New lens and set up

Feedback appreciated. This is with my new sigma 17-50 lens. It's razor sharp but still learning how to use it at this point.

Thanks for looking,

Looks pretty good.

Tried it wide open yet (f2.8)?

Also...your improvement is noticeable. I has nothing to do with the lens though. Keep at it!

Thanks!

Yes, I tried it out last night and I was wasn't getting as consistent sharpness (due to dof and the moving target) and I was struggling with exposure. I also thought it was a little too shallow. Maybe I'll try again at 2.8 further away.

yep shallow dof is tough especially if your subject won't sit still.

agrandexpression wrote in post #17814165
Also...your improvement is noticeable.

I agree and congrats on the new tool. How do you like it?

bob_r wrote in post #17815340
I agree and congrats on the new tool. How do you like it?

I like it a lot, although I'm not crazy about the facial distortion on the lower end on a close up. There haven't been a lot of opportunities for me to use it so far but I can see it's a significant upgrade for me. I'm really liking the sharpness, lower dof, and a bump in my "keeper" rate. I also just got my light modifiers so I'm excited to use them. One is a 40" umbrella/softbox that came with a diffuser and grid, and the other is an enormous 60" parabolic reflective umbrella It'll be interesting to see what the catchlight will look in her eyes. I got those, plus the backdrop holder, 2 backgrounds, light stands, lighting, and some extra goodies thrown in with the lens like a backpack, filter, extra flash with diffuser, and a few minor things. I got all that plus the lens for well under 1k from amazon.

Now I just need a fast long zoom and I'll be all set

DH told me he's not getting me anything for my birthday

atsilverstein wrote in post #17815496
I like it a lot, although I'm not crazy about the facial distortion on the lower end on a close up. There haven't been a lot of opportunities for me to use it so far but I can see it's a significant upgrade for me. I'm really liking the sharpness, lower dof, and a bump in my "keeper" rate. I also just got my light modifiers so I'm excited to use them. One is a 40" umbrella/softbox that came with a diffuser and grid, and the other is an enormous 60" parabolic reflective umbrella It'll be interesting to see what the catchlight will look in her eyes. I got those, plus the backdrop holder, 2 backgrounds, light stands, lighting, and some extra goodies thrown in with the lens like a backpack, filter, extra flash with diffuser, and a few minor things. I got all that plus the lens for well under 1k from amazon.

Now I just need a fast long zoom and I'll be all set

DH told me he's not getting me anything for my birthday

You must have been a very good girl this year. Congrats on all the new tools and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your images. Keep shooting, you're doing great.

atsilverstein wrote in post #17815496
I like it a lot, although I'm not crazy about the facial distortion on the lower end on a close up.

zoom in to get better perspective.

actually it doesn't matter that you're even zoomed in, it's just the increased camera subject distance that will relieve perspective distortion.