Rome in 35mm

ScarySquirrel · 29 Nov 2010 at 00:38

Sorry I haven't commented earlier, Ray.

To summarise, you have successfully made me regret not taking my 5D out of my bag whilst in Rome

PS. Who is the lady friend?

Marzipanogram · 29 Nov 2010 at 05:22

Very nice, especially number 4.

Mp4 · 29 Nov 2010 at 09:43

Raymond Lin said:
Thank you and yup

Welcome!

Do you process your photos a lot? do you have a before and after shot of any shots from rome?

As i have the 400D - with 50mm mainly now as i love the 1.8 - Is the 35mm more of a general lens than the 50mm?

AtticusFinch · 29 Nov 2010 at 11:32

Not more general just different

Mp4 said:
Welcome!

Do you process your photos a lot? do you have a before and after shot of any shots from rome?

As i have the 400D - with 50mm mainly now as i love the 1.8 - Is the 35mm more of a general lens than the 50mm?

The 35 on a cf camera is closer to a 50 on a ff camera so provides a more "normal" field of view.

With primes, they generally get better as you get wider apertures - so the 50mm 1.4 is a big improvement on the 1.8 and the 1.2 an even greater improvement. All these lenses are sharpoer stopped down. The difference in terms of the field of view btw 35mm and 50mm is not stark but it is different, so it's more about your preferred style of shooting and uses you put it to that dictate what you prefer.

Raymond Lin · 29 Nov 2010 at 13:00

Mp4 said:
Welcome!

Do you process your photos a lot? do you have a before and after shot of any shots from rome?

As i have the 400D - with 50mm mainly now as i love the 1.8 - Is the 35mm more of a general lens than the 50mm?

I process them all, always, but not a lot. It depends how you perceive to be a lot. My preset takes me 80% to the look i am going for when i click it, and i adjust esch shot to suit. Sorry i dnt like posting before and after, but there's not much difference, except RAW files always look a bit flat. The composition is done in camera, just fixed horizons really.

Raymond Lin · 29 Nov 2010 at 20:34

ScarySquirrel said:
Sorry I haven't commented earlier, Ray.

To summarise, you have successfully made me regret not taking my 5D out of my bag whilst in Rome

PS. Who is the lady friend?

Sorry Nick, missed your post.

Shame your 5Dii never arrived in time

I hear you are having a mare of a time getting it.

I want to go back again, there are so many places we didn't go. Sooooo many.

And she's erm, a friend? It's complicated lol

Anyway....

Mp4 · 29 Nov 2010 at 20:39

AtticusFinch said:
The 35 on a cf camera is closer to a 50 on a ff camera so provides a more "normal" field of view.

With primes, they generally get better as you get wider apertures - so the 50mm 1.4 is a big improvement on the 1.8 and the 1.2 an even greater improvement. All these lenses are sharpoer stopped down. The difference in terms of the field of view btw 35mm and 50mm is not stark but it is different, so it's more about your preferred style of shooting and uses you put it to that dictate what you prefer.

Raymond Lin said:
I process them all, always, but not a lot. It depends how you perceive to be a lot. My preset takes me 80% to the look i am going for when i click it, and i adjust esch shot to suit. Sorry i dnt like posting before and after, but there's not much difference, except RAW files always look a bit flat. The composition is done in camera, just fixed horizons really.

Thanks for both of your posts atm all ive been using is the 50mm and love it to bits! Very tempted to get 1.2 next as i love the bokeh affect and amazing portrait photos