Sony Lounge Thread MKIII (All Sony cameras welcome)

navydoc wrote in post #18515157
Wow, for San Antonio, THAT'S a lot of snow!

Thanks Gene. Yes it was!

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anyone else having trouble doing hashtags on IG today...it won't enter any of them...as soon as I try to add another one, it deletes the first one...

I have mixed feelings about the Sigma 135. On one hand, really sharp and nice contrasty rendering that is reminiscent of Zeiss.....OTOH, the OOF rendering can get really nasty when you have a lot of specular highlights in the background. The compressed FOV means that its really not an issue most of the time, but its rendering has all the good and bad characteristics of a typical Sigma lens.

TRhoads wrote in post #18515215
Another from my short outing to the Cypress Trees at Lake Moultrie...it was nice to have a clean sensor...no spots to remove!

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That is such a rad shot.

mystik610 wrote in post #18515262
I have mixed feelings about the Sigma 135. On one hand, really sharp and nice contrasty rendering that is reminiscent of Zeiss.....OTOH, the OOF rendering can get really nasty when you have a lot of specular highlights in the background. The compressed FOV means that its really not an issue most of the time, but its rendering has all the good and bad characteristics of a typical Sigma lens.

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That look excellent to me

mystik610 wrote in post #18515262
I have mixed feelings about the Sigma 135. On one hand, really sharp and nice contrasty rendering that is reminiscent of Zeiss.....OTOH, the OOF rendering can get really nasty when you have a lot of specular highlights in the background. The compressed FOV means that its really not an issue most of the time, but its rendering has all the good and bad characteristics of a typical Sigma lens.

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Oof rendering looks beautiful - really beautiful - to my eyes. Overall the image appears flawless. You should mark it up with notes cause I don’t have the least clue what you’re talking about.

mystik610 wrote in post #18515262
I have mixed feelings about the Sigma 135. On one hand, really sharp and nice contrasty rendering that is reminiscent of Zeiss.....OTOH, the OOF rendering can get really nasty when you have a lot of specular highlights in the background. The compressed FOV means that its really not an issue most of the time, but its rendering has all the good and bad characteristics of a typical Sigma lens.

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For this image, at least, I really like the many colored, pastel bokah 'footballs'.

mystik610 wrote in post #18515262
I have mixed feelings about the Sigma 135. On one hand, really sharp and nice contrasty rendering that is reminiscent of Zeiss.....OTOH, the OOF rendering can get really nasty when you have a lot of specular highlights in the background. The compressed FOV means that its really not an issue most of the time, but its rendering has all the good and bad characteristics of a typical Sigma lens.

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dude...that is stunning...the football shape is a little distracting, but man, that is a stunning image, that I am sure that bride will love.

irishguy0224 wrote in post #18515265
That is such a rad shot.

thank you!

You guys must have odd shaped footballs ....

Awesome image Carlo , even with the rugby ball Bokeh

mystik610 wrote in post #18515262
I have mixed feelings about the Sigma 135. On one hand, really sharp and nice contrasty rendering that is reminiscent of Zeiss.....OTOH, the OOF rendering can get really nasty when you have a lot of specular highlights in the background. The compressed FOV means that its really not an issue most of the time, but its rendering has all the good and bad characteristics of a typical Sigma lens.

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the football could be worse, nothing is really GM level, you're just going to need to accept that

as far as spamming goes, the reason I was at the pier was for the Christmas lights, similar to nadim's reasons on going out. The pier is decorated this time of year, and I've always wanted a festive shot of the pier during sunset, never done it ever. I was headed to the beach, extra early, 1.5 hours early, little did I know, there was a free concert going on with fireworks afterwards. All of the sudden, a 5-10 minute drive turns into 45 minutes. I ended up backtracking since traffic was so bad on the way there, I went to familiar territory, and parked at a life guard training center I frequented as a teen, turns out that was like the closest I could get anyhow. It's a mile away, and I wasnt prepped to walk that much, I was in sandals! Tried getting a Lyft, but the driver bailed, and second driver was at the wrong spot! however, the developing sunset was epic, so I ran that mile, full camera gear and all (FE 12-24, CY 35-70, FDn 200, filters, tripod). Glad I kept it light, but ran into other problems while shooting. I'm most certain my FDn 200 adapted DOES NOT hit infinity! What a time to find out, it got close enough that stopping down would cover, but what a way to find out, while I'm running, changing out lenses for a shot.....

anyhow, christmas lights, so much mist in the air that the photo is a little hazy, my lenses got sticky by the end of the night.

