Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8

[yogestee]

http://www.geoffjohnsonphotography.com/Other/Image-Hosting/MG8527/791389773_EXhoF-L.jpg

What kind of lizard is this?? I'm thinking a kind of iguana..There is one that's a pet at a restaurant here in town.. It's kind of friendly and hangs out with a cat!!

[bigrig]

Heh...maybe I'm in too tight with the wide angle? The "catchlight" is my hands around the lens, you can see it clearly in the full size.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4374474743_67f70ee3ce_b.jpg

[geoff5093]

What kind of lizard is this?? I'm thinking a kind of iguana..There is one that's a pet at a restaurant here in town.. It's kind of friendly and hangs out with a cat!!
It's a Brazilian Iguana, they had them at the resort and didn't bother anyone, and they were pretty friendly.

[jay415]

My newborn son no flash

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2758/4373117122_f8a78804b4_b.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2758/4373117122_f8a78804b4_b.jpg)

[DiMAn0684]

Congratulations Jay!

[HarleyQuinn]

Adorable Bebe and sharp shot! Congrats.

My newborn son no flash

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2758/4373117122_f8a78804b4_b.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2758/4373117122_f8a78804b4_b.jpg)

[jay415]

Congratulations Jay!

Adorable Bebe and sharp shot! Congrats.

Thanks!:D

[Gomboman]

Quick shot of the dog using a 580 EXII at 2.8.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d25/Gomboman/IMG_4504a.jpg

[stonyzmom]

Rockaway Beach, Pacifica, CA

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/3230/32855120.jpg

[HarleyQuinn]

Just unpacked this lens a couple quick shots on my dirty desk. I'm going to love this baby. :) (Not a precise test per pixel peeper standards, but good enough for me.)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4380140514_8899f2f367_b.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/4380140624_96b94f0306_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4380138088_aae5214c4c_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4380135440_794b91b859_o.jpg

[Kafn8td]

17-50 on 7D, 100% crop.
http://mcdaniel-photos.smugmug.com/Other/Tamron-17-50/IMG0001/794777729_YVf42-XL.jpg

[crayzie418]

Hi Lucy Roberts, are these shots post-MA (micro adjust?) How does it compare to your Sigma 24-70 2.8?

[hoser]

ive been back and forth over the past few weeks but keep finding myself coming back to this lens...

[HarleyQuinn]

Those have no micro adjust what so ever. No prost processing at all either.

I have the older version of the 24-70 and I think I'm going to love this lens sooo much more. Seems way sharper than I ever got from the Sigma and the 7mm on the wider end is nice for me.

Hi Lucy Roberts, are these shots post-MA (micro adjust?) How does it compare to your Sigma 24-70 2.8?

[lowincash]

This lens is a keeper! Such a sharp lens!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/lowincash/pontiac%20vibe%20gt/IMG_0855.jpg

[ProD1gy_KiD]

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o113/sidewayz21/43.jpg?t=1267142938

[HoosierJoe]

You might want to do a search on the forum for shooting in snow. To get things white instead of grey, you should EC +1 or more.

[ProD1gy_KiD]

This was shot as a monochrome WB

[glennardo]

30D with Tamron 17-50 f/2.8

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2685/4389365642_e477e0a0df_o.jpg

[Simply Ravishing]

Last night cruising through Stanley Park in Vancouver BC

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4390279964_79e3eef524.jpg

[richierich1212]

very nice pic Simply!

[nelair]

another one, F9

http://i60.servimg.com/u/f60/11/10/17/25/bureau12.jpg

[Randall n LV]

Will this lens work with a 1d mk3 ?

[ride5000]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2732/4382225920_151d6b1af1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ken-gilbert/4382225920/)

[cbacarella]

ride5000,

I LOVE all of your photos. I just dig your style....every one..even all of them on your flickr! haha...


.Chris Bacarella.

