oogabooga
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Nice shots - the lens has great bokeh. Were the portraits at 1.4 or smaller? (they seem 2 or 2.8 ish)
Originally Posted by bigshot /img/forum/go_quote.gif Believe it or not, they're all f1.4 at a 30th. This lens is super sharp, even wide open. I finally figured out the trick to focusing with such a narrow plane of focus. I set the camera for just one focus point and I focus and recompose. When I was using more than one focus point, it was all over the place. Check out the full size versions on my blog. It's neat how stuff goes in and out of focus with a smooth even gradation. That's the mark of really good bokeh. |
Originally Posted by sawyer /img/forum/go_quote.gif How much is the Sigma 50 1.4? I can't believe that you shot with f/1.4, my nikkor 50 1.4 is soft even at f/2.8 |
Originally Posted by dj_mocok /img/forum/go_quote.gif ...............John: Congrats on the new camera, it is a neat camera. Don't forget to post some pictures here. |
Originally Posted by john_jcb /img/forum/go_quote.gif My photography hobby was a little better than self sufficient years ago as I would take action and candid shots at kids sporting events and sell prints to the parents. |
Originally Posted by dj_mocok /img/forum/go_quote.gif By the way, how much did you pay for the FX35? Who knows if you are happy with this little digital P&S you might be interested in getting Nikon DSLR too - especially considering how cheap they are nowadays (D80, D200). |
Originally Posted by oogabooga /img/forum/go_quote.gif Also, with the proliferation of SLRs and consumer super-zooms, I'd dare say most of the parents attending the game (at least the tech-happy ones) are going to be snapping their own photos nowadays. |
Originally Posted by dj_mocok /img/forum/go_quote.gif That Nikon shouldn't be soft at f/2.8, no way. My 50mm 1.4 and 1.8 are sharp even wide open. Did you try it with tripod yet? If you did, you might have a bad copy. |
Originally Posted by dj_mocok /img/forum/go_quote.gif You mean details as in f1/.8 focused to infinity or detail as in f/1.8 on the point of focus? But the thing is, if you compare it with a macro lens (especially they are mostly 2.8) of course macro one is sharper. But 50mm 1.8 is sharp enough to get the job done. |