bonyari

September 27, 2011

William W, I meant to say the 55-250mm IS. I wasn't aware that there was another lens of the similar focal range. Thanks.

September 21, 2011

Instead of getting either an 18-135 or 18-200, I suggest getting a 55-200mm IS. It is very good. You can get one for about $160-200.

August 23, 2011

Yes, I think it's soft wide open.

August 21, 2011

It has been a while since I shoot Canon gear (been having some fun with NEX). A few days ago, I borrowed a friend's Vivitar 85 (Rokinon/Samyang) and shot with a 5D.

June 10, 2011

Yup, "edge of the flower" is the best in this series.

June 1, 2011

I think that when the camera captures an image, besides the image data, it also saves the current setting on the camera to the file. I remember reading that DPP uses this setting to display your photo when you first open the photo (this means the photo will look almost the same as it does on the camera's LCD screen). I'm not sure about other raw editor, but I think Lightroom doesn't do this. It only loads the image in whatever setting you dictate in your preference.

Maybe this explains a little bit what is going on with your photos?

May 23, 2011

Here's one from last week.

Flying home - (Mamiya Sekor 55 f/1.8 on 50D)

May 20, 2011

Here's my contribution for the week

Mamiya Sekor 55mm f/1.8 on Canon 50D

May 12, 2011

Here's my contribution this week:

April 21, 2011

Here's my contribution for this week:

Out of a dream [Canon 35 f/2 on 5D]

April 11, 2011

Here's my contribution of the week. This is La Salle Canyon in Starved Rock Park, an Illinois state park.

Taken with Contax 85mm f/2.8 on Canon 5D.

March 29, 2011

I take it you vote for the 35-70? Thanks for the link. I tried to find a link for Contax 35 f/2.8, but couldn't. How do you search for these charts on Zeiss website?

March 29, 2011

Ok, here's the situation. I already have 50 f/1.7 Planar and 85 f/2.8 Sonnar, so right now, I'm looking for a 35mm to cover the wide-angle. However, in the process of looking, I stumbled across the 35-70mm Vario-Sonnar in a thread over at fredmiranda. The photos there look so amazing.

Price-wise, the zoom is a bit more expensive, and slower. But it's more versatile.

Subject of shooting: cityscape, landscape (i guess most likely described as "general walk-around"). If I go with the 35, I'll probably will pair it up with the 85mm as a two-lens-kit.

So my question is: how is the Contax 35-70mm stacked up against the Contax 35 f/2.8? I will be using these lenses with Canon 5D or a Yashica film camera (not sure how relevant this info is).

Of course, if you have experience with either lens, please divulge here. Don't feel like you have to stick to this topic. I'd love to hear all the hand-on experience.

March 24, 2011

I probably have nothing new to add b/c there are so many suggestions already. Just want to chime in to reiterate the points, the lenses you have currently are excellent lenses. If you can't do it with these lenses, it is unlikely that you will be happy with superzoom.

I also see that you have a lot of overlap between your lenses, and if you're tight on budget, maybe you should sell a few of those (e.g. put the Tamron 28-105 and the Sigma 70-200 on sale). It would give you some elbow room so you can include more into your selection (and maybe that will lead to a better choice).

If video is important to you, I think it's better to buy a camcorder. A decent one (with the zoom range you are looking for - 28mm to 300mm) is available for about $300-400. Canon, Panasonic, Sony... all have camcorders in this price range. I don't own one so I can't make a recommendation, but there should be many reviews online.

March 22, 2011

I know what you're saying. I do the same thing. When I have to shoot some fast moving objects, like the nieces and nephews (they can't stop moving unless when their eyes are glued to the TV screen). But when I walk around aimlessly, I found myself just enjoy photos so much more when I take time to focus. It's like savoring a good dish, you know.

I used to shoot a Canon F1 for a while but film development was too costly and I don't know how to develop b&w films so I just use the adapter to use the old lenses on the Canon 5D.

Nick, I wanted to try the 6x7 format. But again, I don't know how or and don't have time to devote for the darkroom stuff.

March 21, 2011

JDM, which entry in the menu? Can you provide the link?

March 21, 2011

I think probably b/c I never had any real training in photography so it's better for me to slow down and visualize before taking a photo. At any rate, it's kinda like "getting my hands dirty". :D

March 21, 2011

Does this occur to you as well? In the past few months, I've noticed that I really enjoyed taking photos when I'm out with manual lenses. I'm not saying that manual lenses are better but there's certain joy that comes with turning the focusing ring and adjusting aperture before clicking the shutter. I find the whole process forcing me to think, more like to deliberate on the choice of aperture, light, shutter speed,... and the effect on the image I was about to take. Granted, I can put the camera in Manual mode, but the focusing ring of the AF lenses is too sensitive. One touch, and it changes the focus distance by a meter.

Anyway... just want to share. I don't want to start some debate about AF vs manual though (that's why I'm posting here and not in the Canon forum - things can spin out of control there).

Here's an image to go with the post. Nothing spectacular (I'm learning).

This was taken with Contax 50 f/1.7 on 5D.

March 21, 2011

I'm very interested in the 35mm f/1.4 as well. I wonder how is it compared to the Contax 35mm f/2.8? Does anyone here have an idea?

March 20, 2011

I was going to suggest LordV's thread over in FM. But I see that you're familiar with his DIY kit. Some of the full manual flash like Lomopro LP160 or Youngon (spelling) are very affordable. Get that and maybe a remote flash trigger to get the flash off-camera (I found that Cowboy studio's trigger works fine for my need). If not, you can get a cord on eBay for about $20 to get the flash off the camera onto one of these flash bracket.

March 20, 2011

If there's no circular polarizer in front, no filter in the rear, software correction turned off... my guess is in the line with some others' who've suggested it: there's something hanging on the top half of the frame. It could be part of your camera strap that protrude in the way.

Best bet: take the same photo again and see if the same weird pattern is still there. If yes, the obvious suggestion is to return the lens.

March 17, 2011

Here's my photo this week.

Into the Pool

Equipment: Contax 85mm f/2.8 with Canon 5D.

March 12, 2011

Most computers/laptops have SD card reader nowadays, so I use an SD/CF adapter and use SD card. Granted, the writing speed of the SD cards are not as fast as CF cards, but I'm not shooting sports and I never use high frame rate mode, so this works for me. And I get to use the SD cards on my pocket camera. :D

If you buy SD card for this purpose, pay attention to the class. The higher the class, the faster the SD card.

March 11, 2011

Here's my contribution this week.

Title: David vs Goliath.

Taken with Canon 85mm f/1.8 on 5D.

February 15, 2011

It is wonderful on the full frame, nice bokeh, sharp. I think it might be too long for crop body. A lot of people complain about AF speed and the noise, I find it neligible. I don't shoot sport so it was of no concern to me. The screeching sound it makes as it focus can be annoying at first, but I found it ok too.

The good thing is it is cheap. You can find one on ebay for $250-300 range.

Here's an example.

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