Photon-hunter wrote:
@Briantho: Is the Biogon 21 mounted on a Nex7? Shots look really nice.
Thanks, I'm using the NEX 5N.
taran wrote:
briantho, if that's Sweden, it looks beautiful in the summer. The biogon really looks like a winner.
Thanks, of course it's Sweden, and here are some more from today, a beutiful, warm and sunny Sunday. These are from Vaxholm, where I spent my day, and finally got to use the Biogon for real. Vaxholm is the port to the swedish archipegalo, and if you ever visit Stockholm in summer, this is the place to go. Beutiful little town, and you can take any of a number of boats out to the many islands.
Photon-hunter wrote:
@Sebboh: I hear you now shoot the Nex-7, what are your thoughts? I am really interested in knowing if it has affected your PP workflow very much. How do you find the files? Also, how does your Cron 40 compare to the G45, you seem to be in love with your new lens.. Oh, and I drool every time you post images shot with the C/Y 35/1.4. There is something about that lens that I just love. Def. on my wishlist, but prices seem to have gone wild on that one...
yup, i'm shooting almost exclusively with the NEX-7 now. i switched from a NEX-3 though, so i can't really compare to the NEX-5N that so many here use. it hasn't really effected my post processing at all except that my computer handles files slower (especially stitches) and i rarely have to change my downsizing algorithm because of noise now. i find the per pixel sharpness to be about the same with better color and smoother highlight roll off. i really have not had much time to shoot or do pp lately so i don't feel i've fully come to terms with cameras handling or sensor abilities yet.
yes, i'm am very much taken with the 40 cron for portraits and close ups and really everything except for everything in focus types of shots. at infinity the lens has enough field curvature so that there is no way for both the center and the corners to be tack sharp, so for landscapes i much prefer the contax g 45. at short to medium distance the 40 cron is beautiful in the way it renders – wonderfully saturated colors but with every little subtle color difference showing (this is a weakness of the g 45 imo), great resolution, and gentle focus rolloff. the bokeh is superb from f/4 on, very good at f/2.8, and funky (but in a mostly pleasant way) at f/2. portraits at f/2.8-f/4 are just amazing. this is all just my feelings from shooting with the cron in it's honeymoon phase, i've only taken one shot of the same subject with the two lenses so far and it was handheld without any adjustment for focal length differences.
the c/y is a magical lens, no question. prices are crazy on them now, i got mine pretty cheap because it has some definite wear on the optics.
Derek, I Really like that shot of the poppy... the colors are really sublime.
I haven't posted much lately. Took the Siggy 19 and a kit lens with me backpacking on the Lost Coast... mostly used the kits lens. I need to shoot them side by side to see the differences. One thing I take away - I have gotten so used to MF and manual aperture control that using the cam in AF mode (or even in MF mode with these lenses) just feels fiddly now. Well, anywhoo... here are a couple of shots from the kit lens...
I have been thinking about getting the nikkor 100/2.5, what are your thoughts about it?
thanks,
phillip
it's one of the great bargain lenses out there. great sharpness, color, contrast, and bokeh. needs to be stopped down to f/4 or f/5.6 for best results. it was sharp corner to corner on my nex-3. i'm disappointed to note that the corners aren't quite as sharp as the center at f/5.6 on the nex-7.
Today I got my Sigma 19 mm in the mail (still waiting for the 30 mm). I was a bit surprised it was delivered with a small bag (which I will never use) and a lens hood (read somewhere that the Sigma E lenses did not include a hood).
The lens is very light weight, and very plastic, but it still feels rather solid and the focus ring moves nicely. When I got home and intended to take the lens for a try, I found out that our refrigerator was broken which somewhat distracted me. I still went out in the backyard for a few shots.
The color rendering and bokeh feels quite ok: Piké by afeman, on Flickr
Distorsion could be better, but I think its not too bad for a 19 mm and should be easily corrected in Lightroom Bedroom Window by afeman, on Flickr
Again some distorsion, but the sharpness is in my opinion very good for a lens this cheap Wood by afeman, on Flickr
It's possible to get pretty close to the subject Cable by afeman, on Flickr
And when you're close you can get a pretty shallow dof even with a small(ish) aperture Shovel by afeman, on Flickr
tomrock wrote:
The Sigma 19 comes with a hood but the 30 doesn't. Sigma says the 30 doesn't need one.
Ah, that's what I read then. I tried the 19 mm with the setting sun in the image, and it flared just a little bit (the image was otherwise bad, so I won't show it ...)
I always use a hood on my lenses, since it is in my opinion the best protection for the front lens (I don't use filters unless absolutely necessary). I guess I just have to be a bit more careful with the 30 mm (whenever it finds it's way to Sweden)
Well, I did it here 
