I want a new lens

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I want a new lens

Postby TonyT on Mon Aug 31, 2015 7:58 pm

When I was in Queensland I got to play with some lens. Now this lens I was impressed with, the shots are not great but wide and sharp.

Zeiss Distagon T* 2.8/15ZE

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Re: I want a new lens

Postby gstark on Tue Sep 01, 2015 7:34 am

And you've certainly nailed that second shot.

I'd say buy the beach. Then you can make your own glass with all of the sand.
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Re: I want a new lens

Postby ozimax on Tue Sep 01, 2015 4:52 pm

I'll second that comment on the second shot. Excellent. It's worth thou-sands...
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Re: I want a new lens

Postby gstark on Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:07 pm

ozimax wrote:I'll second that comment on the second shot. Excellent. It's worth thou-sands...


True grit.
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Re: I want a new lens

Postby zafra52 on Wed Sep 02, 2015 4:37 pm

I disagree, both pictures are very nice indeed. But, the second is best.
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Re: I want a new lens

Postby Matt. K on Wed Sep 02, 2015 6:22 pm

Can a lens be too sharp? I would say yes for a portrait lens....but for landscapes? Comments?
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Re: I want a new lens

Postby gstark on Thu Sep 03, 2015 8:21 am

Matt. K wrote:Can a lens be too sharp? I would say yes for a portrait lens....but for landscapes? Comments?


Nope. Nope. Nope.

The concept of "too sharp", in a lens, does not exist for me. We can always soften in post, but if you want that extra sharpness, say, a portrait of a person with a weathered face, then I don't want the glass to get in the way of that.
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Re: I want a new lens

Postby TonyT on Thu Sep 03, 2015 5:14 pm

I with Gary on this one.
I went and brought a 16-35 F4 a month ago because the 24-105 was soft in the corners. I would over come this by shooting wide and crop if I could.
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Re: I want a new lens

Postby zafra52 on Sun Sep 06, 2015 11:43 am

I don't think the problem is whether a lens is too sharp, but when an image is so sharp that defies normal vision and becomes unrealistic to the eye.
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