[QUOTE=Kabstrac;37547186]from what I've seen/read, the Sigma 30mm 1.4 is a decent lens, but it's got pretty atrocious border quality. I think that's the lens I'm thinking of...[/QUOTE]
Yeah it isn't that great in the borders. It's decently sharp wide open at f1.4 and very sharp at f2.8 and up. The focal lenght is also very nice because it functions as a normal lens on a crop-sensor body so the focal lenght is not too tight but also not too wide.
I think it's a great lens as long as you know it's limitations(Borders fall behind about 2 stops in sharpness compared to the center, focus can be off and Sigma's quality controll is very poor)
I love my nex sigma 30mm 2.8
Sharp as hell all around and infinity focus is very detailed and micro contrasty. For that reason it's my main landscape lens
temporary access to a 5D MKII, should be fun
i just got hired on for 3 video/photo gigs at my school, all paid positions!
trouble is, my nex 5 is nowhere near going to cut it, due to limitations that i'm well aware of.
i think i'm going to have to buy a sony a77
[QUOTE=Trogdon;37544752]Well he recommended the canon 28mm 1.8 which is a good lens too, and is full frame compatible so not a bad recommendation. He likes first party stuff. It's a good lens though I promise[/QUOTE]
[quote=The Digital Picture]
What are the alternatives? Well, the closest comparable lens Canon makes is the full-frame-DSLR-compatible Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM Lens. These two lenses are more similar than they are different. The Canon 28 is 2/3 stops slower, shows more CA and flares even more easily. The Canon is lighter and slightly less expensive. Image quality is very similar.[/quote]
From [url=http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Sigma-30mm-f-1.4-EX-DC-HSM-Lens-Review.aspx]this review[/url]. I find that The Digital Picture is a knowledge powerhouse when it comes to Canons and lens options. For me it's the go-to place if I want to know something.
So I'm looking into some more alternatives for a standard crop lens before buying the Sigma, even though I'm still kind of sure it will be the lens I'm going to get.
[editline]5th September 2012[/editline]
Okay, I'm kind of sold on the 28mm f/1.8 now. Ken has convinced me.
It's time to read through more of his articles because there's lots of stuff I didn't know.
Just spent $1100 on the Sony a77, has a 30 day money back guarantee in case I decide this isn't worth it. Which I'm scared of right now. Hoping i get more work than these 3 jobs because they won't even recoup costs right now
[QUOTE=Trogdon;37540183]Those things you said about him are true, but there is insight to be had from him at times. I have learned nifty stuff from reading his blog before[/QUOTE]
I love Ken Rockwell, and I think a lot of other people would too if they just ignored everything he had to say about gear.
[QUOTE=Sirrus;37556878]I love Ken Rockwell, and I think a lot of other people would too if they just ignored everything he had to say about gear.[/QUOTE]
Even the stuff he says about gear isn't bad either. You just have to take what he says with a grain of salt regarding certain brands (he makes no mistake to favor canon, Nikon, and leica). But a lot of his gear reviews are very informative because he doesn't do sheer resolution, but views the lens in practical ways. For 3rd party lenses I would recommend other sites.
[QUOTE=Trogdon;37553640]i just got hired on for 3 video/photo gigs at my school, all paid positions!
trouble is, my nex 5 is nowhere near going to cut it, due to limitations that i'm well aware of.
i think i'm going to have to buy a sony a77[/QUOTE]
Mind if I ask what they consist of? I can't think of getting paid to do anything for my school.
[QUOTE=Ohfoohy;37557530]Mind if I ask what they consist of? I can't think of getting paid to do anything for my school.[/QUOTE]
Well I go to college so there is more work there. I'm doing recordings of the choir (you can do this at your school most likely if you talk to the right people) and their rehearsal dinner stuff. And I'm doing photo work for other choir events. Theatre departments usually have work, because they do a lot of public events. You just have to talk to the right people, I got lucky. Sports is another thing that you could do as well, but both will pretty much necessitate fast zooms due to low light unfortunately
Not that bad for me because a 70-210mm f4 for Sony runs at $100. But you will need a zoom lens.
Paid bandgig shooting. Yo.
It's on a wine-producers festival in a nice historic town too so I hope for cool scenery.
[editline]6th September 2012[/editline]
Time to put my new old 50 mm f1.8 to use.
This is the first time I don't like the crop factor of my EOS500
How close are you to the stage?
As close as I want, it's not that big, approx 500 to 1k viewers, 4 bands.
[QUOTE=Killuah;37561491]Paid bandgig shooting. Yo.
It's on a wine-producers festival in a nice historic town too so I hope for cool scenery.
[editline]6th September 2012[/editline]
Time to put my new old 50 mm f1.8 to use.