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Charlie wrote in post #18515355
the football could be worse, nothing is really GM level, you're just going to need to accept that

as far as spamming goes, the reason I was at the pier was for the Christmas lights, similar to nadim's reasons on going out. The pier is decorated this time of year, and I've always wanted a festive shot of the pier during sunset, never done it ever. I was headed to the beach, extra early, 1.5 hours early, little did I know, there was a free concert going on with fireworks afterwards. All of the sudden, a 5-10 minute drive turns into 45 minutes. I ended up backtracking since traffic was so bad on the way there, I went to familiar territory, and parked at a life guard training center I frequented as a teen, turns out that was like the closest I could get anyhow. It's a mile away, and I wasnt prepped to walk that much, I was in sandals! Tried getting a Lyft, but the driver bailed, and second driver was at the wrong spot! however, the developing sunset was epic, so I ran that mile, full camera gear and all (FE 12-24, CY 35-70, FDn 200, filters, tripod). Glad I kept it light, but ran into other problems while shooting. I'm most certain my FDn 200 adapted DOES NOT hit infinity! What a time to find out, it got close enough that stopping down would cover, but what a way to find out, while I'm running, changing out lenses for a shot.....

anyhow, christmas lights, so much mist in the air that the photo is a little hazy, my lenses got sticky by the end of the night.

I think the haze adds to the image here charlie, it certainly doesn’t detract from it. This is another absolute stunner

mystik610 wrote in post #18515262
I have mixed feelings about the Sigma 135. On one hand, really sharp and nice contrasty rendering that is reminiscent of Zeiss.....OTOH, the OOF rendering can get really nasty when you have a lot of specular highlights in the background. The compressed FOV means that its really not an issue most of the time, but its rendering has all the good and bad characteristics of a typical Sigma lens.

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Charlie wrote in post #18515355
the football could be worse, nothing is really GM level, you're just going to need to accept that

as far as spamming goes, the reason I was at the pier was for the Christmas lights, similar to nadim's reasons on going out. The pier is decorated this time of year, and I've always wanted a festive shot of the pier during sunset, never done it ever. I was headed to the beach, extra early, 1.5 hours early, little did I know, there was a free concert going on with fireworks afterwards. All of the sudden, a 5-10 minute drive turns into 45 minutes. I ended up backtracking since traffic was so bad on the way there, I went to familiar territory, and parked at a life guard training center I frequented as a teen, turns out that was like the closest I could get anyhow. It's a mile away, and I wasnt prepped to walk that much, I was in sandals! Tried getting a Lyft, but the driver bailed, and second driver was at the wrong spot! however, the developing sunset was epic, so I ran that mile, full camera gear and all (FE 12-24, CY 35-70, FDn 200, filters, tripod). Glad I kept it light, but ran into other problems while shooting. I'm most certain my FDn 200 adapted DOES NOT hit infinity! What a time to find out, it got close enough that stopping down would cover, but what a way to find out, while I'm running, changing out lenses for a shot.....

anyhow, christmas lights, so much mist in the air that the photo is a little hazy, my lenses got sticky by the end of the night.

Nice work fellows.
Is that football Bokeh the norm for the Sig art 135

my new 70-200 F4 just came in. Can't wait to give it a go when i get home! I didn't think it was coming in 'till tomorrow so i didn't bring my camera with me to the office!

Bianchi wrote in post #18515390
Nice work fellows.
Is that football Bokeh the norm for the Sig art 135

it's normal for many lenses

85L, 50L, mitakon, nikon 105 E, 85A, 70-200 f2.8 of any kind, pretty much any large aperture lens. It's not even bad on the sigma I dont think.

Charlie wrote in post #18515458
it's normal for many lenses

85L, 50L, mitakon, nikon 105 E, 85A, 70-200 f2.8 of any kind, pretty much any large aperture lens. It's not even bad on the sigma I dont think.

Yeah I can see this type of bokeh with the Zeiss APO 135 aswell I don't think the Sigma is any worse that the Zeiss

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