[ride5000]

hey, thanks man. it's always nice to get an unsolicited compliment! :)

i've actually become really fond of the bokeh on this lens. very aesthetic imo...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4397800863_cffd24536a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ken-gilbert/4397800863/)

[worthy]

yeah, the bokeh is lovely.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3607/3459573283_e8353663cc_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/xaleo/3459573283/)

[jj_glos]

Still waiting on picking up a macro lens so used the 17-50 playing with a light tent..
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4395916041_890826054e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/4395916041/)

[hoser]

should have my copy by the end of the week.:razz:

ive been back and forth between this, the 28-75 or the sigma 24-70 for weeks now... the tamrons were the main contenders but i couldnt decide on focal range, i want a good 3 lens setup eventually (10/12-200/300mm) but with a limited toy budget and the UWA being last on the list it may be awhile till i can piece it all together. the 17-50 should help keep me content with the wide side for awhile...

[ProD1gy_KiD]

did a shoot of my friend yesterday with the tammy.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4402005735_e37d63e693.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4401989799_b03300de83.jpg

[Jhap33]

t2i>> 3200iso at f2.8 no pp
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4410386503_f6bdefeabc_o.jpg

[pthai-photo]

Just traded my 85mm for this lens. Hopefully I can get some pics up soon.

[jonneymendoza]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4406307364_7659f76bf9.jpg

[Chris215]

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/6976/ronn.jpg

[lowincash]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/lowincash/pontiac%20vibe%20gt/IMG_1822.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/lowincash/pontiac%20vibe%20gt/IMG_1810.jpg

And just for fun lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/lowincash/pontiac%20vibe%20gt/IMG_1815.jpg

[Simply Ravishing]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2720/4422201181_0f775bb8d3.jpg

[geoff5093]

t2i>> 3200iso at f2.8 no pp
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4410386503_f6bdefeabc_o.jpg
That looks amazing for no NR!

[jonneymendoza]

NR?

[hoser]

im excited! i think....

on fedex vehicle for delivery

but

estimated delivery, march 13th...:mad:


must be lots of stops before me...

[DiMAn0684]

NR?

from the fact that iso3200 was used I'm guessing "Noise Reduction"

[geoff5093]

from the fact that iso3200 was used I'm guessing "Noise Reduction"
Correct, he said no PP so I assumed he meant no NR as well.

http://www.geoffjohnsonphotography.com/Other/Image-Hosting/MG8413/791388231_bsKRo-XL.jpg

http://www.geoffjohnsonphotography.com/Other/Image-Hosting/MG8189/791382656_ZFPCr-XL.jpg

http://www.geoffjohnsonphotography.com/Other/Image-Hosting/791387556mg8185/808080425_e4nBW-XL.jpg

[fe1ixs]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/lowincash/pontiac%20vibe%20gt/IMG_1822.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/lowincash/pontiac%20vibe%20gt/IMG_1810.jpg

And just for fun lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/lowincash/pontiac%20vibe%20gt/IMG_1815.jpg

nice & sharp!

[geoff5093]

nice & sharp!
I thought #1 was pretty soft, and how is #3 sharp? lol

[lowincash]

haha I don't think the first picture is sharp. It was dark and camera had a hard time focusing on my black car so I had to focus manually. Hard to see if it was sharp or not =/

[geoff5093]

haha I don't think the first picture is sharp. It was dark and camera had a hard time focusing on my black car so I had to focus manually. Hard to see if it was sharp or not =/
That happens quite often to me too, and it gets annoying, I can never focus if there isn't plenty of light.

[HoosierJoe]

That happens quite often to me too, and it gets annoying, I can never focus if there isn't plenty of light.
I hear that often about this lens and the tamron 28-75. It has never been my experience. I thought maybe I was crazy and got my lenses out one night in the living room with only a 60watt light burining off in a corner. I was able to focus on anything in the room without any hunting. And it was pretty dim in there. There has got to be something going on with all this "hunting" people complain about. I am not a technical person so I can't say whether it is a camera or lens issue or both. I only know that I don't have the problem.

[geoff5093]

I hear that often about this lens and the tamron 28-75. It has never been my experience. I thought maybe I was crazy and got my lenses out one night in the living room with only a 60watt light burining off in a corner. I was able to focus on anything in the room without any hunting. And it was pretty dim in there. There has got to be something going on with all this "hunting" people complain about. I am not a technical person so I can't say whether it is a camera or lens issue or both. I only know that I don't have the problem.
The only way I have been able to focus in low light is if I choose an individual focus point, and make sure there is a huge difference in contrast at that point. If I try to focus on say, the body of a car in low light it will just keep hunting. I would need the focus point to be partially on/off the car, and even then it's spotty at best.

