General Photography banter thread - Page 7

yangby · 19th February 2010, 3:35 PM

OMG ... love that frozen waterfall .....

yangby · 20th February 2010, 1:59 AM

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Originally Posted by wisie

Nice case, did Corter make that?

Wish I was here right now.
image

Where was this taken?

wisie · 20th February 2010, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yangby

Where was this taken?

Abiqua Falls, Oregon apparently.

oculi · 20th February 2010, 1:30 PM

So are the sony point&shit cameras with back illuminated sensors noticably better in low light stuff? i have been looking around a bit and not found any conclusive evidence.

one person was saying they are good in low light, but take shit photos in daylight, which doesn't seem like a good compromise.

reason i ask is someone dropped their IXUS and wanted to know if it was worth getting a sony something instead, I said stay with IXUS and they got a 110, which just dropped in price heaps here.

vindicator · 20th February 2010, 2:46 PM

They say that it adds one stop, but I am sceptical.

The sensors are relatively small and the cameras using them so far have slow lenses.

The Ricoh GRD3 provides the best low light performance in the compact class.

The Cannon S90 comes in a very close second for half the price.

vindicator · 20th February 2010, 3:05 PM

Nikon F collection.

vindicator · 26th February 2010, 11:57 PM

My new god.

P.Angenieux 25mm f/0.95.

I need this in my life so bad.

SyN · 27th February 2010, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by vindicator

Nikon F collection.

lol ive got 3 FM2s.. this guy is insane haha

Quote:

Originally Posted by vindicator

My new god.

P.Angenieux 25mm f/0.95.

I need this in my life so bad.

glad you found salvation. didnt even know such a beast exists, how much did it and adapter cost and whats with the vignetting? shouldnt 2xcrop eliminate it?

vindicator · 27th February 2010, 1:11 AM

They seem to be going for anywhere between $1K to $1.5K USD on eBay.

I'm looking into the buying options now.

It was used to film the first moon walk!

There is a f/1.4 version as well.

Apparent the C mount standard is loosely defined, so this one only provides 95% coverage on u43.

So you crop if it bugs you, or shoot at 16:9 to eliminate it in-body.

I'm also considering this Pentax 25mm f/1.4 for $330 USD.

Asteroid · 27th February 2010, 10:25 AM

Ahh so these things are CCTV lenses, no wonder the imaging circle is so small (and hence the low price). They look like a decent match for the 4/3 cameras. Using old high end (film) wide angles on such a heavy crop factor seems like a waste in my opinion.

vindicator · 27th February 2010, 12:06 PM

P.Angenieux is the Leica of cinema lenses. Why do you consider it a waste?

Asteroid · 27th February 2010, 12:30 PM

I didn't mean the P.Angenieux or the Pentax 25, as they're designed for a normal-ish perspective on a small imaging circle. I was more talking about photographic lenses like OM, Nikons, M42s etc.

vindicator · 27th February 2010, 1:14 PM

Ah I see

SyN · 27th February 2010, 2:00 PM

what explains the odd bokeh?

csimpson · 1st March 2010, 10:38 AM

Woo, I'm back from my month in Japan.

1900 photos. My Tamron 17-50 died. I bought this and this. It was fun.

20th February 2010, 1:30 PM	#94
oculi Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,958	So are the sony point&shit cameras with back illuminated sensors noticably better in low light stuff? i have been looking around a bit and not found any conclusive evidence. one person was saying they are good in low light, but take shit photos in daylight, which doesn't seem like a good compromise. reason i ask is someone dropped their IXUS and wanted to know if it was worth getting a sony something instead, I said stay with IXUS and they got a 110, which just dropped in price heaps here. __________________ Reality or nothing

20th February 2010, 2:46 PM	#95
vindicator Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: LoNoSho Posts: 6,489	They say that it adds one stop, but I am sceptical. The sensors are relatively small and the cameras using them so far have slow lenses. The Ricoh GRD3 provides the best low light performance in the compact class. The Cannon S90 comes in a very close second for half the price. __________________ Sucessfully sold to: JeffK, Pzest, Hardboiled, chugga15, havoc_1710, Surge, bondy_112, TRiN, kangfu, maddcore, hobo-jo, dwdc, Nanokillaz, PooJou, $tealthFiga, smoothunit, Wozzernux, core2dubious Sucessfully bought from: actinium, kogi, z2177199

