sebboh - My film cameras were OM series, and somehow I never liked Zuiko lenses. But looking at your shots, I realize the problem was more on the shooter, not the lens.
Here, I just blame the weather. ZF21 on NEX. Speckles you see are sleet, not noise.
akul wrote:
sebboh - My film cameras were OM series, and somehow I never liked Zuiko lenses. But looking at your shots, I realize the problem was more on the shooter, not the lens.
thanks! zuiko designers seem to have chosen to value the various trade offs in lens design differently then most of their contemporaries. if that fits your style they can be wonderful. if not it can leave a bad taste in your mouth
akul wrote:
Here, I just blame the weather. ZF21 on NEX. Speckles you see are sleet, not noise.
Akul
wonderful shot, looks like you are having some delightful weather.
sebboh wrote:
thanks! zuiko designers seem to have chosen to value the various trade offs in lens design differently then most of their contemporaries. if that fits your style they can be wonderful. if not it can leave a bad taste in your mouth
wonderful shot, looks like you are having some delightful weather.
Philber - #3 from ZM50 is my favorite. Great color, composition. CY 25 shots are really great. Very strong '3D'. How bad is it wide open ? I am curious.
Sometimes, ZM50 shots reminds me of how 100MP renders, may be that is only me.
Few questions about NEX.
Anybody using ND 9-10 filters on this camera for long expoture? Pictures ?
What is the widest lens you can attach to it ? Something like Sigma 8-16 maybe ?
@Philber, those CZ25 shots are looking great. Very nice rendering indeed.
@Akul the ZF21 shot is really great, even if I would assume that the lens feels pretty heavy on a NEX.
Still having to get used to the new lenses and the workflow with RAWTherapee as it is pretty different than Canon with C/Y lenses and RSE, but I start to like what comes out ( no comparison to some of the shots here ) :
Shot with NEX-3 and the ZM Biogon 35/2.0, not the best lens for this since the minimum focusing distance is a little long for a 35mm, so I am always at the limit
Nice shot, slungo. The mfd of the ZM line is exactly why I'm using a Zeiss Contax G 35/2, instead of a ZM 35/2, even though I'm sure the ZM is a little better technically.
douglas, akul, Philippe, thanks for the comments. I think my main problem is that I pretty much never used a normal focal length and I am used to shoot tight portraits. On the other hand, I am finding it a little difficult to focus the 35mm right - ok, doing it with a child is maybe the most difficult task there. But I like the rendering and find the ZM for this kind of task a very pleasing lens, because it records detail without putting on that much contrast - a little different than the C/Y Zeisses. It is a little more delicate, if I may say so.
BluePixel wrote:
Few questions about NEX.
Anybody using ND 9-10 filters on this camera for long expoture? Pictures ?
What is the widest lens you can attach to it ? Something like Sigma 8-16 maybe ?
thanks,
S.
Sorry to sound negative, BluePixel, but I very much doubt that UWAs will work on a NEX. There is something called colour shift, caused by light rays hitting the edges of the sensor at extreme angles. In order to avoid this, which shows in the form of serious colour aberration along the edges of the pictures, Leica for example use software correction. I can imagine that the Sony 16mm pancake is optically corrected for that. Otherwise, common wisdom is that 25mm lenses do work, and that 18mm don't, or at least show colour shift on some pics, rather than on all. Hopefully 21mm does work, 'cause I just bought one (Contax G). I will know as soon as I can get my hands on an adapter; but learned members have said that it works.
philber wrote:
Sorry to sound negative, BluePixel, but I very much doubt that UWAs will work on a NEX. There is something called colour shift, caused by light rays hitting the edges of the sensor at extreme angles. In order to avoid this, which shows in the form of serious colour aberration along the edges of the pictures, Leica for example use software correction. I can imagine that the Sony 16mm pancake is optically corrected for that. Otherwise, common wisdom is that 25mm lenses do work, and that 18mm don't, or at least show colour shift on some pics, rather than on all. Hopefully 21mm does work, 'cause I just bought one (Contax G). I will know as soon as I can get my hands on an adapter; but learned members have said that it works....Show more →
Philippe, you are right for rangefinder lenses (like M lenses), but if you use DSLR lenses like the Sigma 8-16 I see no reason why they shouldn't behave like on a DSLR. Since the distance between the rear element of the lens and the sensor is the same the light rays will be hitting the sensor at the same angle on the NEX as on a DSLR. The price you have to pay is much bigger size of the lens (and sometimes lower sharpness).
Bobu wrote:
Philippe, you are right for rangefinder lenses (like M lenses), but if you use DSLR lenses like the Sigma 8-16 I see no reason why they shouldn't behave like on a DSLR. Since the distance between the rear element of the lens and the sensor is the same the light rays will be hitting the sensor at the same angle on the NEX as on a DSLR. The price you have to pay is much bigger size of the lens (and sometimes lower sharpness).
Bobu wrote:
Philippe, you are right for rangefinder lenses (like M lenses), but if you use DSLR lenses like the Sigma 8-16 I see no reason why they shouldn't behave like on a DSLR. Since the distance between the rear element of the lens and the sensor is the same the light rays will be hitting the sensor at the same angle on the NEX as on a DSLR. The price you have to pay is much bigger size of the lens (and sometimes lower sharpness).
Boris
+1
ultra wide angle slr lenses work just peachy. it's only rangefinder lenses that have color shift issues.
philippe - incidentally that contax g 21mm definitely has color shift issues (and maybe corner smearing). the c/y 21mm and zf 21mm do not have any issues (other than ridiculous size).
Bobu wrote:
Philippe, you are right for rangefinder lenses (like M lenses), but if you use DSLR lenses like the Sigma 8-16 I see no reason why they shouldn't behave like on a DSLR. Since the distance between the rear element of the lens and the sensor is the same the light rays will be hitting the sensor at the same angle on the NEX as on a DSLR. The price you have to pay is much bigger size of the lens (and sometimes lower sharpness).
Boris
Boris/Philippe,
I have only tried one ultra-wide on my NEX-5, a Nikkor 10.5/2.8 G fisheye. Haven't noticed any color shifts in the corners. Here's an example, shot in a tiny tugboat's cabin:
