wayne_willis2 Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 i am seeking a low light lens to go with my 80-400mm sigmaand have seen these twoanyone got any images to post thankyou in appreciation red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn_blaszkiewicz1 Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 Hi Wayne. Sorry, but I do not have any photos to post. However, I recently purchased the 105mm DC and I thought I would let you know you would not be going wrong with this lens! I have owned the 105mm f2.5 and the 105mm f1.8 in the past and this lens is sharper and works great for low light, hand held shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne_willis2 Posted January 18, 2004 Author Share Posted January 18, 2004 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_mueller2 Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 Here are two pictures taken with the 105 mm dc lens, scanned from the copies (in case the quality is too lousy, I can scan the negatives again with a HP flatbed scanner)<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_mueller2 Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 second sample Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilkka_nissila Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 I haven't used the 135/2 DC but the 105/2 I do have and it's a fabulously well made lens both mechanically and optically.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn_blaszkiewicz1 Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 I found this slide taken a week or so back. The shot photo is not anything special, but it was taken with the 105DC hand held at 1/30th second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_Lai Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 A more interesting question would be - does anyone have pictures showing the DC feature in use at one extreme setting vs the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_ Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 Both lenses have very good glass. The Defocus control (sometimes) works better with the lens on manual focus, but you may experiment with autofocus on and shoot away. Here is one 'sample.'<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mi.x_join Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 Here is another<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mi.x_join Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 But how can I minimize my picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_petrik Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Here are three shots taken with an F4 and 105 DC on Kodak Portra 400B&W, scanned with a Microtek 6700 flatbed. Joe<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Carl Stone Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Sorry Joe, but I don't see any effect from the DC feature in you pics. In fact they all look like there were shot stopped down with DC not used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_petrik Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Carl, >>Sorry Joe, but I don't see any effect from the DC feature in you pics. In fact they all look like there were shot stopped down with DC not used.<< Good eye. I didn't use any DC and I did stop down a few clicks, to f/4 or maybe f/5.6. But Wayne didn't ask for pictures shot wide open or with DC, just pictures taken with the 105, which is what I posted. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd peach seattle, washi Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 I use a 135/2 DC for a low light lens, and I'm pretty impressed with the image quality wide open. I virtually never use the DC feature. I note that you're using a Fuji S2. When I have tried the 135/2 on a D100, I found the D100 could not adequately AF the lens in low light for basketball. Given time, it comes up with a solution, but it's half a beat behind for tracking action (misses a lot of shots). The 135 is sort of a 'massive pig' to AF. My F100 handles this lens fine for basketball. In fairness to the D100, I learned later (borrowed camera) that only the center AF point is any good. I was using one of the end points. This same point on an F100 is quite good, as is the torque of the AF motor. If you're looking for a fast AF'ing tele for low light, I have better luck with the 85/1.8 AFD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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