contrelamontre wrote: Martin: Big +1, to what wfrank stated. + You can even add an EVF to the new to you NEX-5N, if you once feel the need for it.
Thanks Hermann! I'll probably buy the EVF at some point, but right now I like just using the screen (mostly tilted up and the camera at waist level). It's different from what I'm used to and that makes the experience interesting.
briantho wrote:
Awesome shots. A quick question (I'm still learning)... Is there any reason to not use base ISO when shooting still objects from a tripod?
Thanks! The reason was that I just couldn't sit still enough to get my face reasonably sharp at longer exposures. I tried 20 seconds but it came out very blurry. If it wasn't for the human being in the scene, I would have stopped down to f/5.6 and used ISO ~400 for a much longer exposure. Using ISO 100 would probably not have been better than 400 though, because of the extended exposure time which itself causes increased noise.
Edit: ISO 400 and ~30 seconds exposure is often close to some sort of point where you won't get lower noise when lowering ISO and prolonging exposure time.
ebrandon wrote:
sebboh wrote:
>a squarish crop of just the doorway wall might be cool too.
It's funny because I was originally about to post the image below, when my 13 year old son who is steeped in the iphone aesthetic declared it boring and insisted I post the more "dramatic" 10mm image. I guess preferences are pretty subjective.
This image (which I like better than the one I posted earlier) was taken with the Canon 35mm f1.4L.
hmm, i'm not sure which i like better. i much prefer the view out the door in the first one since the perspective is just right to match the wall painting to the actual view, but i like the greater emphasis on the wall in the second one.
i hope you don't mind, i tried to play around with the first one to see if i could find a crop i liked better. i think something like this would actually be my preference: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6821850488_cb092fcb8b_o.jpg
i really do think going back to shoot at sunset could end up with a cool result with regard to color.
edit: maybe 4x5 would look better than 2x3 though...
Martin if you're interested you can have mine (EVF). It turned out it's not the way I take pictures. Pristine used condition that I got from kosmoskatten some two months ago, price is 2/3 of a new one. PM me if you're interested.
Makten wrote:
Edit: ISO 400 and ~30 seconds exposure is often close to some sort of point where you won't get lower noise when lowering ISO and prolonging exposure time.
Makten wrote:
Thanks Hermann! I'll probably buy the EVF at some point, but right now I like just using the screen (mostly tilted up and the camera at waist level). It's different from what I'm used to and that makes the experience interesting.
I agree that the waist level view point is awesome, and I love the tilt LCD. That being said, I find myself using the EVF more and more often, because I feel even more confident with manual focus, so it depends on the scene. Granted, I usually use the EVF tilted anywhere from 40 to 90 degrees.
Has anyone tried out those Kipon Macro adapters which mount m lenses to NEX and allows very close focusing? They look pretty cool but I would like some feedback from others first. Thanks!
Gbert, Nice shots from downtown. Were the first two from the DWP? (I haven't been down to the Music Center at night for years and don't recall an open accessible area lit up like that there.
Craig Gillette wrote:
Gbert, Nice shots from downtown. Were the first two from the DWP? (I haven't been down to the Music Center at night for years and don't recall an open accessible area lit up like that there.
Thanks Craig! Yes, this was @DWP! The blue lit area was a bridge across the fountain but got shot off @ 12am, and since me and my friend got there around 11pm we just had little time to take that many shots! Wish to go back there again and take more pics of the fountain!
douglasf13 wrote:
I agree that the waist level view point is awesome, and I love the tilt LCD. That being said, I find myself using the EVF more and more often, because I feel even more confident with manual focus, so it depends on the scene. Granted, I usually use the EVF tilted anywhere from 40 to 90 degrees.
Nice set of shots!
How do you like CV35 1.2 ? How sharp is it at f1.2? I used to have CV 35 1.4 but I didn't like it wide open. Too "dreamy" although some people call it a "character"... To each their own...
Nice set of shots!
How do you like CV35 1.2 ? How sharp is it at f1.2? I used to have CV 35 1.4 but I didn't like it wide open. Too "dreamy" although some people call it a "character"... To each their own...
I haven't used the 1.4 but I hear this lens is pretty good at 1.2 comparatively. I have noticed som CA on high contrast images but it's mostly correctable. Sharpness is decent if not dreamy at 1.2 but I haven't really tested at that aperture enough. Clearly stopped down, this lens is sharp!
I have not posted here a while. I picked up a Zuko OM lens 1.8/50 at a local Thrift shop for 15 $. One thing I love about NEX system is its versatility to adopt. WIth its tiny size, light weight and the price, I had to get it. Not bad for $15. I always had, and still have mixed feeling on OM Zuiko lenses, but it feels it works a bit better on Digital. Contrast is not so high with this lens. For the last one, I boosted contrast by playing with levels. ( All shots in jpg )
And Phillip, so nice to see your trail images first thing in the morning. It's inspiring me to get out today.
Brian - don't blame the Jena for the color change. The sun was setting behind a bank of clouds and with it the contrast and color was dropping off greatly. The Jena was stuck shooting in the last dregs of the light.
By the way: Has anyone create Adobe lens Profiles for this lens on 5n? I know about Cornerfix, but profiling on ALP seems much more straightfoward for those using Adobe software...
