uhoh7 wrote:
Oh, man I got to try that. Your first one is excellent
Oh, I've never tried that! I'll have to try it next week. I have already decided this week I'm only doing black and white JPEG SOOC only. No RAW, no color, no cheating.
A couple of images from our recent trip to Mexico. All Nex, mainly the 24 1.8 and 35 1.8 lens the whole trip.
(I'm not sure why these are loading up like this?)
Alan, those RHPS images are great! Nice job in tough lighting conditions. I may need to look into getting a speed booster. I have a few nikon lenses that I would like to try with it. Do you notice any image quality issues? It is really hard getting a good feel with all the reviews being all over the place. Some say it is great, others call it rubbish...
photoomaha wrote:
Alan, those RHPS images are great! Nice job in tough lighting conditions. I may need to look into getting a speed booster. I have a few nikon lenses that I would like to try with it. Do you notice any image quality issues? It is really hard getting a good feel with all the reviews being all over the place. Some say it is great, others call it rubbish...
Thanks! I got the cheaper Zhongyi Lens Turbo for FD and it's hardly left my F3 since. Image quality issues - yes, better IQ! ;-) Slight increase in sharpness across the frame, but not the fall-off in edge sharpness I was expecting - that's probably a testament to the quality of the FD lenses. I think the far corners are a little soft, but i haven't tested it. A significant reduction in contrast overall, recoverable in RAW, and may be corrected by use of a hood, which I don't have for FD, but should try it with LT (FD are all pretty high contrast on a regular adapter). Wider angles show a fair bit of barrel distortion, correctable with +10 in ACR. Central blue spot shows up with bright scenes, especially reflective water, with a central dark subject - i think it's a flare spot caused by the LT glass reflecting back onto the sensor, and may also be responsible for the general contrast issue (just a hunch). It's partially fixable with a bit of selective blue/purple reduction, but BW conversion helps a lot!
Unless you can justify/afford a FF A7 (I can't), it's a great, fun, FF-on-the-cheap for the NEX!
Fantastic seagull shot, must have been close-up? Love the BW pp also!
Dang. I was hoping you would say it was horrible! Now I am going to have to try one out! I've got three nikon primes I really want to see how they look...
photoomaha wrote:
Zach, that is a great capture in a difficult lighting situation. It really seems to me that these little Nex cameras can really bring it when it comes to dynamic range. The colors just pop.
I have to say I am in love with the DRO on NEX/Alpha cameras. It is really wonderful. Even on shots where I've got to recover from too little light, there is an incredible amount of data in the shadows/blacks that can be restored. They're very impressive little beasts!
Jim, Thank you for the tip with that. I went in and messed with it some more, using the luminance, and that did bring down the red to a 'just right' area. Thanks!