[hoser]

just got mine yesterday...

i almost always use a singe focus point so it doesnt seem to hunt to bad for me so far. i did take some shots wide open and peeping the LCD they look to be front-focused. will have to test again today with better light i guess...

[geoff5093]

just got mine yesterday...

i almost always use a singe focus point so it doesnt seem to hunt to bad for me so far. i did take some shots wide open and peeping the LCD they look to be front-focused. will have to test again today with better light i guess...
I always used single point focus as well, but with that you need the point to be on a really high contrast area for it to focus correctly.

[hoser]

I always used single point focus as well, but with that you need the point to be on a really high contrast area for it to focus correctly.


i just hit up the test chart with tripod/mirror-lockup etc, seems to be spot-on. must have been the bad lighting... im glad, ive been anxiously awaiting this lens and think i just had myself paranoid with all the threads about focus issues.


wouldnt ya know though, supposed to rain all weekend...lol

[Accessoire]

Im waiting for mine to come in the mail....tap, tap, tap...

[Snydremark]

I've had mine for about 3 weeks now and the only time I get 'hunting' with it is in lighting conditions that I would also get the same issue with any other lens I might have on there.

I haven't verified this, so it's all conjecture at this point, but I feel like AF hunting would be an issue with the BODY rather than the lens when this issue comes up due to lower light/contrast situations. Since the Canon bodies, anyway, use a contrast detect AF system you're pretty much not going to GET a solid AF lock when you don't have enough light and contrast on the surface you're aiming at.

I know that when I was learning to play with metering that I found even in a fully lit environment, if I point the camera at a flat, white or black surface, I couldn't get AF to lock on. Again, it didn't matter which lens I was using.

Other than not being quite the 'proper' range for me that I was expecting (buyer error), I really like this lens and find it performs great so far.

The red focus indicator will also blink red to confirm focus for you if you switch to manual and set it that way; which I didn't know until last night.

[jj_glos]

Didn't have my tripod or filters but took a few photos on the way home tonight. Just messing around with 3 burst shots and onto HDR:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2755/4427290233_689a56f52a_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/4427290233/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4427290805_de29e26962_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/4427290805/)

[richierich1212]

hey jj, that first one is awesome.

[bigrig]

haha I don't think the first picture is sharp. It was dark and camera had a hard time focusing on my black car so I had to focus manually. Hard to see if it was sharp or not =/
Maybe use the center focus point, aim it the wheel, then re-compose.

[hoser]

didnt get to play much, been raining nonstop...

100% crop
50mm
f/2.8

[HoosierJoe]

The only way I have been able to focus in low light is if I choose an individual focus point, and make sure there is a huge difference in contrast at that point. If I try to focus on say, the body of a car in low light it will just keep hunting. I would need the focus point to be partially on/off the car, and even then it's spotty at best.


I see what you mean. Sounds like you have to focus on an edge or line, something distinct.

I just walked down the hallway with my 50D and lens. It's night time, light is in the room I just left. No light source here, it's all coming from behind me. It focuses perfectly using the center point.


I feel for you. It's frustrating when you get a wide aperture lens just to take pictures in low light and it won't focus correctly. And I have no idea why my lens does it and yours doesn't. I had the much praised 50 1.8 lens for a very short time and got rid of it because I couldn't get it to focus indoors without a lot of light. That was what I bought it for.

I am wondering about QC at Tamron and Sigma. It seems that these issues occur too often.

[cbacarella]

Some screwing around photos. I was walking around China Town with some friends and though this wall would make a cool backdrop. I had a friend hold my flash and just point it at the other friend(subject). Flash was bare and shots were taken real fast explaining the harshness of everything. Anywho, they are fun so im sharing them...haha

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4430431115_82acc8fdc6_o.jpg

This is me...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4430431001_e96fb860c3.jpg

I realized i cut his hand off after we had already left the location..but i like his expression..so im posting it anyway...haha

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2700/4431199150_c1ba7fe8ba.jpg

More photos on my flickr....