20th February 2010, 3:05 PM	#96
vindicator Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: LoNoSho Posts: 6,489	Nikon F collection. __________________ Sucessfully sold to: JeffK, Pzest, Hardboiled, chugga15, havoc_1710, Surge, bondy_112, TRiN, kangfu, maddcore, hobo-jo, dwdc, Nanokillaz, PooJou, $tealthFiga, smoothunit, Wozzernux, core2dubious Sucessfully bought from: actinium, kogi, z2177199

26th February 2010, 11:57 PM	#97
vindicator Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: LoNoSho Posts: 6,489	My new god. P.Angenieux 25mm f/0.95. I need this in my life so bad. __________________ Sucessfully sold to: JeffK, Pzest, Hardboiled, chugga15, havoc_1710, Surge, bondy_112, TRiN, kangfu, maddcore, hobo-jo, dwdc, Nanokillaz, PooJou, $tealthFiga, smoothunit, Wozzernux, core2dubious Sucessfully bought from: actinium, kogi, z2177199

27th February 2010, 1:11 AM	#99
vindicator Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: LoNoSho Posts: 6,489	They seem to be going for anywhere between $1K to $1.5K USD on eBay. I'm looking into the buying options now. It was used to film the first moon walk! There is a f/1.4 version as well. Apparent the C mount standard is loosely defined, so this one only provides 95% coverage on u43. So you crop if it bugs you, or shoot at 16:9 to eliminate it in-body. I'm also considering this Pentax 25mm f/1.4 for $330 USD. __________________ Sucessfully sold to: JeffK, Pzest, Hardboiled, chugga15, havoc_1710, Surge, bondy_112, TRiN, kangfu, maddcore, hobo-jo, dwdc, Nanokillaz, PooJou, $tealthFiga, smoothunit, Wozzernux, core2dubious Sucessfully bought from: actinium, kogi, z2177199

19th February 2010, 3:35 PM	#91
yangby Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 2,392	OMG ... love that frozen waterfall .....

27th February 2010, 10:25 AM	#100
Asteroid Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lapping Freo Posts: 2,233	Ahh so these things are CCTV lenses, no wonder the imaging circle is so small (and hence the low price). They look like a decent match for the 4/3 cameras. Using old high end (film) wide angles on such a heavy crop factor seems like a waste in my opinion. __________________ The boxen: A8-3870/ F1A75-V Pro/ 8GB \| A64 3000+/ K8V-X/ 1,25GB \| X230 ThinkPad Shtbox rally 2013 - The Mining Magnets!

27th February 2010, 12:06 PM	#101
vindicator Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: LoNoSho Posts: 6,489	P.Angenieux is the Leica of cinema lenses. Why do you consider it a waste? __________________ Sucessfully sold to: JeffK, Pzest, Hardboiled, chugga15, havoc_1710, Surge, bondy_112, TRiN, kangfu, maddcore, hobo-jo, dwdc, Nanokillaz, PooJou, $tealthFiga, smoothunit, Wozzernux, core2dubious Sucessfully bought from: actinium, kogi, z2177199

27th February 2010, 12:30 PM	#102
Asteroid Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lapping Freo Posts: 2,233	I didn't mean the P.Angenieux or the Pentax 25, as they're designed for a normal-ish perspective on a small imaging circle. I was more talking about photographic lenses like OM, Nikons, M42s etc. __________________ The boxen: A8-3870/ F1A75-V Pro/ 8GB \| A64 3000+/ K8V-X/ 1,25GB \| X230 ThinkPad Shtbox rally 2013 - The Mining Magnets!

27th February 2010, 1:14 PM	#103
vindicator Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: LoNoSho Posts: 6,489	Ah I see __________________ Sucessfully sold to: JeffK, Pzest, Hardboiled, chugga15, havoc_1710, Surge, bondy_112, TRiN, kangfu, maddcore, hobo-jo, dwdc, Nanokillaz, PooJou, $tealthFiga, smoothunit, Wozzernux, core2dubious Sucessfully bought from: actinium, kogi, z2177199

27th February 2010, 2:00 PM	#104
SyN Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 6,977	what explains the odd bokeh? __________________ You are now conscious of your breathing pattern. The one hundredth member of OCAU Camera Club Mark II Non-existant Fujifilm Finepix X100 club member #100

1st March 2010, 10:38 AM	#105
csimpson Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 7,629	Woo, I'm back from my month in Japan. 1900 photos. My Tamron 17-50 died. I bought this and this. It was fun. __________________ twitter