- Messages
- 9,629
- Edit My Images
- Yes
Thats uglyCheap camera anyone?
https://www.calphoto.co.uk/product/...Qx_7KEEB32qJGn0SK1LcbJhrF03JrYtcpMxoCKtrw_wcB
Nikon D750 & D780
- Thread starter Joeturner11
- Start date
- Messages
- 4,182
- Name
- Paul
- Edit My Images
- Yes
Cheap camera anyone?
https://www.calphoto.co.uk/product/...Qx_7KEEB32qJGn0SK1LcbJhrF03JrYtcpMxoCKtrw_wcB
I was on the verge of pressing "buy it now" but then I realised I didn't like the font "Hasselblad" is written in.
Shame, otherwise it would probably be a very nice camera.
- Messages
- 9,629
- Edit My Images
- Yes
Question?
If stopping down 2 lens to say F11 and 1 is rated sharper faster etc does the difference become less as they are stopped down as a rule?
If stopping down 2 lens to say F11 and 1 is rated sharper faster etc does the difference become less as they are stopped down as a rule?
- Messages
- 4,182
- Name
- Paul
- Edit My Images
- Yes
To answer your question: generally, yes. But sharpness is pretty complex - it's dependent upon aperture as well as the location of measurement on the lens/sensor (how far from the middle of the lens that pixel is). Then there is diffraction to throw into the mix as you start to stop down - which gradually becomes an increasingly significant factor and starts to take over from otherwise increased sharpness anywhere from about f/8 onwards but again, that's dependent on the lens.
Sharpness in the middle and sharpness at the corner can exhibit quite different trends as you stop down, so there simply isn't an overall "sharpness" measure that you can compare.
- Messages
- 9,629
- Edit My Images
- Yes
Thanks Paul.the reason i ask is because it may seem a waste spending on a fast sharp lens if your not really going to make use of the
bigger apertures im thinking but i take your point its not cast in stone.
bigger apertures im thinking but i take your point its not cast in stone.
- Messages
- 4,182
- Name
- Paul
- Edit My Images
- Yes
That was my thinking when I bought the Tamron 19-35. It might not be the sharpest below 5.6 but how many WA landscape shots am I going to shoot with shallow DOF? I'm not using it for astro, so it's basically going to be between f/11 and f/16 depending on whether I want starbursts (16) or slightly less diffraction (11).
- Messages
- 23,782
- Name
- Toby
- Edit My Images
- No
This is why I chose the 18-35mm G, it mainly gets used at f8-f11 and is super sharp. That being said I used it wide open at f4.5 at 35mm to take a 'portrait' and it was still extremely sharp.
- Messages
- 9,629
- Edit My Images
- Yes
Toby ,i keep trying to convince myself to get the 24mm 1.8g but your photos with the 18-35 keep convincing me to get that lol
- Messages
- 23,782
- Name
- Toby
- Edit My Images
- No
Thanks. 24mm is uber sharp (according to DXO) but it's pretty specialist and not that wide TBH.
Sometimes I do depending on subject distance yeah
Out of interest, even wide open surely the shape and number of blades makes a difference as surely they can't retract into nothing can they?
- Messages
- 9,629
- Edit My Images
- Yes
- Messages
- 5,022
- Name
- Tim
- Edit My Images
- Yes
I've re-evaluated my lens choice and I'm either going to buy(next month or two) a Nikon 20mm or a 24mm not 4mm isn't that different but it's still causing me a headache!
- Messages
- 23,782
- Name
- Toby
- Edit My Images
- No
4mm at the wide end makes quite a difference.
- Messages
- 5,022
- Name
- Tim
- Edit My Images
- Yes
Sure does, but it doesn't sound like much, or scrap that and buy a 70-200 for portraits!
- Messages
- 4,182
- Name
- Paul
- Edit My Images
- Yes
- Messages
- 940
- Name
- Steve
- Edit My Images
- Yes
As my wife would have me believe.
- Messages
- 5,813
- Edit My Images
- No
24-70
- Messages
- 688
- Name
- Sheylara
- Edit My Images
- Yes
Not gonna happen as long as you're in this thread.