.Chris Bacarella.

[DavidM]

http://gwise.co.uk/img_9263a.jpg

Is this distortion normal for this lens ?
17mm 1/125 @ F10

[Emilv]

Didn't have my tripod or filters but took a few photos on the way home tonight. Just messing around with 3 burst shots and onto HDR:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2755/4427290233_689a56f52a_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/4427290233/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4427290805_de29e26962_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/4427290805/)

Love the colors and framing!!! Can't wait to test mine!

[geoff5093]

I see what you mean. Sounds like you have to focus on an edge or line, something distinct.

I just walked down the hallway with my 50D and lens. It's night time, light is in the room I just left. No light source here, it's all coming from behind me. It focuses perfectly using the center point.


I feel for you. It's frustrating when you get a wide aperture lens just to take pictures in low light and it won't focus correctly. And I have no idea why my lens does it and yours doesn't. I had the much praised 50 1.8 lens for a very short time and got rid of it because I couldn't get it to focus indoors without a lot of light. That was what I bought it for.

I am wondering about QC at Tamron and Sigma. It seems that these issues occur too often.
Glad to hear yours is fine. The IQ is great for the price of the lens though, I just wish I could focus better in low light :(

[ride5000]

how many people who complain about AF performance in low light have ever attempted it manually? ;)

even in the best case scenarios, (old school no-af manual everything camera bodies, like nikon f2 for example) with split prism focusing screens, it is not easy.

never mind a dim, tiny viewfinder as is found in modern crop dlsrs.

if you really want to nail AF in darkness, get an st-e2.

[hoser]

dont have my ND's for this lens yet and wanted some movement in the second, just went out late...lol

[HoosierJoe]

dont have my ND's for this lens yet and wanted some movement in the second, just went out late...lol
The Coffee Pot is cool! Wonderfully tacky.

Where is it? I want to take the wife kicking and screaming.

[hoser]

The Coffee Pot is cool! Wonderfully tacky.

Where is it? I want to take the wife kicking and screaming.


in my little town, bedford pa... used to sit in front of our warehouse but they moved it about 300 yards down the road. sorta one of those things that i never paid much attention to since i grew up here. was sorta strange though as it was on TV in england while i was stationed there...

just for show now, spent a lot of its life as a bar...

[jj_glos]

Exposure fusion option in Photmatix:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2735/4436429076_4310b05a29_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/4436429076/)

[ESMcBlurM3]

wow^ nice shot.

I'll have to do some digging and see what the technique includes

[SVTmaniac]

Just got mine today here is a little something I did while sitting at the computer.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2803/4441470827_4bd316ac63_b.jpg

[WeeManFoo]

I ordered mine today...hoping for great results like everyone else here.

[hoser]

tinkering around at camp...

[Ruckus99ss]

just picked it up and love it...paired it up with a hoya circle polarization filter
http://www.photosbyruckus.com/Landscapes/Arizona-Randoms/IMG6850/813804955_9zACM-L.jpg

[shiropot]

here's my share... this lens is sweet :)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2803/4447256108_b0b4c9c341_b.jpg

[hoser]

same spot, deuce shots...

[geoff5093]

http://www.geoffjohnsonphotography.com/photos/815546789_cNRRm-XL-4.jpg

http://www.geoffjohnsonphotography.com/photos/815549286_oKDQm-XL-4.jpg

http://www.geoffjohnsonphotography.com/photos/815548008_qHwXo-XL-4.jpg

[stonyzmom]

I have spring fever.

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/6720/252m.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9708/332t.jpg

[Simply Ravishing]

Last night at Pike Place Market

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4454440233_5e9a82fa94_o.jpg

[bbeck4x4]

Early spring snowstorm, Utah Lake

http://photos.planetbeck.com/Landscape/Utah-Landscape/20100304-IMG1545/802653897_wixdi-M.jpg

[Sryinex]

This page is definitely aiding in my decision to purchase one of these in the near future. Amazing shots everyone.

