[Towert7]

Thanks devwild.

 

[RedLeader]

devwild, how are you doing that PP?

 

[Faust2D]

Quote:

Originally Posted by M0T0XGUY /img/forum/go_quote.gif Did you happen to take the first one along the Hudson River Park pier (pier 51, 49)?

No, a bit further down, around soho.

 

[ll357515]

 

[Baines93]

Wow the last photo is easily the best!

Fantastic photo!

What camera were you using?

I found the first pictures to be focussed funny, but the last, wow, perfect!

Matt

 

[M0T0XGUY]

Double Post

 

[M0T0XGUY]

My 35 F/2 just got here a couple days ago, and I've been having a hell of a time with it since. It may not be as sharp as the 85 F/1.8, or as well-built as the 80-200 F/2.8 but its near-macro abilities easily steal the show for me. All in all, I'm quite satisfied with my purchase; here are a couple of photos which hopefully illustrate that.

 

[M0T0XGUY]

I'm still not totally satisfied with my RAW converter, but it'll do until Nikon Capture gets here.

EDIT: These and the one's above have been re-sharpened in GIMP so as to look closer to the original RAW image captured by the camera. Originally, they were quite soft; explaining the following few comments.

 

[null]

Here are a few semi-old ones...

 

[Towert7]

Quote:

Originally Posted by M0T0XGUY /img/forum/go_quote.gif My 35 F/2 just got here a couple days ago, and I've been having a hell of a time with it since. It may not be as sharp as the 85 F/1.8, or as well-built as the 80-200 F/2.8 but its near-macro abilities easily steal the show for me. All in all, I'm quite satisfied with my purchase; here are a couple of photos which hopefully illustrate that.

Those pictures look pretty soft.... It is strange, because my 35mm is AS sharp as my 85mm. I bought both new, so I know the 35mm can be as sharp as the 85mm. I wonder why you are getting unsharp results.

 

[vagarach]

Yes indeed, they look rather soft, maybe a smidge out of focus. Even the (rather good) 18-55 kit lens can manage much, much sharper images if everything is optimal, whereas the 35mm is a prime lens!

 

[M0T0XGUY]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Towert7 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Those pictures look pretty soft.... It is strange, because my 35mm is AS sharp as my 85mm. I bought both new, so I know the 35mm can be as sharp as the 85mm. I wonder why you are getting unsharp results.

It's unfortunately the fault of my RAW converter. Out of camera the RAW files are pretty much tack sharp and don't need any further sharpening, but the corresponding JPEG's do indeed look horribly mis-processed. As an example, I've sharpened in GIMP a photo from above; which itself looks much closer to the original RAW image:

The RAW is actually even sharper than this, but it's closer to the original than the sample a few posts back.

 

[Mrvile]

Recent trip to Block Island, RI:

Unfortunately I broke my camera and 18-55IS while I was on the trip. The 18-55 is still under warranty so I can get that repaired, but I'm going to have to do something about the good ol' XT. It's been 3 years, so it's high time for an upgrade, but I don't think I'm going to go crazy and probably only upgrade to an XTI or XSI. I personally find the lenses a LOT more important than the body.

 

[unknown123]

I haven't posted for a while so here's a couple pics

Veterans cemetery during Memorial Day.

Some of the desert out here.

 

[RedLeader]

MrVile, I love that last shot. What happened to your camera? Something fixable?