Photo sharing: Sony Alpha

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Playing around with my 3 stop ND filter. This is a 2 second exposure taken Thursday morning.


DSC09097 by Chris Dikos, on Flickr

 

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DSC07493 by Chris Dikos, on Flickr

 

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[Rgonzalez79]

Been gone for a bit, had some crazy stuff goin on. Got a chance to head down to the Halloween Party for a bit and took a few shots

Mickey's America! by raddie99, on Flickr

Halloween Princess by raddie99, on Flickr

The Dance by raddie99, on Flickr[/IMG] The Dance by raddie99, on Flickr[/URL]

 

[Rgonzalez79]

Macro question, love the detail in first shot but I got some strange spots on the second. Is this dust inside the lens? I wiped the lens clean with microfiber and I can't see anything on it with my eye, is dust more noticeable in macro lenses given the magnification?

Macro Rings by raddie99, on Flickr

Weird Spots by raddie99, on Flickr

 

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Macro question, love the detail in first shot but I got some strange spots on the second. Is this dust inside the lens? I wiped the lens clean with microfiber and I can't see anything on it with my eye, is dust more noticeable in macro lenses given the magnification?

Macro Rings by raddie99, on Flickr

Weird Spots by raddie99, on Flickr

Looks to me like sensor spots.

 

[havoc315]

Macro question, love the detail in first shot but I got some strange spots on the second. Is this dust inside the lens? I wiped the lens clean with microfiber and I can't see anything on it with my eye, is dust more noticeable in macro lenses given the magnification?

Macro Rings by raddie99, on Flickr

Weird Spots by raddie99, on Flickr

As fractal said, looks like sensor dust. What was your aperture? As you stop down aperture, you see sensor dust.

 

[Rgonzalez79]

Looks to me like sensor spots.

As fractal said, looks like sensor dust. What was your aperture? As you stop down aperture, you see sensor dust.

Sensor dust!! For some reason I didn't even think about it. I was at F22 on the macro, anything lower than that has proven a pain to get accurate focus (slightest movement shifts the focal plane a mile at a time.

Would a rocket blower be ok to blow some air on the sensor?

You guys are my photo gurus and I'd be lost without you

 

[havoc315]

Sensor dust!! For some reason I didn't even think about it. I was at F22 on the macro, anything lower than that has proven a pain to get accurate focus (slightest movement shifts the focal plane a mile at a time.

Would a rocket blower be ok to blow some air on the sensor?

You guys are my photo gurus and I'd be lost without you

Yes, rocket blower is the first line of defense.

At F22, you clearly see any sensor dust.

If a rocket blower doesn't do the trick, you may have to do a wet clean.

Truthfully, some dust is inevitable. Sometimes you just have to use some spot removal in post-processing.

 

[fractal]

Been gone for a bit, had some crazy stuff goin on. Got a chance to head down to the Halloween Party for a bit and took a few shots

Mickey's America! by raddie99, on Flickr

Halloween Princess by raddie99, on Flickr

The Dance by raddie99, on Flickr[/IMG] [URL='https://flic.kr/p/zJJMsG']The Dance by raddie99, on Flickr[/URL]

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Love the shot of your daughter - straighten out the horizon and it'll be perfect!

 

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DSC09253 by Chris Dikos, on Flickr

 

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Love the shot of your daughter - straighten out the horizon and it'll be perfect!

I didn't even notice it was slightly off, thanks Fractal. I'll fix that up.

That was the trusty Sigma 30mm, really love that lens. If only it was able to phase detect across the entire frame rather than just the center of the lens, I don't think I would ever take it off.

I'm refraining from buying any new lenses until after the holidays but I am saving up for either the Zeiss 24mm or the Sony 35mm, leaning towards the Zeiss but haven't fully committed to either. I also like the Rokinon 85mm 1.4 for portraits of my little munchkin (we've been messing around with mini portrait sessions, when she's in the mood of course) but that may have to wait.

 

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I didn't even notice it was slightly off, thanks Fractal. I'll fix that up.

That was the trusty Sigma 30mm, really love that lens. If only it was able to phase detect across the entire frame rather than just the center of the lens, I don't think I would ever take it off.

I'm refraining from buying any new lenses until after the holidays but I am saving up for either the Zeiss 24mm or the Sony 35mm, leaning towards the Zeiss but haven't fully committed to either. I also like the Rokinon 85mm 1.4 for portraits of my little munchkin (we've been messing around with mini portrait sessions, when she's in the mood of course) but that may have to wait.

The 85mm 1.4 looks like a great lens if you like to manually focus (which I do). I had the SEL 35mm, the Sigma 19mm & 30mm. All very good lenses - the Sigmas especially for the price. After I bought the Zeiss 24mm I sold the others as I just stopped using them. The 30mm may actually be a bit sharper than the 24mm but I'm more of a "color/rendering" guy. It may sound cliche but I love the look of the Zeiss. I purchased used for $575 and am more than happy with it.

The 35mm is also very nice - I liked the bokeh wide open and was pretty sharp when stopped down to 2.8 and more. With OSS it would make a great lens for dark rides (which I never got the opportunity to do). It also looks great on the camera - sometimes I miss the 35mm but again, I realized I wasn't using it when I bought the Zeiss. 24mm focal length turned out to be a "sweet spot" for me for a walk around lens.