[geoff5093]

Early spring snowstorm, Utah Lake

http://photos.planetbeck.com/Landscape/Utah-Landscape/20100304-IMG1545/802653897_wixdi-M.jpg
Love this!

[David83]

just got mine back from being serviced...front element came loose and i thightend it but i broke the ring tabs on the plastic dust cover during the process...over time some dust got in so i went to one of tamrons warranty repair centers ( very close to my house:p) and had it cleaned and a new ring put on:D

quick snapshot to make sure nothing was tweaked while i didnt have it

full pic..

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2708/4456237786_31c8ba0176_o.jpg


100% crop... this lens has always delivered for me

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2698/4455458397_5d8c994c13_o.jpg

[David83]

Early spring snowstorm, Utah Lake

http://photos.planetbeck.com/Landscape/Utah-Landscape/20100304-IMG1545/802653897_wixdi-M.jpg

fantastic..

[Simply Ravishing]

fantastic..


Agreed

[cbacarella]

just got mine back from being serviced...front element came loose and i thightend it but i broke the ring tabs on the plastic dust cover during the process...over time some dust got in so i went to one of tamrons warranty repair centers ( very close to my house:p) and had it cleaned and a new ring put on:D

quick snapshot to make sure nothing was tweaked while i didnt have it

full pic..

100% crop... this lens has always delivered for me




Ummmm...can we put the Tamron talk to the side for a quick second so we can concentrate on your AMAZING drawing skills?

At least, they look like they are drawing...so realistic i guess it could also be a photo...haha

Are those yours? My god if they are you have some talent!


.Chris Bacarella

[ride5000]

Are those yours? My god if they are you have some talent!

no ****!

i agree with chris... :)

[pthai-photo]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4457300785_452b90bab1_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4458078402_39baf21934_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4457301411_4648e08174_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4457301169_6bf4b5c8f3_b.jpg

Some pics I took back when I was using my Rebel XT

[David83]

Ummmm...can we put the Tamron talk to the side for a quick second so we can concentrate on your AMAZING drawing skills?

At least, they look like they are drawing...so realistic i guess it could also be a photo...haha

Are those yours? My god if they are you have some talent!


.Chris Bacarella

no ****!

i agree with chris... :)


LOL thanks alot , yeah they are mine and are pencil drawings , just a hobbie of mine:D

i dont want to derail the thread but technically these were taken with the 17-50. all drawn this year so far

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4374508231_278d956aa8_o.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4335354779_88d1cf7397_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4267379403_3626e15ea0.jpg

and my newest..still in progress

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2782/4456636266_d4dd3ee15b_o.jpg

[David83]

and if anyone could help me out...i have a hard time photographing my work.. is there any tips or tricks .. i cant seem to capture how it looks in real life and its really frustersting

[Pearlallica]

Early spring snowstorm, Utah Lake

http://photos.planetbeck.com/Landscape/Utah-Landscape/20100304-IMG1545/802653897_wixdi-M.jpg

now that's what you call a keeper!

just brilliant

[Seven11]

Those drawings are fantastic, David83!

[hoser]

those drawings look like they should be more than a hobby.

[SVTmaniac]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2759/4456417982_6c018882c7_b.jpg

[Chris215]

amazing talent david..

[ride5000]

and if anyone could help me out...i have a hard time photographing my work.. is there any tips or tricks .. i cant seem to capture how it looks in real life and its really frustersting

david, first of all, and most importantly, find a good location that has a bright window.

second, diffuse the light somewhat. could be as simple as pulling down a translucent white shade.

this will provide a soft, even light for your subject. unless you shoot at the "golden hours" of sunrise or sunset you'll have nice white 5500k light.

longer lenses can help decrease the barrel distortion, but you may run out of room.

on zooms there is an optimal focal length that tends to minimize barrel/pincushion distortion. on this tammy the change from barrel (on the wide end) and pincushion (on the long end) seems to be around 24mm. you can compensate with your post processing using some specialized software, but as usual it's better to get it "square" right away.

also zoom lenses will show different vignetting wrt focal length. usually it gets better as you go longer. around 35mm the tammy gets very good in that respect. you can compensate with your post processing but again it's better to have it right from the camera (as pushing up exposure in post invariably makes noise worse).

