Flare, what flare [Archive] - Talk Photography

dod

24-05-2005, 19:44

Taken on the way home from work, more or less right into the sun with no hood. I REALLY like this lens :)

Edit: Horizon fixed :oops:

http://premium1.uploadit.org/scottydod//breakwater.jpg

feenster

24-05-2005, 20:29

Nice shot - i like it. However, the horizon isn't quite level, and the clouds are slightly blown out. A quick play in Photoshop should sort it out nicely :)

What lens was it with?

Matt

dod

24-05-2005, 22:11

Thankks Feenster, here's a variation with the levels for the sky adjusted. Too much?

http://premium1.uploadit.org/scottydod//breakwater6.jpg

IanC_UK

24-05-2005, 22:15

Its a very nice shot, even with the original dodgy horizon ;)

Was that the 17-40 ??

feenster

24-05-2005, 22:20

Dod,
No i think that looks excellent personally. Might look nice in black & white too :)

Matt

KenCo

24-05-2005, 22:23

Don't want to be a scare monger but i think you must have bought your camera the same place as me, i can see at least 7 small black dots even at this resolution in the sky more centre to right side of pic.
Find the ccd clean post and do the test described there.

dod

24-05-2005, 22:25

Thanks, and yes 17-40.

here's a variation. I think I'll give it a go in black and white, see how it turns out

http://premium1.uploadit.org/scottydod//breakwater7.jpg

here's the B&W, looks okay

http://premium1.uploadit.org/scottydod//breakwater5.jpg

Dave

24-05-2005, 22:39

Nice shot. Looking good in all the variations. :)
Not sure about the grey border though.

matty

25-05-2005, 18:19

really nice shots these, agree with Dave, grey border has to go!

dod

25-05-2005, 19:32

as if by magic ;). White doesn't show up too well here though. Thanks for the comments and suggestions :)

milou

25-05-2005, 22:15

The B & W conversion does it for me.

So....you'd def recommend the 17-40 then?

dod

25-05-2005, 23:12

The B & W conversion does it for me.

So....you'd def recommend the 17-40 then?

Thanks, yes, this lens is the sharpest in my bag by a long way. Even nicer than the 70-200 F4, in my opinion anyway. Expensive but worth it :)

milou

26-05-2005, 13:24

Hmmm...tempting as I've just sold my 300D USM kit lens and a Tamron 28-300 on eBay. All I have now is the 50mm f/1.8. The 17mm aspect would be perfect for landscape. Hmmmm......

matty

26-05-2005, 18:20

put a thin black line around the border, shows it better here then!

dod

26-05-2005, 20:24

Hmmm...tempting as I've just sold my 300D USM kit lens and a Tamron 28-300 on eBay. All I have now is the 50mm f/1.8. The 17mm aspect would be perfect for landscape. Hmmmm......

I'll admit I'm biased but if this helps these are 100% crops from near the centre. First is straight from the camera, second has a slight unsharp mask applied. Taken at 40mm and F4.0 ISO 100. I looked at almost every wideangle there is before choosing this. Originally I intended getting the tokina 20-35 ATX F2.8 but chose the canon for a number of reasons.

1. I dont need 2.8 for landscapes, usually working at f8 or smaller.
2. This had a better range, longer and wider than the other wide angle zooms.
3. it's an "L" :P
4. I want to use it for outdoor sport as well, checking old shots showed the minimum aperture I ever used was about 5.6

It would be the ideal lense if it was something like a 17-80. At the moment the 40 to 70 range is covered by my 28-105 which is okay but not in the same league as this.

Anyway, just my opinions.

http://premium1.uploadit.org/scottydod//clock.jpg

http://premium1.uploadit.org/scottydod//clock2.jpg

Edit: can't help it, I really like this lens :) another of my cliches 40mm f6.3, ISO 100

http://premium1.uploadit.org/scottydod//elginleaves.jpg

milou

26-05-2005, 23:50

Cheers

I can see that the f/4.0 would be useful but similar to you, my landscape work is all f/16 etc. I'm thinking that as a quality lens it would last and if need be, would maintain a decent resale value. My plan is to have the 17-40 and the 70-200 to cover the remainder of the rnage with the 50mm as a fill-in. I'll have to think some more on it though as I've just paid £750 for some sexy root canal and crown work on molar no. 36 with possibly more on its way :/ Plus there's the planned motorbike (I've just dialed in my mid-life crisis).

26-05-2005, 23:53

(I've just dialed in my mid-life crisis).

I think I'm on about my 3rd! :lol:

milou

26-05-2005, 23:54

But this time my wife's agreed with it :o

IanC_UK

26-05-2005, 23:57

one thing that hasnt been said dod ! I would so love to have that as part of my drive home ! :) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

IanC_UK

26-05-2005, 23:57

But this time my wife's agreed with it :o

Blimey !!! is she having a mid life as well !!!!! lol ;)