 

[Rgonzalez79]

The 85mm 1.4 looks like a great lens if you like to manually focus (which I do). I had the SEL 35mm, the Sigma 19mm & 30mm. All very good lenses - the Sigmas especially for the price. After I bought the Zeiss 24mm I sold the others as I just stopped using them. The 30mm may actually be a bit sharper than the 24mm but I'm more of a "color/rendering" guy. It may sound cliche but I love the look of the Zeiss. I purchased used for $575 and am more than happy with it.

The 35mm is also very nice - I liked the bokeh wide open and was pretty sharp when stopped down to 2.8 and more. With OSS it would make a great lens for dark rides (which I never got the opportunity to do). It also looks great on the camera - sometimes I miss the 35mm but again, I realized I wasn't using it when I bought the Zeiss. 24mm focal length turned out to be a "sweet spot" for me for a walk around lens.

I didn't like manually focusing at first, but after a lot of practice with a 50mm Minolta it's now a lot of fun (frustrating at wider apertures but still fun). If I can get just 1 paid gig for headshots or a portrait session, I'll get the 85mm Rokinon, I think until then I can't really warrant the purchase as it would have limited use for me outside of portraits.

If I go with the 35mm it would be to take advantage of OSS and the hybrid auto focus of the A6000 (I don't think the 24mm Zeiss uses all of the phase detection points). My fear is that the 35mm FOV would limit me when walking around as it wouldn't quite work for wider shots and wouldn't be ideal for more portrait looking shots. I'd be stuck in the middle. Whereas the 24mm would be more flexible with it's FOV and can be complimented with the 85mm for those times when I want to shoot portraits (there I go adding reasons to buy that lens again).

Based on colors in your shots with the 24mm and NEX 7 the lens does an amazing job, it's definitely a plus, but I feel like I'd be "leaving something in the bag" if I don't take full advantage of the A6000's auto focus capabilities. I'm already kind of feeling this with the Sigma 30mm as much as I like that lens. These are just my feelings today, some more practice with the back button focus locking features and I may change my mind.

 

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I didn't like manually focusing at first, but after a lot of practice with a 50mm Minolta it's now a lot of fun (frustrating at wider apertures but still fun). If I can get just 1 paid gig for headshots or a portrait session, I'll get the 85mm Rokinon, I think until then I can't really warrant the purchase as it would have limited use for me outside of portraits.

If I go with the 35mm it would be to take advantage of OSS and the hybrid auto focus of the A6000 (I don't think the 24mm Zeiss uses all of the phase detection points). My fear is that the 35mm FOV would limit me when walking around as it wouldn't quite work for wider shots and wouldn't be ideal for more portrait looking shots. I'd be stuck in the middle. Whereas the 24mm would be more flexible with it's FOV and can be complimented with the 85mm for those times when I want to shoot portraits (there I go adding reasons to buy that lens again).

Based on colors in your shots with the 24mm and NEX 7 the lens does an amazing job, it's definitely a plus, but I feel like I'd be "leaving something in the bag" if I don't take full advantage of the A6000's auto focus capabilities. I'm already kind of feeling this with the Sigma 30mm as much as I like that lens. These are just my feelings today, some more practice with the back button focus locking features and I may change my mind.

If you have any thoughts of one day moving up to full-frame, you may want to also consider the FE 28mm F2. Staying on APS-C however, it would be a bit redundant.

 

[havoc315]

I didn't like manually focusing at first, but after a lot of practice with a 50mm Minolta it's now a lot of fun (frustrating at wider apertures but still fun). If I can get just 1 paid gig for headshots or a portrait session, I'll get the 85mm Rokinon, I think until then I can't really warrant the purchase as it would have limited use for me outside of portraits.

If I go with the 35mm it would be to take advantage of OSS and the hybrid auto focus of the A6000 (I don't think the 24mm Zeiss uses all of the phase detection points). My fear is that the 35mm FOV would limit me when walking around as it wouldn't quite work for wider shots and wouldn't be ideal for more portrait looking shots. I'd be stuck in the middle. Whereas the 24mm would be more flexible with it's FOV and can be complimented with the 85mm for those times when I want to shoot portraits (there I go adding reasons to buy that lens again).

Based on colors in your shots with the 24mm and NEX 7 the lens does an amazing job, it's definitely a plus, but I feel like I'd be "leaving something in the bag" if I don't take full advantage of the A6000's auto focus capabilities. I'm already kind of feeling this with the Sigma 30mm as much as I like that lens. These are just my feelings today, some more practice with the back button focus locking features and I may change my mind.

Consider the Sony 90/2.8 as your "portrait lens."

I used to use the Minolta 100/2.8 macro for portrait work, and loved it. While not as fast as a 1.4 lens, it is incredibly sharp at 2.8, which is still a very good aperture for portraits. Plus of course, it doubles as a true macro lens. Though I guess the 90 is pretty expensive, lol

Here is an example with the Minolta 100/2.8 macro portrait:

untitled-21.jpg by Adam Brown, on Flickr

Of course, if you don't mind adapters, you can get 1 of the old Minolta macros -- the 50 or the 100 -- The 50 would be quite nice for portraits on APS-C.

 

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