uhoh7, like the way you've composed your image above....very elegant. Makes me think of an ad for a fine wine, etc. ...which you may or may not see as a good thing.
warpedwoof wrote:
uhoh7, like the way you've composed your image above....very elegant. Makes me think of an ad for a fine wine, etc. ...which you may or may not see as a good thing.
TY, sir I have some other pretty sweet ones from the same evening, but I don't dare put them up for a bit.
Shot exclusively with the canon LTMs--50 1.4 and the 85 above. Very small package--no flash obviously.
Far as the comp--on the fly, 7fps and hope one is OK.
sebboh wrote:
that 85 is purdy lookin, what's the mfd?
The pic doesn't even do it justice. I never got a lens as nice as this one---it's heavy and I'm sure it can be outshot, but the build is beyond belief. I think it has twenty blades. MFD is 3 feet. The thing is beyond mint, clear glass, tight, smooth focus.
It's a work of art.
I have a canon RF 1.8 coming, they are black, and it's a rough copy I think, but hopefully with decent glass.
My wife wanted to go the see the King Tut exhibit at a local museum where we are members, so off we went today. I was hugely disappointed when I saw the "No photography" sign. Man, there were some good photographic possibilities in the Tut exhibit! Still, I grabbed a couple of other shots elsewhere in the museum, if only to feed my need to photograph. All are with a NEX-5 body.
mnscott wrote:
My wife wanted to go the see the King Tut exhibit at a local museum where we are members, so off we went today. I was hugely disappointed when I saw the "No photography" sign. Man, there were some good photographic possibilities in the Tut exhibit! Still, I grabbed a couple of other shots elsewhere in the museum, if only to feed my need to photograph. All are with a NEX-5 body.
love that first one, shame about the king tut exhibit.
Lovely shots with the "pen", sebboh! What lens is it exactly?
mnscott, when I see a "no photo" sign like the one you faced, I still ask if I can take some shots, show my NEX, which is small with its Zeiss ZM lens, and add that I won't use a flash. And, quite a few times, I get a "OK, if it is just for a few pictures, and no flash, go ahead quietly!". Not all the time , of course, but enough that it is worth trying IMHO. Other times, there is a sign, but a gazillion tourists take no notice and shoot just the same, such as a "no flash" one in Notre Dame cathedral. It then becomes a personal decision whether I follow the rules or the crowd...
My impression, now that I have a Zeiss-equipped NEX to go alongside my 5D II, is that size matters very much in the eyes of security people; To them, "big camera" equals trouble, or commercial, or whatever. And small camera says "tourist", which is OK. And they have no idea how good a NEX can be with a good lens. Which is why I love the ZM range: not only is the quality great, but they are also delightfully small and stealthy.
philber wrote:
mnscott, when I see a "no photo" sign like the one you faced, I still ask if I can take some shots, show my NEX, which is small with its Zeiss ZM lens, and add that I won't use a flash. And, quite a few times, I get a "OK, if it is just for a few pictures, and no flash, go ahead quietly!". Not all the time , of course, but enough that it is worth trying IMHO.
Yes philber, sometimes that works, but unfortunately not this time. Not only did they say "no", but they had several staff members posted around the exhibit who were squelching even cellphone snaps. Actually, I didn't envy their jobs. It was crowded for one thing, in part because it was on a holiday and schools closed. Also, nearly everybody now carries a cellphone with a camera built in. The poor staff people had their hands full!
We're hoping to go back sometime when it's not a holiday - maybe I'll get a different answer then. And you're right, size does matter, which is why I didn't take my D700 and howitzer-sized lenses.
sebboh wrote:
a couple from a misguided birding attempt with the rokkor 135/2.8 and the nex-3. both handheld and wide open at 1600 iso with some heavy cropping. i think i need to change my downsizing algorithm for these types of shots, it seems to be adding noise that wasn't really noticeable at full size.
I'm not much of a birding type. Most pictures of birds just make me yawn. These 2 images with the cardinals really work for me (regardless of nay noise issues that might be there). Well done.
Lotusm50 wrote:
I'm not much of a birding type. Most pictures of birds just make me yawn. These 2 images with the cardinals really work for me (regardless of nay noise issues that might be there). Well done.
philber wrote:
Lovely shots with the "pen", sebboh! What lens is it exactly?
thanks, it's the 42mm f/1.2. both shots were taken at f/1.2.
douglasf13 wrote:
+1
thanks guys. i actually do a lot of birding (though not with the NEX), but have always been rather bored with the traditional style of a sharp bird against a totally blurred out background and usually try do something a little different. here is a shot (not mine or with the NEX) that i just found on flickr the other day and was quite impressed with:
uhoh7 wrote:
The pic doesn't even do it justice. I never got a lens as nice as this one---it's heavy and I'm sure it can be outshot, but the build is beyond belief. I think it has twenty blades. MFD is 3 feet. The thing is beyond mint, clear glass, tight, smooth focus.
It's a work of art.
I have a canon RF 1.8 coming, they are black, and it's a rough copy I think, but hopefully with decent glass.
That is supposed to be even better as a shooter.
That 85 sure is a nice lens. I had one back in my RD-1 days, along with the 50 1.8 in the same chrome finish and the 50 1.2. All very nice, all three weighed a ton
On the subject, what do you do for tripod mounting? The 85 was borderline light enough for the tripod mount on my RD-1, but I am not sure I want to chance the one on my plastic NEX 3.
dasrocket wrote:
That 85 sure is a nice lens. I had one back in my RD-1 days, along with the 50 1.8 in the same chrome finish and the 50 1.2. All very nice, all three weighed a ton
On the subject, what do you do for tripod mounting? The 85 was borderline light enough for the tripod mount on my RD-1, but I am not sure I want to chance the one on my plastic NEX 3.
the 1.8 black is 460 grams, so should be ok. The silver one above, well I'd shy away from a tripod I guess. It's pretty effective handheld in low light though, even at 1/30, I just point it and fill the buffer at 7fps. At least one is steady enough to use if the comp is good. Focus is the most critical wide open.
I do do landscapes alot in the spring and summer, but I have lighter lenses for the backcountry.
If it's a set up I'd take my tokina 90 at-x f/2.5, which is lighter and has a tripod mount on the adapter. It's hard to beat in sharpness or oof rendering.
However I do think I have seen some sort of tripod brace for the nex.
charles.K wrote:
I have observing this thread for a while, and many excellent shots. It is a great setup, small, yet APS-C sized sensor and very easy to use.
Having M9's and M mount lenses, I needed video function for business, so the NEX 5, was the perfect option. Here is some first quick shots this afternoon with the NEX 5 and 50 Lux Asph, ZM 25/2.8 and 35 Lux Asph II all wide open respectively. I find the camera, very functional and great to use All shots no PP, RAW converted in CS5 and B&W conversion with Silver Effex Pro.
beautiful rendering! those two luxes are at the top of my "first buys after i win the lottery" list along with the old 75 lux. looking forward to seeing more of what they can do on the NEX.
All shots no PP, RAW converted in CS5 and B&W conversion with Silver Effex Pro.