so, using this lens, a good focal length would be between 24 and 35mm.

shoot at the optimal aperture for sharpness. i believe it was established earlier in this thread that f/5.6 or so on this tammy is the sweet spot for sharpness.

obviously use the lowest ISO you can.

shutter only needs to be as quick as eliminating shake. consider a tripod, though given a nice bright day with plenty of light, a quick shutter is guaranteed anyway.

finally, make sure your lens axis is directly orthagonal to the object frame plane to avoid keystoning.

hth
ken

[popoho]

First day of spring. Weather was so nice to not venture out and shoot.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_SMsBhBxdZbc/S6obegN9aQI/AAAAAAAAAas/RJiu11_1Lkc/s912/IMG_2692a.JPG
Covered bridge

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_SMsBhBxdZbc/S6oalX4R6dI/AAAAAAAAAac/8ARBrSaCSNo/s912/IMG_2679a.JPG
Cemetery

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_SMsBhBxdZbc/S6obu1jZ1eI/AAAAAAAAAbE/ipHF81Zcftg/s912/IMG_2776a.JPG
Sunset

C&C welcome.

[jodelak]

nice images popoho. i love all the shots. #1, is the bridge in madison county?

[popoho]

nice images popoho. i love all the shots. #1, is the bridge in madison county?

Thanks jodelak

The covered bridge is in Lancaster County PA.

[jodelak]

those drawings look like they should be more than a hobby.

+1. Awesome talent dude :)

[ckfishel2001]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2724/4460090476_509ed2a093_b.jpg

[DiMAn0684]

ckfishel2001, it seems to me like you've focused on the door...at least it's sharper than two girls in front of it.

[David83]

david, first of all, and most importantly, find a good location that has a bright window.

second, diffuse the light somewhat. could be as simple as pulling down a translucent white shade.

this will provide a soft, even light for your subject. unless you shoot at the "golden hours" of sunrise or sunset you'll have nice white 5500k light.

longer lenses can help decrease the barrel distortion, but you may run out of room.

on zooms there is an optimal focal length that tends to minimize barrel/pincushion distortion. on this tammy the change from barrel (on the wide end) and pincushion (on the long end) seems to be around 24mm. you can compensate with your post processing using some specialized software, but as usual it's better to get it "square" right away.

also zoom lenses will show different vignetting wrt focal length. usually it gets better as you go longer. around 35mm the tammy gets very good in that respect. you can compensate with your post processing but again it's better to have it right from the camera (as pushing up exposure in post invariably makes noise worse).

so, using this lens, a good focal length would be between 24 and 35mm.

shoot at the optimal aperture for sharpness. i believe it was established earlier in this thread that f/5.6 or so on this tammy is the sweet spot for sharpness.

obviously use the lowest ISO you can.

shutter only needs to be as quick as eliminating shake. consider a tripod, though given a nice bright day with plenty of light, a quick shutter is guaranteed anyway.

finally, make sure your lens axis is directly orthagonal to the object frame plane to avoid keystoning.

hth
ken

thanks ken ,

i will give your tips a try and see if i can bet better results..:D

[ckfishel2001]

ckfishel2001, it seems to me like you've focused on the door...at least it's sharper than two girls in front of it.

yeah...used center point focus and it split right between them wouldn't ya know:(

[Candiness]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2759/4456417982_6c018882c7_b.jpg

Beautiful.

[rsboag]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2733/4296299063_ea29171836_b.jpg

[FMX]

LOL thanks alot , yeah they are mine and are pencil drawings , just a hobbie of mine:D



Amazing! Do you use photographs or are these purely out of your imagination?

Otherwise, what kind of advice would you give to someone wanting to draw these kind of realistic drawings?

[jj_glos]

7 shot panorama stitch. First time pano!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2796/4448353474_071ecd619e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/4448353474/)

[David83]

Amazing! Do you use photographs or are these purely out of your imagination?

