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Comment by DaveHolmes posted on older zooms at 05/09/2011 - 22:24
K-x does... I've played with 'multi-exposure' a couple of times street-shooting... Intresting having a subject move through the frame...
I really want that dramatic moving-cloud effect so want to be able to stack NDs on top of a CPL... Just figured the slower I can get the shutter the better...
I'll try multi-exposure again with a CPL next time I'm somewhere nice on a windy day...
Cheers
I really want that dramatic moving-cloud effect so want to be able to stack NDs on top of a CPL... Just figured the slower I can get the shutter the better...
I'll try multi-exposure again with a CPL next time I'm somewhere nice on a windy day...
Cheers
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on 10 stop ND filter at 05/09/2011 - 18:09
This is another filter post... I figure tis lens related so it's here as there is no accessories section... If the mods feel it should be moved I will of course understand
I currently have a Cokin ND8 (3 stops I believe), adapter holder and 67mm ring that attaches to my Tamron 17-50... As such I'm unable to to (easily) use the ND on my 49mm thread lenses (this is about to become more annoying as I plan on buying the DA 35 Ltd towards the end of month)...
I'd really like to be able to slow things down more without sacrificing DOF, so I'm thinking a 10 top ND would be nice...
Question is: Should I buy a 49mm adaptor ring and a couple more Cokin ND8's OR buy a 49mm thread 10 stop (black glass) ND filter for use on my primes?
If its the latter... Anyone recommend a good one?
I currently have a Cokin ND8 (3 stops I believe), adapter holder and 67mm ring that attaches to my Tamron 17-50... As such I'm unable to to (easily) use the ND on my 49mm thread lenses (this is about to become more annoying as I plan on buying the DA 35 Ltd towards the end of month)...
I'd really like to be able to slow things down more without sacrificing DOF, so I'm thinking a 10 top ND would be nice...
Question is: Should I buy a 49mm adaptor ring and a couple more Cokin ND8's OR buy a 49mm thread 10 stop (black glass) ND filter for use on my primes?
If its the latter... Anyone recommend a good one?
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on 10 stop ND filter at 04/09/2011 - 23:58
Cuchulainn wrote:
Yep... CPL is a must have but like fritzthedog says... The jessops one I have in a 67mm thread is gash!!Pentaxonian wrote:
You probably don't need any filter if you use the hood at all times.
No, a CPL does stuff that not possible in post processing. Other filters? Yeah, they are more disposable, but PL filters are still an essential bit of kit for most photographers.You probably don't need any filter if you use the hood at all times.
The Hoya one I had in a 49mm thread was brilliant... Much more controlable... Left it on a beach unfortunately...
The 49mm thread one needs replacing... And I just don't enjoy using the 67mm-Jessops-one that I use for the Tammy-17-50... So I won't be buying Jessops own again...
As for the "UV or not UV" debate... I've got clumsy fingers, I tend to be around sand and rock a fair bit and I have a seven year old who can't look at a piece of glass without getting his grubbies on it... Would rather scratch a £50 filter than a £300+ lens...
UV's work for me and work well...
Cheers for the Kenko suggestion... I shall see if I can find any reviews...
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on KOOD filters... Any good? Circular Polorizer Recommendations... at 03/09/2011 - 00:10
The Tamron 17-50 is my current landscape lens... In fact at the moment and for the last few weeks there's only it and the FA50-1.4 in my camera bag (although this may change come the 26th...)!!
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Lens - decisions decisions (wrong ones) at 02/09/2011 - 04:18
I'm holding out for the 35mm 2.8 macro Ltd myself... Hopefully a month away and the first of my DA-Ltd line-up...
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on 35mm 2.4 vs 2.8 macro or 40mm 2.8 Ltd at 02/09/2011 - 04:06
I have it...
Has an 'A' setting so works well on digital body...
Great focal length for me as a walk around lens and would use it more if it wasn't for the fact that my copy doesn't really get sharp til around f8... It's useable from f5.6
Colour rendition is not bad but not great... It's a Vivitar...
I do use it though and wouldn't sell it... I wouldn't pay more than 30 quid for it mind...
Has an 'A' setting so works well on digital body...
Great focal length for me as a walk around lens and would use it more if it wasn't for the fact that my copy doesn't really get sharp til around f8... It's useable from f5.6
Colour rendition is not bad but not great... It's a Vivitar...
I do use it though and wouldn't sell it... I wouldn't pay more than 30 quid for it mind...
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Vivitar 19mm F3.8 Prime lens at 02/09/2011 - 03:58
Hi all...
I use Hoya UV's on all my lenses, really just as a protective measure... They stay on the lenses unless I decide to use a polarizer, at which point I swap then replace when done...
At the moment I have a Jessops 67mm Polarizing filter for my Tammy 17-50... It was nearly half the price of the Hoya version... I don't really like it...
I had and lost a hoya 49mm Polarizing filter and would like to replace both but the Hoya one's are not exactly cheap...
Anyone any opinions on KOOD filters in general? They seem to be widely available but I'm struggling to find reviews...
They are noticably cheaper than the Hoya variants... Am I paying for quality or brand if I save longer and go with Hoya?
I use Hoya UV's on all my lenses, really just as a protective measure... They stay on the lenses unless I decide to use a polarizer, at which point I swap then replace when done...
At the moment I have a Jessops 67mm Polarizing filter for my Tammy 17-50... It was nearly half the price of the Hoya version... I don't really like it...
I had and lost a hoya 49mm Polarizing filter and would like to replace both but the Hoya one's are not exactly cheap...
Anyone any opinions on KOOD filters in general? They seem to be widely available but I'm struggling to find reviews...
They are noticably cheaper than the Hoya variants... Am I paying for quality or brand if I save longer and go with Hoya?
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on KOOD filters... Any good? Circular Polorizer Recommendations... at 02/09/2011 - 03:49
Manual 99.9% of the time...
Green button is set up to adjust shutter speed and depending on the lens used I then sometimes (slightly) underexpose...
Green button is set up to adjust shutter speed and depending on the lens used I then sometimes (slightly) underexpose...
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on What is your default Shooting Mode at 16/08/2011 - 03:11
I have a selection of torches in my 'Light-bag'... some are 'source lights' some are 'brushes'...
I think it unwise to discount any possible source of light... Wilkinsons (WILKOS) will flog you a big torch for cheap...
I you can do a 'bit of strobist work' and make it look like the next Harry Potter movie then all the better...
I think it unwise to discount any possible source of light... Wilkinsons (WILKOS) will flog you a big torch for cheap...
I you can do a 'bit of strobist work' and make it look like the next Harry Potter movie then all the better...
Comment by DaveHolmes posted on Starter strobist setup at 19/07/2011 - 08:31
OP didn't (that I saw) specify a desired focal length?
I just gave a Vivitar 70-200mm macro (1:4) to a friend shooting a Samsung-K10... I got a couple nice candids with it but it rarely made the bag...