Sony A7x lounge

Rayfo wrote in post #18311182
Thanks, Gene.

AF is very fast with my 6D, and a bit less so with the a7rii and MC-11. It's accurate though, and quick enough for my purposes, so all's good.

Good luck with the Oly, looks like a nice piece of kit.

if i was going to keep the 150-600 i would try the mc11, not sure it would be much different than the 2 adapters i have, i dont think the original a7 does well with adapters, i have heard the techart one worked well on the original a7 though but build quality was garbage,

From another group shoot today.

Another from the new group shoot.

Nice shots Vinz. How are you dodging and burning? Any other skin retouching on these? I'm finding it tough to dial in my white balance and matching color in the face to the hands for example.

yes there's a minor skin retouching. I use two curves adjustment layers for my dodging and burning.

for white balance i highly recommend doing custom white balance when shooting. i'm using expodisc. it get's you close and makes your color toning easy.

to even out skin color,

1. create a blank layer
2. change the blending mode to color
3. select a soft brush at 100% opacity and about 10% flow
4. Sample the color your want to copy and brush once or a few times on the area you want to change. mask if necessary. if it's too much, change the layer's opacity.

i used to almost make every skin area the same color but then somebody cc me that it looks colorized. So now i make them close but not perfectly the same.

hope that helps.

Natalie Grey

Added tilt shift blur effect in PS.

vinmunoz wrote in post #18312024
yes there's a minor skin retouching. I use two curves adjustment layers for my dodging and burning.

for white balance i highly recommend doing custom white balance when shooting. i'm using expodisc. it get's you close and makes your color toning easy.

to even out skin color,

1. create a blank layer
2. change the blending mode to color
3. select a soft brush at 100% opacity and about 10% flow
4. Sample the color your want to copy and brush once or a few times on the area you want to change. mask if necessary. if it's too much, change the layer's opacity.

i used to almost make every skin area the same color but then somebody cc me that it looks colorized. So now i make them close but not perfectly the same.

hope that helps.

Thanks so much Vinz!

Not sure where I should ask this question so I'll just put it up here cause this is the only thread I follow routinely....You folks certainly know more about gear than I do so here it goes.


Considering a wide angle lens for a6500. Looking at the Rokinon 12mm f/2 for APS-c for ~$400. The Samyang is ~$330. Aren't these basically the same lens with different labeling.....Rokinon vs Samyang? Is there a reason I should buy Rokinon over a Samyang?

Thanks

idsurfer wrote in post #18312406
Not sure where I should ask this question so I'll just put it up here cause this is the only thread I follow routinely....You folks certainly know more about gear than I do so here it goes.


Considering a wide angle lens for a6500. Looking at the Rokinon 12mm f/2 for APS-c for ~$400. The Samyang is ~$330. Aren't these basically the same lens with different labeling.....Rokinon vs Samyang? Is there a reason I should buy Rokinon over a Samyang?

Thanks

is one of them the cine version, i have a few rokinon and samyang lenses and the cine version of these are more expensive, i have the 12mm f2 for my m43 and i love it, sharp and well built lens, ridiculous small compared to the 14mm f2.8 i also have, u cant go wrong with either the samyang or rok

genesimmons wrote in post #18312414
is one of them the cine version, i have a few rokinon and samyang lenses and the cine version of these are more expensive, i have the 12mm f2 for my m43 and i love it, sharp and well built lens, ridiculous small compared to the 14mm f2.8 i also have, u cant go wrong with either the samyang or rok

Good info! Do you have the Samyang or Rok?
Thanks

vinmunoz wrote in post #18312065
Natalie Grey

Added tilt shift blur effect in PS.

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Just beautiful

so, damaged my loxia 21 today! It was in my pocket (which I never do!) and I had the voigtlander 15 on the camera on a shoulder strap. Managed to somehow bump into a wall and now the lens has a little indent on the metal just below the blue mount seal. Hopefully its not done anything inside, will test tomorrow

xpfloyd wrote in post #18312481
so, damaged my loxia 21 today! It was in my pocket (which I never do!) and I had the voigtlander 15 on the camera on a shoulder strap. Managed to somehow bump into a wall and now the lens has a little indent on the metal just below the blue mount seal. Hopefully its not done anything inside, will test tomorrow

That sucks Eddie! Hopefully it's just cosmetic.

xpfloyd wrote in post #18312481
so, damaged my loxia 21 today! It was in my pocket (which I never do!) and I had the voigtlander 15 on the camera on a shoulder strap. Managed to somehow bump into a wall and now the lens has a little indent on the metal just below the blue mount seal. Hopefully its not done anything inside, will test tomorrow

hope all is well, that sinking feeling, I know it