Otherwise, what kind of advice would you give to someone wanting to draw these kind of realistic drawings?

thanks ,

those were drawn from photos , but i upscaled them alot.....Arnold is 18x24" and is in my wieght room..the wine glass is 14x17" hanging in my dining room..

my advice would be to practice keeping your shading as smooth and seamless as possible to get a photorealistic look..learn the circulism technique to get real looking skin.

the pictures do these drawings absolutely zero justice..im trying to learn to photograph them the way they appear in person. but thats easier said than done im learning:(

[trefleenor]

First time posting, just starting photography:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4466804283_ab7363e3aa_b.jpg

[v35skyline]

7 shot panorama stitch. First time pano!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2796/4448353474_071ecd619e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/4448353474/)
Excellent!

[zelseman]

thanks ,

those were drawn from photos , but i upscaled them alot.....Arnold is 18x24" and is in my wieght room..the wine glass is 14x17" hanging in my dining room..

my advice would be to practice keeping your shading as smooth and seamless as possible to get a photorealistic look..learn the circulism technique to get real looking skin.

the pictures do these drawings absolutely zero justice..im trying to learn to photograph them the way they appear in person. but thats easier said than done im learning:(
You have some real talent there. That is coming from a guy who was a graphic design major for about 3 months. My biggest suggestion would be to learn how to set a custom white balance. You can use your camera manual, search online, or on this forum for steps to do that. This will get rid of that yellow cast youre getting on your work. Keep up the great art.

[hoser]

took the tammy for a walk yesterday.

[ckfishel2001]

took the tammy for a walk yesterday.

Looks like it had a good time:) nice shots

[ride5000]

love that moss, hoser

[HoosierJoe]

Monument Circle in the rain yesterday. Boy am I glad the 50D is weather sealed.





A homeless guy I got to talking to:

http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac230/HoosierJoe/Scenery%20and%20other%20things/3-27-2010/IMG_2369.jpg

[PTHONG]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2755/4472014038_dd2eee8f14_o.jpg

[Boomx]

Shot today with one silver umbrella and a 450D at F10, 50mm, no sharpening!

http://data.80eight.nl/_MG_5351.jpg

[joe.absolutely]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2759/4456417982_6c018882c7_b.jpg

hey, how do you like your Tamron 17-50mm? i was looking at getting the VC version of that lens, but was debating on getting that or the Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM with the Hyper Sonic Motor. I was also looking at the Canon 17-85mm f/4-5.6, but haven't a clue which one to get.

[hoser]

i had the sig 17-70, nice range but variable AP and i never seemed to get along well. ive got the 17-50 now and love it.

[Razeus]

Just arrived today. Testing shooting now around the house.

[Simply Ravishing]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4482394041_2cfafaa470.jpg

[Yusef]

very nice

[stonyzmom]

^^^Love that!

Got out in the sun today - in between rain storms.

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/7688/26373450.jpg

[Chris215]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4487204949_ebf38a8341.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4487855394_12c5b83f89.jpg

first try with OCF.

[trefleenor]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4487379547_6c459f4a83_b.jpg

[minijag]

LOL thanks alot , yeah they are mine and are pencil drawings , just a hobbie of mine:D

i dont want to derail the thread but technically these were taken with the 17-50. all drawn this year so far

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4374508231_278d956aa8_o.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4335354779_88d1cf7397_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4267379403_3626e15ea0.jpg

and my newest..still in progress

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2782/4456636266_d4dd3ee15b_o.jpg

Congratulations. You've got an enormous talent!!

Hope you have the time to master both your interests (drawing and photography) and maybe turn them into something more than simple hobbies!

Nuno

[wamguy89]

Some nice shots in this thread! I don't know how I hadn't seen it before! I did some skateboarding photos yesterday, and would love to get your opinions on them! Here are a couple, but there are more on my flickr/facebook (links in signature)!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4490271830_4ce139e7bd.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4490272072_783402682d.jpg

[jm_usmc]

Playing with my 7D and new Tamron 17-50. With 100% crops.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4489990447_4edee06e10_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2768/4490633690_27360321ca_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4490633084_216da7059d_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4490633212_837a3239f3_o.jpg

Shot as large jpg with standard picture style. Only cropped and resized.

