I thought I would share this shot from Saturday. The reason I think it's interesting is because it would have been almost impossible for me to take this picture with my old equipment.
I recently switched from a 30D to a 60D, and also decided to buy a Sigma 17-70C f/2.8 -4 (with IS) to use instead of my Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 (no IS).
I took this to London on Saturday along with a gorillapod - as photography wasn't the main purpose of the visit (especially with a 2 year old) it had to stay lightweight, and I mostly got a bunch of rubbish shots.
However this one stood out - taken from the balcony of the Tate Modern after the sun had set. I happened to be in the right place at the right time for the lighting and weather. The wind was rather bracing and I had very little time so the gorilla pod was out of the question (as I don't have much experience with it, it seems getting a stable position takes a while...)
These are the settings I got
37mm - 1/25th at f/5.0 ISO 3200.
With the 30D, ignoring the extended mode, I would have been limited to ISO 1600 (-1 stop)
With the Tamron I could maybe have opened up a stop to get that back, at the risk of softness, but at 1/25th in the wind there's very little chance I would have got this shot.
With the sigma, the IS managed to cut out most of the movement and actually delivered an acceptable shot. I have slightly sharper shots at the same shutter speed but they weren't the right framing. I had a go at the 'camera shake reduction' feature in photoshop which also improved the general sharpness after a little adjustment.
Good Evening St. Paul by TheRealZogger, on Flickr
Comments welcome - still not sure if it's quite bright enough overall.
I recently switched from a 30D to a 60D, and also decided to buy a Sigma 17-70C f/2.8 -4 (with IS) to use instead of my Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 (no IS).
I took this to London on Saturday along with a gorillapod - as photography wasn't the main purpose of the visit (especially with a 2 year old) it had to stay lightweight, and I mostly got a bunch of rubbish shots.
However this one stood out - taken from the balcony of the Tate Modern after the sun had set. I happened to be in the right place at the right time for the lighting and weather. The wind was rather bracing and I had very little time so the gorilla pod was out of the question (as I don't have much experience with it, it seems getting a stable position takes a while...)
These are the settings I got
37mm - 1/25th at f/5.0 ISO 3200.
With the 30D, ignoring the extended mode, I would have been limited to ISO 1600 (-1 stop)
With the Tamron I could maybe have opened up a stop to get that back, at the risk of softness, but at 1/25th in the wind there's very little chance I would have got this shot.
With the sigma, the IS managed to cut out most of the movement and actually delivered an acceptable shot. I have slightly sharper shots at the same shutter speed but they weren't the right framing. I had a go at the 'camera shake reduction' feature in photoshop which also improved the general sharpness after a little adjustment.
Good Evening St. Paul by TheRealZogger, on Flickr
Comments welcome - still not sure if it's quite bright enough overall.
