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*** February 2025 Image and Video Thread ***
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pdk42
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Lovely shots. I really love the last one of the Abbey.Whitby with the Sigma fp L and Sigma 65/2.
The harbour at low tide.
Stones (St Mary's church in the first photo).
The Abbey.
xaviergut
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Excellent pictures, Alan, the Sigma 65 f2 is becoming my favourite prime for photo.Whitby with the Sigma fp L and Sigma 65/2.
The harbour at low tide.
Stones (St Mary's church in the first photo).
The Abbey.
pdk42
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pdk42
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Travis Butler
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</MiracleMaxVoice>I've seen worse.</voice>
I do think the first pic would be a little better if the frame were shifted to the right; put the sign at left frame and the entrance more toward the center.
Travis Butler
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I love these kind of bare-branch shots, especially when you can mix some rich color in with them. They're also a great way for me to check the sharpness of a lens.
pdk42
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Yes, distant winter trees are a bit of a torture test for a lens. But the 24-105 deals with them very well. The more I use the 24-105 (and it's my most-used lens), the more I appreciate it. I think it's a very under-appreciated lens. Sharpness is great, the range is a step up on the 24-70 lenses, the OIS / Sync IS is fantastic for FF, and it's got a useful semi-macro capability too.They're also a great way for me to check the sharpness of a lens.
pdk42
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pdk42
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Gee, thanks. I love you too!This is the most sensible thing you've said to date on here
Travis Butler
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<nod> I have to admit, it's larger and heavier than I'd like, and certainly more than I can afford at the moment. ^^;;
One I like on that test is the Konica 65-135/4, which is about 1/3 lighter than the 24-105:
20230207-P1000661 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Lumix S5, Konica Hexanon 65-135/4 (even resolves the bulbs on the strings of Xmas lights)
...though it's still too heavy to really be usable on the fp.
24-105 is definitely better suited to S5ii style body or bigger (keeping certain S1R owners happy
).I was and still am delighted with the £1899 GBP combo price with the S5ii and I got the 70-300 for discounted £699 along with it.
A few USA members on dpreview last year got a 24-105 new for 650 US or something including the Gun's n Rose's photography which he used for concerts
I got great 24-105 & 70-300 copies. At towards 105mm at f4 sure the corners and edges get more blurred, the only supposedweakness but it actually helps with portraiture, few times you would need 105mm at f4 for corner sharpness in landscape. For example the S5ii 24-105 combo has dual active stabilisers allowing the f8 stuff until it gets really dark. Maybe bracketing afficiodas will be on a tripod regardless.
Here is mine at f8, it can attest closeest focus 0.5x is superb and bokeh is as Creamy Tony you'd want, even f8 is nice, plus an element of 3D pop which gets better towards wide open f4.
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24-105 is definitely better suited to S5ii style body or bigger (keeping certain S1R owners happy ).
I was and still am delighted with the £1899 GBP combo price with the S5ii and I got the 70-300 for discounted £699 along with it.
A few USA members on dpreview last year got a 24-105 new for 650 US or something including the Gun's n Rose's photography which he used for concerts
I got great 24-105 & 70-300 copies. At towards 105mm at f4 sure the corners and edges get more blurred, the only supposedweakness but it actually helps with portraiture, few times you would need 105mm at f4 for corner sharpness in landscape. For example the S5ii 24-105 combo has dual active stabilisers allowing the f8 stuff until it gets really dark. Maybe bracketing afficiodas will be on a tripod regardless.
Here is mine at f8, it can attest closeest focus 0.5x is superb and bokeh is nice even at f8, an element of 3D pop even at f8 which gets better towards wide open f4.
Honestly if you can't take great photos with this no point buying more equipment
).I was and still am delighted with the £1899 GBP combo price with the S5ii and I got the 70-300 for discounted £699 along with it.
A few USA members on dpreview last year got a 24-105 new for 650 US or something including the Gun's n Rose's photography which he used for concerts
I got great 24-105 & 70-300 copies. At towards 105mm at f4 sure the corners and edges get more blurred, the only supposedweakness but it actually helps with portraiture, few times you would need 105mm at f4 for corner sharpness in landscape. For example the S5ii 24-105 combo has dual active stabilisers allowing the f8 stuff until it gets really dark. Maybe bracketing afficiodas will be on a tripod regardless.
Here is mine at f8, it can attest closeest focus 0.5x is superb and bokeh is nice even at f8, an element of 3D pop even at f8 which gets better towards wide open f4.
Honestly if you can't take great photos with this no point buying more equipment
Thanks Paul, Xavier. A bit of winter sunshine worked wonders for those photos.
Travis Butler
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So we saw.Thanks Paul, Xavier. A bit of winter sunshine worked wonders for those photos.
Thirded on the abbey, btw.