[ride5000]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4493655814_cdf0d3d0be.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ken-gilbert/4493655814/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4488312648_9e9a282774.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ken-gilbert/4488312648/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4487660165_85371d714e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ken-gilbert/4487660165/)

[wamguy89]

jm - Cool shots! This lens is really sharp!! I'm probably going to upgrade to the 24-70mm f/2.8L soon, though... This lens won't work on a full frame, unfortunately... :(

ride - The first one is awesome!! They are all nice shots, though. Good work.

I made a sequence of a few photos I took the other day... This is the first time I've done one of these. I didn't use a tripod, either, but it doesn't look too bad to me... What do you guys think?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2744/4495263460_9eeb3d41c7.jpg

[Marshal.F]

Messing around the other night

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2705/4495638076_06f083b2c0.jpg

[ynos]

Some nice shots in this thread! I don't know how I hadn't seen it before! I did some skateboarding photos yesterday, and would love to get your opinions on them! Here are a couple, but there are more on my flickr/facebook (links in signature)!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4490271830_4ce139e7bd.jpg


What's the trick you did't overexposed picture?

[jenxin]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2744/4299919514_ea637f5611_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2675/3876835161_0f64252934_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4475865100_1206cdd9ab_b.jpg

[DiMAn0684]

Great photos jenxin!

[jenxin]

thanks i got some more at my flickr

http://www.flickr.com/jenxin

[c_boogie]

Great shots ride5000!

I've had this lens for about 2 weeks - mine seems to front focus a little bit, but I'm doing manual focus most of the time (when I can actually use the viewfinder). Overall I'm happy with it - though it does have some unusual qualities about it. My copy is very contrasty, it seems to have CA problems at 17mm and a few other things - other than the CA the qualities seem to add, not detract from my shots...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4491561893_f456199b18_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4490207466_eb2e42ca41_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4473176855_3da719213e_b.jpg

[ride5000]

nice colors there, chris!

[wamguy89]

What's the trick you did't overexposed picture?

?? I don't really understand the question. Sorry!! I think you're asking how I got the exposure I did... It's just a balance of flash and ambient light. I under-exposed the background slightly, but I had a flash hitting the subject.

[watt100]

jm - Cool shots! This lens is really sharp!! I'm probably going to upgrade to the 24-70mm f/2.8L soon, though... This lens won't work on a full frame, unfortunately... :(

ride - The first one is awesome!! They are all nice shots, though. Good work.

I made a sequence of a few photos I took the other day... This is the first time I've done one of these. I didn't use a tripod, either, but it doesn't look too bad to me... What do you guys think?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2744/4495263460_9eeb3d41c7.jpg

cool pic, multiple pics merged with photoshop layers?

[watt100]

the Tamron 17-50 is definitely a sharp lens

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4448264705_bba4662680_b.jpg

[popoho]

Definitely a sharp lens. I am very satisfied with mine. :)

[jj_glos]

Had a walk around after droppng the car for MOT. Lovely day but not great for photos at noon!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4503067982_54ee49ba92_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/4503067982/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4503067524_3d598a85fd_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/4503067524/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4503068704_d37d8f9f82_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/4503068704/)

[wamguy89]

cool pic, multiple pics merged with photoshop layers?

Thanks! Yep! I wasn't using a tripod, though, so I had to erase almost all of background in the secondary layers... Then, I just turned down the opacity on them.

[jj_glos]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4505613977_59032b4afd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/4505613977/)

Full size: (7MB!) http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4505613977_53074ecda2_o.jpg

[DiMAn0684]

my friend's dog:

[Accessoire]

love these!
I need to find some of mine to post

[trefleenor]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2758/4516356003_d75c98b154_b.jpg

[Ruckus99ss]

love this lens
http://www.photosbyruckus.com/Other/SmugShots/IMG7432/836831035_wAnC5-L.jpg

[Bobster]

dropped mine at a gig tonight, it doesn't zoom anymore :(

e-mailed Tamron Dealer in the UK asking for a quote... *sigh*

[stonyzmom]

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/6919/333fy.jpg

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/1264/242ft.jpg

[trefleenor]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4522257150_1a5689fee0_b.jpg

[dpds68]

http://i41.tinypic.com/hwwx92.jpg