- Messages
- 5,813
- Edit My Images
- No
It's pretty heavy but once on camera it kind of feels not so heavy! Handling will take some getting used to as first lens with zoom closest to the body.
The hood is massive! Going to give it good test run this weekend before I buy it. Actually I can use it till next weekend. Would be interesting to get the Tamron to test them side by side.
- Messages
- 4,182
- Name
- Paul
- Edit My Images
- Yes
- Messages
- 1,468
- Name
- Anirban
- Edit My Images
- No
- Messages
- 18,233
- Name
- David
- Edit My Images
- Yes
The AF is insane on that lens - I tested a couple of bodies and they both had that lens attached. I didn't think AF could be working as there was no sound and I couldn't see focus moving in and out. Because it was so fast...
I'm sure you'll love it
Good isn't it?! The focus is incredible.
- Messages
- 1,468
- Name
- Anirban
- Edit My Images
- No
You mean like the one below? I prefer the earlier one as I shot it from a lower angle.Lovely image. Some converging verticals which could be fixed if you want though
DSC_5748A by Anirban Acharya, on Flickr
- Messages
- 5,813
- Edit My Images
- No
@anibap lovely colours!
As for the 24-70 - you guys are selling it well to me!! VC would be nice, but I'm hoping I won't need it. Will take a load of handheld shots this weekend in some dim conditions and see what you all think!
You are right about the casual use thing so might pick up a 24-85 for that or just use my 50mm as my walk about... or maybe a 35mm.
As for the 24-70 - you guys are selling it well to me!! VC would be nice, but I'm hoping I won't need it. Will take a load of handheld shots this weekend in some dim conditions and see what you all think!
You are right about the casual use thing so might pick up a 24-85 for that or just use my 50mm as my walk about... or maybe a 35mm.
Last edited:
- Messages
- 4,182
- Name
- Paul
- Edit My Images
- Yes
@anibap I prefer the second one you've posted because to my eyes (which are odd, I'll concede) the straight verticals make the building stand out more But it doesn't detract from it being a super shot of a wonderful spot - the background glow is fab
Conversely, I'm limited to indoor snapshots owing to the fairly rubbish weather here right now. Although my daughter wandered through to my office in her Minnie Mouse outfit so I couldn't resist taking a photo
Minnie Mouse by Paul M, on Flickr
Yes, I know she has the ears on backwards YOU try turning them round!
But it doesn't detract from it being a super shot of a wonderful spot - the background glow is fab Conversely, I'm limited to indoor snapshots owing to the fairly rubbish weather here right now. Although my daughter wandered through to my office in her Minnie Mouse outfit so I couldn't resist taking a photo
Minnie Mouse by Paul M, on Flickr
Yes, I know she has the ears on backwards
YOU try turning them round!
Last edited:
- Messages
- 23,782
- Name
- Toby
- Edit My Images
- No
Really nice. I prefer this with the converging lines too.
And to the rest of you, stop praising the 24-70mm so much, I
Last edited:
- Messages
- 1,468
- Name
- Anirban
- Edit My Images
- No
Thanks Toby.Really nice. I prefer this with the converging lines too.
And to the rest of you, stop praising the 24-70mm so much, Iamwas very happy with my 24-120 but all the talk of supersonic AF is giving me GAS
I know the 24-70 is a super lens, but I have managed to control my GAS. I have realised I simply don't need it now. If I do weddings, I might consider it.
- Messages
- 23,782
- Name
- Toby
- Edit My Images
- No
Yeah, it was tongue in cheek. I'm more than happy with the 24-120mm, the extra reach is more important than the AF speed for me
- Messages
- 18,233
- Name
- David
- Edit My Images
- Yes
H.Lehmann.... Wow. Unbelievably crap service. They have said they emailed me on the 12th with the revised quote... Which they didn't. So they re-sent the quote whilst on the phone to me and miraculously it arrived within seconds... Brilliant.
£350... Ouch!
£350... Ouch!