This is the first time I don't like the crop factor of my EOS500[/QUOTE]
you'll do fine with a 50mm on a crop for a band gig. EVERYONE sees wide angled full-stage shots of band gigs, all you ever really see out of that is "ooh the lights are cool colors" and maybe someone jumping in the air
the photos I've seen get the most personal interest from band members is the up-close and personal portraits of them in-action.
I got offered a wedding from a friend. I've never shot a wedding before and I'm downright terrified, don't know if I have adequate gear/experience necessary for the job. Advice, Facepunch?
Hey, I'm back.
Got a few good pics but didn't take many overall since I was using the trip for personal adventuring, rather than art.
Did a lot of crazy hitchhiking and met a lot of interesting people in the process, I'll probably do a write up tomorrow.
For now, sleep and recovering after repeatedly being blown to the ground in a freak storm.
[QUOTE=Sirrus;37570258]I got offered a wedding from a friend. I've never shot a wedding before and I'm downright terrified, don't know if I have adequate gear/experience necessary for the job. Advice, Facepunch?[/QUOTE]
Go into your libary and pick a few books, flick through them.
The most important thing is to get people away from the "ugh a camera " attitude.
If I had to do a wedding, I would just talk a bit with the attending guests and introduce myself so they get used to me being there. Take about 15 minutes for that, get familiar with everything and then start taking pictures.
Also, you have to think about your shots and do what feels right. And take lots of shots, this increases your chances of getting good ones in the mix and you can sort everything out after the wedding.
Shoot 10fps burst with your shutter noise on full remind people of your presence. If your zoom lens is black paint it white.
Hdr
I haven't shot anything recently. I've just been too busy with heading the school news. I have to keep track of all the segments we do, make sure we shoot the news desk and get info for next weeks episode and so on. Plus I have to edit it all, and most of the segments that I get other people to film for me, come to me unedited so I have to edit those too.
[QUOTE=Trogdon;37593718]Shoot 10fps burst with your shutter noise on full remind people of your presence. If your zoom lens is black paint it white.
Hdr[/QUOTE]
Also take photos of people eating at the reception on burst that sounds funny especially fat people
[QUOTE=Trogdon;37593718]Shoot 10fps burst with your shutter noise on full remind people of your presence. If your zoom lens is black paint it white.
Hdr[/QUOTE]
I had that a while ago. Was working to clean up a park after a festival took place there. There was a pond that had all kinds of garbage floating on the surface, so I took a little boat and a net and was cleaning it up when a photographer working for a newspaper came by.
He was all like "Well it's just such a great image, you know! You standing up in the early morning, to go out and clean up the park, with all the mess that people made the evening before. It's inspiring, really. What an image." And then continued to fire off his 8 fps burst rate every time I fished up some stuff from the bottom of the pond.
I tried distracting him by talking about his Nikon gear and his D700 and all that, and it worked partially, but that guy must have taken hundreds of shots of me with a pokerface fishing out stuff.
I don't get stuff like that. I don't take two pictures of the same scene. I'm not one to dawdle in minute facial expression differences to arbitrarily establish one as superior to another. You just get one an if it's not great, move on to the next scene.
Had an epic night with High Contrast. Photos to follow soon
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjC7DKEEvvc[/media]
(that's two biggest hospital records guys down)
High Contrast's remix of Enter Shikari's "Wall" is brilliant, awesome artist.
I'm planning to take photographs of my sister's engagement party and popping them into an album as an engagement present, but I need a bit of advice if anyone has any tips, I plan to take a 50 1.8 and a fast zoom of sorts as it will all be indoors will all most likely be candid, but I've not done shot something this formal.
I don't want to bring a flash and start becoing a nuisance, and I also want to enjoy myself too.
[QUOTE=David Tennant;37606507]I'm planning to take photographs of my sister's engagement party and popping them into an album as an engagement present, but I need a bit of advice if anyone has any tips, I plan to take a 50 1.8 and a fast zoom of sorts as it will all be indoors will all most likely be candid, but I've not done shot something this formal.
I don't want to bring a flash and start becoing a nuisance, and I also want to enjoy myself too.[/QUOTE]
Fast zoom/telephoto and a 50 1.8 is all you need. Indoors is pretty tricky though, experiment.
if it's a well lit venue then you should be able to get away with some pretty low iso with the f1.8,
just remember, don't be afraid to bump that iso up if you need too, sometimes the grain can add a level of authenticity to an image, and you can always use a mixture of sharpen/noise reduction to work around it if it doesn't work
Grain > motion blur
Thankyou for the advice, I managed to get a Canon 50 1.2L which should help in the low light a little, I'm worried I'll be a bit cramped with the crop sensor though.
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