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09/27/2007 03:37:34 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by virtuamike: Originally posted by levyj413: How do you know you're in focus when using a manual lens? Is the little indicator light accurate? |
Use your eyes =) |
Ah, that works? I'm still new to the SLR world, and relying on my eyes with my point and shoot didn't work.
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09/27/2007 03:50:51 PM · #27 |
The little green light that illuminates in the view finder when you're in-focus still works with manual lens'. Just focus till the green light goes on. They work great on my Nikon D50.
Message edited by author 2007-09-27 15:55:25. |
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09/27/2007 03:56:25 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by levyj413: Originally posted by virtuamike: Originally posted by levyj413: How do you know you're in focus when using a manual lens? Is the little indicator light accurate? |
Use your eyes =) |
Ah, that works? I'm still new to the SLR world, and relying on my eyes with my point and shoot didn't work. |
The beauty of shooting with an SLR is that you get a viewfinder =)
Though it'd be nice if the manufacturers realized that and spent more time and effort making them bigger and brighter =(
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09/27/2007 03:57:06 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by bmartuch: The little green light that illuminates in the view finder when you're in-focus still works with manual lens'. Just focus till the green light goes on. They work great on my Nikon D50. |
Yup, it works. But you can't always assume that the camera is focusing on what you want ;)
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09/27/2007 05:03:18 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by virtuamike: Originally posted by levyj413: Originally posted by virtuamike: Originally posted by levyj413: How do you know you're in focus when using a manual lens? Is the little indicator light accurate? |
Use your eyes =) |
Ah, that works? I'm still new to the SLR world, and relying on my eyes with my point and shoot didn't work. |
The beauty of shooting with an SLR is that you get a viewfinder =)
Though it'd be nice if the manufacturers realized that and spent more time and effort making them bigger and brighter =( |
The problem with today's focusing screens is they really can't show the correct depth of past 2.8 or so. So using a lens at 1.4 is not very accurate using your eyes.
Your two options are to either use the green light (which works fairly well), or to buy another focusing screen (split prism), such as those manufactured by KatzEye. |
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09/27/2007 05:51:36 PM · #31 |
I have both the Sigma 30mm 1.4 and the 10-20mm and the Nikon 18-200VR, so I feel I have something to say about each lens:
The 18-200VR: Is good, but when you are spoilt by lenses such as the 50mm 1.8 and the Sigma 24-70 2.8 and the Sigma 105 Macro for sharpness and nice bokeh, you tend to go through the pain of constantly changing lenses for better images. Don't get me wrong, the 18-200 is great and if I only had one lens to take with me it would be this one.
The 10-20 is fantastic especially at the wide end, I hardly use it at 15-20mm because I would rather change lenses at that point and use the 24-70 or the 18-200. At 10mm it does amazing things especially stopped down.
The 30mm 1.4 is a fantastic lens that would be equivalent to the 'standard 50mm lenses' of old. It is nice and fast at 1.4 and gives great bokeh. I find it is a bit hit and miss with the focus and not quite as good as the 50mm 1.8. As was mentioned in a previous post, it's hard to see if you are really in focus with this lens.
...so, I tend to sometimes put the 50mm on and walk back a step for a 'professional zoom result' :-) I really like this lens though and have done well on dpc with it. Stopped down it is super sharp say at F4-F8
Hope that helps,
Enzo
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09/27/2007 10:05:07 PM · #32 |
Heh. I just experienced what drove the original post.
My wife wanted me to take pictures of her in her new dresses. I couldn't get all of her in the frame from across our bedroom with the 50mm 1.8. Had to put on the Sigma 10-20. :)
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09/27/2007 10:11:09 PM · #33 |
Originally posted by levyj413: My wife wanted me to take pictures of her in her new dresses. I couldn't get all of her in the frame from across our bedroom with the 50mm 1.8. Had to put on the Sigma 10-20. :) |
Careful! I'm not sure your wife would want to know that you're shooting her with a landscape lens. :P |
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09/27/2007 10:38:10 PM · #34 |
If the NIkon 35's do not work out for you you might take another look at the Sigma 30mm 1.4. I bought it for the same reason as you are looking at. The link below will take you to a folder of shots I took on a recent hike where I only carried the Sigma 30mm and Sigma 100mm. They are all basically snapshots to document the hike (no tripod and harsh light) but it will give you an idea.
Smugmug Gallery - Heliotrope Ridge Hike
edit: only the first 30 shots in the folder were taken with the Sigma lenses. The rest were taken on an earlier trip with a NIkon 12-24 on an even harsher light day.
Message edited by author 2007-09-27 22:58:25.
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09/27/2007 11:03:53 PM · #35 |
Originally posted by _eug: Originally posted by levyj413: My wife wanted me to take pictures of her in her new dresses. I couldn't get all of her in the frame from across our bedroom with the 50mm 1.8. Had to put on the Sigma 10-20. :) |
Careful! I'm not sure your wife would want to know that you're shooting her with a landscape lens. :P |
I dunno. She doesn't look big to me. :)
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