Thanks for sharing so many wonderful samples in your gallery, Juha!
How are you liking the Septon so far? I'm always interested in hearing your thoughts since we seem to share a very similar taste in lenses and rendering.
Fred Miranda wrote:
Thanks for sharing so many wonderful samples in your gallery, Juha!
How are you liking the Septon so far? I'm always interested in hearing your thoughts since we seem to share a very similar taste in lenses and rendering.
Thanks very much Fred! I like a lot of things about the Septon, the size and weight of course as it works well as an "EDC" type of lens. The focus feel is perfect for me, a bit lighter than many other CV lenses but not too light (i.e. not moving on its own). I find that I enjoy the shooting experience a lot with small lenses that have this kind of lighter focus movement, including this and also my 35/1.4 Nokton classic in E-mount. Those 2 are probably the ones with the lightest focus movement among all my CV lenses.
The color output with the lens is very pleasant to my eye and works well with my usual PP (i.e. I get the look I want very easily with my favorite preset(s) without having to do any extra tweaking). I like the rendering a lot too, a nice mix of IQ + some old school character. Never looks sterile. It works well for close range shooting too (including food shots etc.). 0.3m is plenty close. Also like the bonus ability to use it with the Ultron 40/2 Close Up lens (it focuses in the range of 20.5 cm to 43.5 cm with that based on my measurement).
I feel like I will continue keeping the lens in frequent rotation, not getting bored with it at all so far (after 2+ months).
I realy like the Septon on my Zf, it's sharper at the focus point than the Ultron which is important to me. First three photos are at F2.0, the fourth at F5,6. SOOC Jpegs, only resized.
With it's compromises I still think the Septon is a great every-day lens for Nikon Zf. As a perfect match as the Ultron 40mm been for years on my FM2. Pcture control auto or B/W jpegs
I realy like the Septon on my Zf, it's sharper at the focus point than the Ultron which is important to me. First three photos are at F2.0, the fourth at F5,6. SOOC Jpegs, only resized.
OscarF wrote:
Why are you processing the black and white photos of people to emulate infrared film - with pale colorless lips? A little corpse-like isn’t it?
Wow what a rude comment.
Many people like the look of BW portraits with a red / orange filter as it smoothens skin. I personally prefer a different look, but I respect other people's aesthetic preferences. Seems like you don't..
And btw this is not an infrared look at all. Infrared (720nm and up) would look much more extreme with black pupils and almost white skin.
They are not edited or processed. My friend looks a bit pale, but it is quite accurate to a very bright and harsh day. On my phone, so I wont get into a more detailed answer right now ...
OscarF wrote:
Why are you processing the black and white photos of people to emulate infrared film - with pale colorless lips? A little corpse-like isn’t it?
I’m sorry if I sounded overly harsh. I wasn’t consciously trying to insult. I guess part of it is 2 hours sleep. And possibly a touch of Asperger’s. So again I’m sorry for my bluntness.
So these are straight out of camera JPEGs? I assumed they were raws that he’d post-converted to black and white.
The last portrait of the man also has very pale lips.
I’ve never shot straight out of camera B+W - are there in camera controls to adjust how colors are converted to grays?
I like everything about the portraits except for the strangely pale lips.
OscarF wrote:
I’m sorry if I sounded overly harsh. I wasn’t consciously trying to insult. I guess part of it is 2 hours sleep. And possibly a touch of Asperger’s. So again I’m sorry for my bluntness.
So these are straight out of camera JPEGs? I assumed they were raws that he’d post-converted to black and white.
The last portrait of the man also has very pale lips.
I’ve never shot straight out of camera B+W - are there in camera controls to adjust how colors are converted to grays?
I like everything about the portraits except for the strangely pale lips.
Assuming you are using a stock Nikon B/W picture profile, or a custom one BASED on one, you can change the digital filter between Orange, Red, Yellow, Green, or off.
RoamingScott wrote:
Assuming you are using a stock Nikon B/W picture profile, or a custom one BASED on one, you can change the digital filter between Orange, Red, Yellow, Green, or off.
OK. So is that look consistent with having the red or possibly
orange filter activated in the camera?
OscarF wrote:
OK. So is that look consistent with having the red or possibly
orange filter activated in the camera?
I agree that the processing on the skin is rendering it all more flatly pale than I'd prefer for portraits, consistent with having the Red filter enabled.
Just ordered the Septon for use with my A7CR, using Fred’s B&H link on page 1. Thanks to @Fred Miranda and @Juha and others for all the posted photos. They showed me that the far majority of the photos were just excellent and far outweighed the minor numbers of possible negatives when using such a small pancake sized prime on my Sony.
Returned home last Thursday from a 10 week trip to Thailand where I took for the 1st time my Fuji gear, the X-T5 and X-E5, the 2 C/V pancakes 18mm f2.8 CS and 27mm f2 Ultron and 3 others XF primes. Was kinda shocked that I took to the C/V pancakes so well, as 2 of the other primes were fast f1.4 XF AF lenses, and the 27mm Ultron turned out to be my most used lens on the trip by far. Really liked the small form factor of that F/L for my mostly street type shooting, and I kept thinking I wanted the same for my Sony gear, as the only other 40mm (FF eq) lens I have is the Batis.
I ordered for A7CII. I have 35GM, Zeiss 35 2.8 as compact point and shoot, but I'm thirty for a high quality compact lens with f2 speed. Considered Sony 40 2.5 also, but this is shorter, has f2 aperture, and premium build quality with excellent MF for street. The value is not so good considering the price, but I just couldn't find better f2 lens with same size. RX1RIII is very expensive, but the real deal breaker are the fixed screen and lack of ibis in such small body.
