Season of Summer Light Week 31, Saturday - In the sun
"It doesn't happen very often to me, but I love the moment when camera cease to exist merely as 'a reproduction machine of what I see' and the aesthetic qualities particular to photography, such as black silhouettes and exaggerated field of perspective, starts to draw the world. I took this image about a week ago when Finland had one of the most warm summer week in 50 years. Amazing heat which makes me smile! It was about 30 degrees of Celsius and over 20 at nights every day (85 and 70 at Fahrenheit scale respectively). On top of that our bedroom measured almost 30 degrees at night (85 at Fahrenheit scale), which made our sleeping difficult. The particular reason why I like this image, besides its graphical qualities, is that it captures so nicely the heat of that special week and Aura bathing in the sun and water. One of my own favorites, for sure.
Succeeding with this image led me to think about the process. [...]"
absolutic wrote:
I got rid of the 50. after 60 Sigma there is little reason for the 50, 60 just renders better. In my opinion.
@Photoomaha and absolutic: You own/have owned both, what about the AF speed? I like my SEL50 for its IQ, but the AF is still not that fast even with the A6000 unless lighting is bright.
Thanks, I already updated and it improved a lot, but in low light it still is no rocket. Therefore my interest whether the Sigma is better in that regard.
So far, it does seem that the sigma 60 may be a touch slower than the sony 50. I plan on using it for portrait work, so for me, it doesn't need to be lightning fast. It is incredibly accurate, which is very important in my view. I will definitely be keeping mine. I really love the look it brings. So much so that I may end up getting the 30mm also. Even though I already have the zeiss 24 and sony 35 1.8.
absolutic, looks like you guys had a blast! That pool looks very fun. Great travel set up with the 16-50 and sigma 60. I think the 16-50 gets a bad rap because it is a "kit" lens. With the in-camera processing, I think it is a very solid performer. This one is from Saturday during an engagement session. I used the sigma 60 on all my sessions this weekend, it is a very solid portrait lens. Really happy with it.
