Red
5th of May 2005 (Thu), 06:18
Just bought the much hailed piece of plastic. Having to wait on back order for the hood though, grrr.
Of course, first thing I did was slap it on and open it up all the way :D Let's see what 1.8 looks like. Has to be done.
So here's a few shots, mainly for those thinking about buying one to show you what I've found in my first 5 minutes of ownership, stumbling around the house looking for targets.
This is a good demonstration of the shallow DOF, you can easily see how quickly it tails off, and that I have a signed football :p
http://www.pixelsstudios.com/50-1.jpg
Another that shows the DOF. I was amazed at how little was in sharp focus when I saw this one.
http://www.pixelsstudios.com/50-2.jpg
Picking out a section in a perspective to focus on looks like a lot of fun, even at f2.5. Sure I can come up with other more creative uses for this. Have found that the lens wants to focus on the right of the photo more than the centre a lot. Especially if the item on the right is closer than the item in the center
http://www.pixelsstudios.com/50-3.jpg
Going to be good for product shots too, e.g., a custom steering wheel
http://www.pixelsstudios.com/50-4.jpg
Take a look at this one again. The needle cup and the trim around the dials are in focus, but the numbers which are a mere 5mm further away are not sharp
http://www.pixelsstudios.com/50-5.jpg
I just like this one. Will try to do it better later on
http://www.pixelsstudios.com/50-6.jpg
Hope it helps someone. So far I'm very impressed. Going to have more fun now
Of course, first thing I did was slap it on and open it up all the way :D Let's see what 1.8 looks like. Has to be done.
So here's a few shots, mainly for those thinking about buying one to show you what I've found in my first 5 minutes of ownership, stumbling around the house looking for targets.
This is a good demonstration of the shallow DOF, you can easily see how quickly it tails off, and that I have a signed football :p
http://www.pixelsstudios.com/50-1.jpg
Another that shows the DOF. I was amazed at how little was in sharp focus when I saw this one.
http://www.pixelsstudios.com/50-2.jpg
Picking out a section in a perspective to focus on looks like a lot of fun, even at f2.5. Sure I can come up with other more creative uses for this. Have found that the lens wants to focus on the right of the photo more than the centre a lot. Especially if the item on the right is closer than the item in the center
http://www.pixelsstudios.com/50-3.jpg
Going to be good for product shots too, e.g., a custom steering wheel
http://www.pixelsstudios.com/50-4.jpg
Take a look at this one again. The needle cup and the trim around the dials are in focus, but the numbers which are a mere 5mm further away are not sharp
http://www.pixelsstudios.com/50-5.jpg
I just like this one. Will try to do it better later on
http://www.pixelsstudios.com/50-6.jpg
Hope it helps someone. So far I'm very impressed. Going to have more fun now