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Try Bill Wilby at Contact Photo Arts (he posts here so you can send him a PM or look for a link to his site in the Commercial Vendor forum. I thought they were going to be available in Canada this week.It looks like this lens won't be available in Canada for a while (where I live)... what was your experience like buying it from a vendor in Japan?
Take care,
Terry, The OOF highlights show that your sensor needs a thorough clean.On my way home from the bridge I was caught in some rush hour traffic so what's a girl to do. Play with lights. So I focused close on the dashboard of the car and then lifted the camera to get the lights from the streets and the cars and see what happened. Yes, I know this needs to go in the "photographing your bokeh" thread...just there is really no subject matter here just trying to see how they rendered.
yellow + red is the car in front of me
same idea at f9
Am I the only one who thinks this shot may need the NSFW warning?
Thanks. I spoke to my dealer last night (The Camera Store in Calgary) and they had no idea when they would be available in Canada (the same was true with the 7-14mm f/4 as well).Try Bill Wilby at Contact Photo Arts (he posts here so you can send him a PM or look for a link to his site in the Commercial Vendor forum. I thought they were going to be available in Canada this week.
My lens was hand carried back from Japan by a friend so the transaction was very simple :clap:. There are several vendors that are reliable. I'm just not sure who the best are.
It must be funky Friday already. :ROTFL::ROTFL::ROTFL:Am I the only one who thinks this shot may need the NSFW warning?
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I did not say that as something negative.Also, IMO coma is not necessarily a bad design characteristic, and can in fact help render "swirly" bokeh. FWIW...
Here we go again!! Excuse number 1.254a to buy new toysI'm rethinking my kit actually 7-14 and the 45mm. Sell the 20 and kit lens. This camera fills a little niche around my main system that I like to explore
Roël,BTW - in the DPR review of this lens, Andy Westlake (the DPR reviewer) recommended that for best results using OIS, mode 1 be used (OIS on all of the time) vs. mode 2 (OIS on when you press the shutter). Can anyone who has this lens confirm this?
Hi Rich,Roël,
I always leave the camera in mode 1, so no way to compare. I like the OIS in this lens. My subjects always seem to be moving and never static. Even though I have a nice tripod/focusing rail setup, I am shooting handheld 90% of the time.
Earlier this morning, before the wind kicked up, I was out in the same field with the macro-Takumar 50/4....a very nice lens. Shooting handheld and focusing manually was extremely challenging. I shot about 90-100 pics and had about 2-3 shots that were keepers. My percentage was significantly higher with this lens.
Make sure you post your shots when your lens gets in.
Regards.....Richard
Thank Godfrey for that. It is not often that I will post one.Not a bad one of you, Terry.
-bob