in the woods

adamau5 · 26 Jan 2011 at 15:35

Schizophonic said:
Another response to say an excellent shoot. Very nice on your first outing. Having a nice model to look at help the situation as well.

Was the photos cropped or did you focus and recompose?

very little cropping - what you see here is 95% what i framed.

Wires said:
Now you have been using the Tamron 17-50 Non VC and you are so impressed, would you be tempted to get the VC version of the lens?

Also really nice shots and congrats on the flickr most interesting!

I'll be honest, at such short focal range, i cant see much gain to be had from the VC. i can handhold down to about 1/30 or 1/40 reasonable well... and anything below that your subject moving is the problem. The vc is quite a different lens (its much bigger for starters) and people say its not quite up there with the non vc optically. It is still meant to very good though - but it is nearly £100 more. The only issue i have with my lens is that it is a noisey hound!

adamau5 · 26 Jan 2011 at 15:36

Ejizz said:
Great shots, and most are very sharp, were you shooting at 2.8?

yep - mostly 2.8 to 4. You are quite right, at that DOF she could have moved enough to shift the focus.

footman · 26 Jan 2011 at 17:17

#2 is bewitching! Brilliant shot.

AceTK · 26 Jan 2011 at 17:18

nice pics

Wires · 26 Jan 2011 at 18:08

adamau5 said:
very little cropping - what you see here is 95% what i framed.

I'll be honest, at such short focal range, i cant see much gain to be had from the VC. i can handhold down to about 1/30 or 1/40 reasonable well... and anything below that your subject moving is the problem. The vc is quite a different lens (its much bigger for starters) and people say its not quite up there with the non vc optically. It is still meant to very good though - but it is nearly £100 more. The only issue i have with my lens is that it is a noisey hound!

Thanks for response on that as I am deciding between the 2 lenses and that is definately helping with the decision towards the non VC

Phate · 26 Jan 2011 at 19:23

1, 2 and 4 I like, the others not so much, but thats just down to facial expression

- Like the processing on these too

adamau5 · 27 Jan 2011 at 07:59

Wires said:
Thanks for response on that as I am deciding between the 2 lenses and that is definately helping with the decision towards the non VC

i think you will be fine with either, but if it were me i would get the non vc.... its seems more tried and trusted.

Phate said:
1, 2 and 4 I like, the others not so much, but thats just down to facial expression - Like the processing on these too

cheers phate. I reckon these would be even nicer on a 5d.. fancy giving me yours?

Phate · 27 Jan 2011 at 10:44

Fancy giving me your wife?

AtticusFinch · 27 Jan 2011 at 10:46

I really like 3 - it's a fun shot and the pp is nice too.

Mp4 · 27 Jan 2011 at 10:57

Nice shots 1st one i like the most

adamau5 how much did your lighting setup cost?

i'm trying to get flash/lighting setup but on a budget!

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18208609

sillyswede · 27 Jan 2011 at 11:06

What a great set! All beautiful shots, but I think I like #1 best.

If I was to pick one PP style, I'd go for the one in #3 or #4!

adamau5 · 27 Jan 2011 at 12:34

Phate said:
Fancy giving me your wife?

Mp4 said:
Nice shots 1st one i like the most

adamau5 how much did your lighting setup cost?

i'm trying to get flash/lighting setup but on a budget!

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18208609

The lights setup is cheap. @ current prices

YN460II manual flash = £30
Lightstand = £11
umbrella holder/cold shoe mount = £5
Shootthrough brollwy box (cheap version of photek softlight) = £14.95
RF602 wireless transmitter+ receiver = £18
Eneloops for the flash (ESSENTIAL in my book) = £7

Total = £86

good lord thats a cheap setup!

Mp4 · 28 Jan 2011 at 08:31

adamau5 said:
The lights setup is cheap. @ current prices

YN460II manual flash = £30
Lightstand = £11
umbrella holder/cold shoe mount = £5
Shootthrough brollwy box (cheap version of photek softlight) = £14.95
RF602 wireless transmitter+ receiver = £18
Eneloops for the flash (ESSENTIAL in my book) = £7

Total = £86

good lord thats a cheap setup!

That is good! is that inc an umbrella? or am i missing something

did you get all of the items new or 2nd hand? Or all at fleabay?

adamau5 · 28 Jan 2011 at 09:02

That includes the umbrella (Google photek softlighter to give you an idea if the type). All brand new of eBay.

Mp4 · 29 Jan 2011 at 17:56

Just having a look online now! and atm its epic fail

Flash YN-460II Speedlite for Canon £39.99

& having issues finding the other parts (cheap)

ill keep looking

if anyone can spam links to me via Trust would be handy