Hoverfly
by Blaze
The first shot with my new Vivitar 100mm f/3.5 lens which I bought from CoDa, that seems to be reasonably unfuzzy !!!
It's much harder to use than I expected and I suspect will be a slow learning curve (but fun !)
It's much harder to use than I expected and I suspect will be a slow learning curve (but fun !)
Uploaded21/10/2012 - 15:55
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Posted 21/10/2012 - 16:35
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Glorious shot, the wings are so delicate and you've captured them beautifully.
Posted 21/10/2012 - 16:35
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Wonderful sharp image - well done.
Peter
Peter
Posted 21/10/2012 - 16:43
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That's excellent Sally,
Well done!
It does get easier with practice, promise.
Well done!
It does get easier with practice, promise.
Posted 21/10/2012 - 17:52
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Thank you all very much !
What surprised me was that apart from cropping, I hardly had to do anything with it. But I did have to use a little noise reduction. I was also surprised at the light particularly as it was a pretty dull day.
What surprised me was that apart from cropping, I hardly had to do anything with it. But I did have to use a little noise reduction. I was also surprised at the light particularly as it was a pretty dull day.
Posted 21/10/2012 - 17:59
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I told you it was a good lens.
With f/3.5, you won't have a problem with light - I'm surprised at the amount of DOF you have got with that f stop tbh. The problem with light will come when you try to get a greater DOF by using a higher f stop number.
With f/3.5, you won't have a problem with light - I'm surprised at the amount of DOF you have got with that f stop tbh. The problem with light will come when you try to get a greater DOF by using a higher f stop number.
Posted 21/10/2012 - 19:17
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Any sharper, & you could cut paper with it!!
Best Regards, Larry.
All the gear & no idea.
All the gear & no idea.
Posted 21/10/2012 - 21:19
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Thank you, Larry
Posted 21/10/2012 - 21:29
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Stunning! Hand held or tripod?
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Posted 21/10/2012 - 21:37
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Thank you, Defragged ! It was hand-held and heavily cropped.
Posted 21/10/2012 - 21:49
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For hand held that's o'sum. I wish I had such a steady hand!
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Posted 21/10/2012 - 21:58
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I've lost count of the amount of fuzzies I had up until this one
Posted 21/10/2012 - 22:24
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I've got the Cosina version of your Vivitar, as well as as a Vivitar S1 105mm macro and a Pentax-A 100mm macro and with all three stacked together I don't seem to be able to achieve acceptable sharpness. I guess for me it's a tripod & more perseverance required. I'll be on the lookout for more inspiration from you....
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Posted 22/10/2012 - 18:13
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Thank you, Paul
Posted 23/10/2012 - 21:00
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Great colours and details, good use of selective focus. This is an excellent capture.
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A really good effort which has produced a very pleasant picture
Well done
Regards
Bob