Sharp and Soft

Pentaxophile
Posted 16/03/2010 - 22:00 Link
Junk-shop lens fun during my lunch hour, in the glasshouse in Jephson Gardens, Leamington.

The first three are with the Sigma 'miniwide' 24mm wide-open at f2.8.

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The last one is with the F 35-70mm at f5.

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Edited by Pentaxophile: 16/03/2010 - 22:35
MarkD
Posted 16/03/2010 - 22:27 Link
I have a miniwide II and I must say it is a lovely little lens( well not that little actually) I don't use it enough.
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thoughton
Posted 17/03/2010 - 01:10 Link
First one is excellent, I like it a lot. The thorns look 3D

I like the 2nd one too, nice colour and composition.

Not so keen on 3 or 4. 3 seems a bit aimless to me. I find the crop in 4 too tight, and somehow it doesn't have the same impact as the first cactus.
Tim
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Pentaxophile
Posted 17/03/2010 - 08:28 Link
Thanks very much. Yes I think I got carried away with the effect of minimal dof in no. 3!
bwlchmawr
Posted 17/03/2010 - 09:33 Link
Super shots: makes me frustrated, though.

I've had a Sigma 24mm (the one that was better than Leitz) for years but it's in Contax fit and conversion would be ludicrously expensive. Excellent lens, though!

Best wishes,

Andrew
Best wishes,

Andrew

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i-Berg
Posted 17/03/2010 - 09:52 Link
The first and last look very - sharp...
No. 1 for me

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