from the 20mm through 85mm and then the trio of zooms. I'm going to pick up another body at some point - I might have a look at the 5Ds. I do a fair amount of stitching now with the 6d2 to get more resolution. My largest MW panos have been in the 6kx9k (final crop) range, my largest was a daytime shot of the Matterhorn @ 15kx15k (final crop). I am going to wait to see if they come out with one more body in the 5/6 series and then pick up stuff on sale if they don't release any suitable successors. I have too much invested in glass to switch right now... unless I go the adapter route.
p.2 #3 · Milk Way rises over Corkscrew Gulch, San Juan County, CO
Great shot. I am finding that the panorama approach looks way better than trying to “fit it all in” with a 14mm lens and having to deal with funhouse mirror distortion.
p.2 #6 · Milk Way rises over Corkscrew Gulch, San Juan County, CO
Any suggestions on software for stitching? I’m still paying $0 annually to run Lightroom 5, but would be happy downsizing the files to JPEGs and then combining as I am probably not printing large or selling, if that would help things run smoother on that version for editing.
p.2 #7 · Milk Way rises over Corkscrew Gulch, San Juan County, CO
rstoddard11 wrote:
Any suggestions on software for stitching? I’m still paying $0 annually to run Lightroom 5, but would be happy downsizing the files to JPEGs and then combining as I am probably not printing large or selling, if that would help things run smoother on that version for editing.
I do use LR and PS when they will accomplish the stitch, but when they fail (for often unknown reasons), I use PTGui.
p.2 #8 · Milk Way rises over Corkscrew Gulch, San Juan County, CO
rstoddard11 wrote:
Great shot. I am finding that the panorama approach looks way better than trying to “fit it all in” with a 14mm lens and having to deal with funhouse mirror distortion.
It can work better for sure, though it is a lot more work, especially when the sky or light is rapidly changing. It can also be very limiting, as you cannot just flip the camera a different direction to capture something interesting other than the pano.
p.2 #9 · Milk Way rises over Corkscrew Gulch, San Juan County, CO
bmike-vt wrote:
Thanks. That lens does look great. I have a fleet of Sigma lenses... from the 20mm through 85mm and then the trio of zooms. I'm going to pick up another body at some point - I might have a look at the 5Ds. I do a fair amount of stitching now with the 6d2 to get more resolution. My largest MW panos have been in the 6kx9k (final crop) range, my largest was a daytime shot of the Matterhorn @ 15kx15k (final crop). I am going to wait to see if they come out with one more body in the 5/6 series and then pick up stuff on sale if they don't release any suitable successors. I have too much invested in glass to switch right now... unless I go the adapter route. ...Show more →
I think we probably have our answer with the R5 being released. I guess as long as the adapter approach works seamlessly I'm OK with it, but I sure would like a true 5Ds successor.
