bballfreak6 wrote:
Thank you! I'd say differences in lighting more than anything, that and directional window lighting is always going to be flattering (though I had to play with the WB/colour a bit due to colour tinting on the glass.
The outdoor lighting actually ended up being a little tricky in that it was overcast with the sun constantly poking in and out though thankfully by the time the ceremony was going on the sun was just starting to be behind the couple. Portrait session on the other hard though got very dark and even started to spit rain (I was shooting at ~ISO12800 by the time I was shooting just the couple). ...Show more →
What lens were you shooting at that very dark time, and what's very dark?
A couple two years ago went late on the ceremony and arrived at the beach a bit too late for the sun setting. It started to get dark, and that's when I realized the greatness of the RF 50mm 1.2 lens. It was a group of maybe 12, but I stood back double distance which opened up the depth of field a lot more than the razor thin of framing normal. Then I just cropped.
I had lights but found that using no light and the f/1.2 was pretty decent. But it was not dark-dark, but getting there, about 15 minutes after the sun dropped under the horizon with a light fog building over the ocean.
It's amazing the change that can transform sometimes in a matter of 15 minutes or even just 1 minute
mdvaden wrote:
What lens were you shooting at that very dark time, and what's very dark?
A couple two years ago went late on the ceremony and arrived at the beach a bit too late for the sun setting. It started to get dark, and that's when I realized the greatness of the RF 50mm 1.2 lens. It was a group of maybe 12, but I stood back double distance which opened up the depth of field a lot more than the razor thin of framing normal. Then I just cropped.
I had lights but found that using no light and the f/1.2 was pretty decent. But it was not dark-dark, but getting there, about 15 minutes after the sun dropped under the horizon with a light fog building over the ocean.
It's amazing the change that can transform sometimes in a matter of 15 minutes or even just 1 minute
Umm dark like it might storm dark haha. I shot it wide open at f/1.4 and shutter speed under 1/200 at that point from memory and ISO still kicked up to like 10000.
Umm dark like it might storm dark haha. I shot it wide open at f/1.4 and shutter speed under 1/200 at that point from memory and ISO still kicked up to like 10000.
I should have bought one of those 105mm when they first came out and there were new deal in the $950 range. It's not a "need' right now, but I'm considering getting one next summer. Not to replace, but for an extra.
In the album you posted, one shot I particularly like is about 5 men walking down a pathway.
mdvaden wrote:
I should have bought one of those 105mm when they first came out and there were new deal in the $950 range. It's not a "need' right now, but I'm considering getting one next summer. Not to replace, but for an extra.
Do it. I think it really is that perfect bridge between 85 and 135. I still have the Sigma 135 and it is an amazing lens but it's starting to get to that "instructing subject can be annoying" sometimes focal length. Direct IQ comparison wise both are super sharp with beautiful bokeh with the 135 having more compression but 105 having a smoother in to out of focus transition (there is a review from one of the big online reviewers forgot which one but it was even better than the Nikon version). Vignetting on both lenses are very well controlled and CA's like non-existent. Really is one of those rare clinically perfect yet has beautiful rendering kind of lens. I've used 200L f/2 in the past while nothing touches it I think this is about as close as you'll get without dropping 200 f/2 money and dealing with the working distance.
