The "New Gear/Willy Waving" thread

Raymond Lin · 28 Apr 2014 at 19:58

al4x said:
I was actually looking and reading about tilt-shift yesterday as i was purusing lenses. I saw a video which didnt really explain well but i got the reasoning

quite clever.

It's one of those lenses you have to have in your hand to try before you can totally get your head around.

alexthecheese · 28 Apr 2014 at 20:19

Didn't realise the 35mm 1.4 Sigma was almost affordable. £513 at the place I can't mention. Keep Samyang and manual focus at 85mm and get a Sigma, or replace Samyang and autofocus at 85mm.

DBT85 · 28 Apr 2014 at 22:12

My Dell U3014 arrived from OCUK

Very big, nice picture. Very pleased.

The one to the right is a 24" BENQ for reference

THC_SsSsSnake · 28 Apr 2014 at 23:19

D.P. said:
yep, architecture is best on FF if you can afford TS/PC lenses otherwise there isn't a big difference. Wide angle lenses for cropped cameras used to be rare, and have very bad distortion. Now there are far more ultra wide angle options for crop than FF and distortion is similar.

High resolution work is also a FF advantage, but only if good technique is used is it really a necessity. E.g. You could have a 24MP D71000, use excellent glass, shoot at optimal apertures, use hyper focal focusing, mirror lockup, remote and a sturdy tripod and get far more detail than picking up a FF camera and using mediocre lenses combined with slopping technique and hand holding. Of course the same bad technique with a high res crop will be worse still, my point is if you are not doing everything right on crop then there is no need to move to FF, yet.

You basically only really gain 1 stop high ISO performance and 1 stop shallower DoF - unless you are shooting wide open on fast glass then there is not real advantage. Shoot the sigma 25mm f/1.4 @1.4 on FF - you can't ever replicate that on crop. Shooting a 24-105mm f/4.0, buy some primes!

thankyou DP.
is the 85mm 1.8 worth getting for mainly people shots on FF ?

D.P. · 29 Apr 2014 at 01:24

THC_SsSsSnake said:
thankyou DP.
is the 85mm 1.8 worth getting for mainly people shots on FF ?

Yeah, the 85mm is a little long on crop but it all depends what you like to shoot. 85mm gives good head and shoulders shots, but not full body or couples.

THC_SsSsSnake · 29 Apr 2014 at 07:51

D.P. said:
Yeah, the 85mm is a little long on crop but it all depends what you like to shoot. 85mm gives good head and shoulders shots, but not full body or couples.

Thanks for the advice,as I like street family and pets I was thinking that 85mm along with perhaps the sigma 35mm 1.4 to go with my 50 mm 1.8.
If you have any suggestions other than those I would welcome them.
Cheers

mrk · 29 Apr 2014 at 09:08

THC_SsSsSnake said:
Thanks for the advice,as I like street family and pets I was thinking that 85mm along with perhaps the sigma 35mm 1.4 to go with my 50 mm 1.8.
If you have any suggestions other than those I would welcome them.
Cheers

As you're on crop I'd say the 85 along with 35 are a good street combination. The 50mm is going to give you 80mm on crop so for headshots and pets etc that will be all good.

If you don't need longer or wider for your style of shooting then the this trio would be ample for most things and will grow into a full frame body down the line should you wish to go that route.

THC_SsSsSnake · 29 Apr 2014 at 11:55

Hi Mrk,thankyou for your reply.I am now on FF with a 6D so will they still be a good combination or do i need anything else,not really bothered re landscapes(well not in a big way) and reach wise i don't think i will need anything?oh by the way i have the kit 24-105,do you think i should sell if i have the other 3?
thanks again

Phate · 29 Apr 2014 at 12:07

I've gone to the REALLY dark side.

Olympus E-PL5.

Love it

mrk · 29 Apr 2014 at 12:15

The 35 and 85 are what I use for street and they suit my shooting style really well, if you're similar then I think you'll be happy too.

For other street shots like architecture or events you may look at something wide in time - Down to your shooting of course

THC_SsSsSnake · 29 Apr 2014 at 12:24

thanks Mrk,going to save for the sigma 35mm 1.4 first as it seems very popular on here and some of the shots look really nice.

mrk · 29 Apr 2014 at 12:27

Only some? :mad:

THC_SsSsSnake · 29 Apr 2014 at 12:54

lol well all of them really just didn't want to sound to beginnerish

King4aDay · 29 Apr 2014 at 12:58

Phate said:
I've gone to the REALLY dark side.

Olympus E-PL5.

Love it

Nicely done. Any lens purchase plans?

Phate · 29 Apr 2014 at 13:01

King4aDay said:
Nicely done. Any lens purchase plans?

Not yet, I've only just got the thing! First for me is the UW housing which I'll be purchasing next month then going from there. Going to try and use it as much as possible over the next couple of months to really get to grips with it for when I go away in July

It's a fantastic camera though, I'm in love with it.

Seriously impressive bit of kit, its ridiculously light, the image quality is superb, the DOF on the kit lens even though it only stops down to f/3.5 is lovely. Can’t wait to get a fast prime on it.

From sample images, the only real difference you can tell on the images is on 100% crops is where the DSLR’s pull ahead, but then again I’m comparing a 5d3 + 24-70 to something that cost 1/12th of the price!

When it’s zoomed out, IE what anyone is going to look at, the images are amazing.

Pros
• Price
• Lightweight
• AF – plenty of AF points and quick to change
• Lovely big screen on it
• 1080p filming
• Did I mention it’s lightweight?!

Cons
• It’s a little awkward to hold where it’s THAT small, but that won’t be an issue when it’s in the housing.

King4aDay · 29 Apr 2014 at 13:22

Hehe, glad you like it. I do think they're outrageous value at the moment (even more so last month before the free lens offer ended).

Phate · 29 Apr 2014 at 13:34

King4aDay said:
Hehe, glad you like it. I do think they're outrageous value at the moment (even more so last month before the free lens offer ended).

Indeed, I'm genuinely blown away by the IQ, even on the kit lens! I'll post up some samples tonight.

Invertigo · 29 Apr 2014 at 13:45

Wanted something a little smaller for when I didn't fancy carrying full frame kit around with me, and at the price I couldn't say no!

D.P. · 29 Apr 2014 at 14:12

Phate said:
I've gone to the REALLY dark side.

Olympus E-PL5.

Love it

Hope you enjoy. I went for the epm2 18 months ago and I am stunned by the performance and small size. Kind of wish I went for the EPL5 but I wanted the smallest lightest possible setup and it was also cheaper with the price difference paying for 40-150mm. The Epl5 is just the same camera in a much better body (epm2 is little plastic and tinny, which makes it light, and has no flip out screen).

Fits in a jacket pocket and produces crop DSLR images, pretty damn sweet if you ask me.

Phate · 29 Apr 2014 at 14:16

D.P. said:
Hope you enjoy. I went for the epm2 18 months ago and I am stunned by the performance and small size. Kind of wish I went for the EPL5 but I wanted the smallest lightest possible setup and it was also cheaper with the price difference paying for 40-150mm. The Epl5 is just the same camera in a much better body (epm2 is little plastic and tinny, which makes it light, and has no flip out screen).

Fits in a jacket pocket and produces crop DSLR images, pretty damn sweet if you ask me.

Nice, things that swung the EPL5 for me were the housing availability and the lens selection as well, they seem to be the EVIL camera of choice for UW Togs.

I'm still blown away just by how quickly it focuses.