Re: Tamron 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD Image Thread
ruthenium wrote: JeyB wrote: ruthenium wrote:
I was in Toronto yesterday, to apply for a visa for Japan, then spent several hours in the Royal Ontario Museum.
The following photos are representative of the lens performance in low ghastly light, while being used wide-open. The camera was hand-held. This might be of interest to those considering the use of this lens for travel, in indoor settings such as a poorly lit museum.
Didn't you use a polarizing filter to get rid of glass reflections and increased contrast?
No. In fact, I had a PolarPro CP filter when I entered the museum. I removed it to avoid the loss of about 1 stop of light with the filter. It might be interesting to try shooting in the same place with the filter on. One stop is not such a big deal.
All postprocessing was pretty standard in DxO Photolab and I was careful to preserve the bokeh by applying local corrections in those cases where the background was naturally blurred.
Yes, one stop is not such a big deal, but the increased contrast and lack of reflections should have resulted in a more punchy rendering. I usually miss a CPL filter when I shoot wildlife with the 200-600, but it is not easy to find a 95 mm filter and loss an additional stop of light. Most of my professional shootings with 82 and 77 mm front element lenses are taken with this kind of filters, even in studio settings with strobes.
Here is a full res example at location with two Godox strobes and Irix Edge slim CPL. Sony A1, Sony 24-70 GM@ 64 mm, f7.1, 1/200, ISO 100. Sorry if offtopic. I'm seriously considering buying a Tamron 35-150 f2-2.8 by the way. My main concern is it's wide focal lenght range, if it was a 30-150 I would run for it with my eyes closed...
Re: Tamron 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD Image Thread
ruthenium wrote: JeyB wrote: ruthenium wrote:
I was in Toronto yesterday, to apply for a visa for Japan, then spent several hours in the Royal Ontario Museum.
The following photos are representative of the lens performance in low ghastly light, while being used wide-open. The camera was hand-held. This might be of interest to those considering the use of this lens for travel, in indoor settings such as a poorly lit museum.
Didn't you use a polarizing filter to get rid of glass reflections and increased contrast?
No. In fact, I had a PolarPro CP filter when I entered the museum. I removed it to avoid the loss of about 1 stop of light with the filter. It might be interesting to try shooting in the same place with the filter on. One stop is not such a big deal.
All postprocessing was pretty standard in DxO Photolab and I was careful to preserve the bokeh by applying local corrections in those cases where the background was naturally blurred.
Yes, one stop is not such a big deal, but the increased contrast and lack of reflections should have resulted in a more punchy rendering. I usually miss a CPL filter when I shoot wildlife with the 200-600, but it is not easy to find a 95 mm filter and loss an additional stop of light. Most of my professional shootings with 82 and 77 mm front element lenses are taken with this kind of filters, even in studio settings with strobes.
Here is a full res example at location with two Godox strobes and Irix Edge slim CPL. Sony A1, Sony 24-70 GM@ 71 mm, f7.1, 1/200, ISO 100. Sorry if offtopic. I'm seriously considering buying a Tamron 35-150 f2-2.8 by the way. My main concern is it's wide focal lenght range, if it was a 30-150 I would run for it with my eyes closed...
May 01, 2022 at 07:13 AM
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