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[Evad]

Great shots there Jeff. Love the 4th one of Lauren, the lighting in that shot is fantastic.

I, like you, love my 50mm. Playing with dof is always fun. I haven't had it out lately but your pics here are tempting me to dig that thing out of the bag. Thanks for posting.

 

[scoot241]

One of my favorite things about the 30mm is how the highlights come out when it's stopped down even just a little. The picture below is at f/4.0. Note the tips of the candles.



Of course, the DoF at f/1.4 makes for some great pictures also.

 

[GoofyontheHiSeas]

My dad had an old Nikomat camera that I use to sneak pictures with when I was a kid and kind of got me interested in taking pictures. I happened to pull it out a couple of months ago and noticed that it had a Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens on it but researched it and found that it was a pre-AI lens that could not be used on my D90. I once again was doing some research on it to confirm that it would hurt my camera if I tried to use and found a gentleman in Michigan that does conversions on pre-AI lenses to AI. So I sent it off and for $35 I have quenched my NAS for a while. Of course it is manual focus and non-metering but it seems like it will be a fun lens to force me out of my comfort zone. So now I have the Sig 30 1.4 and a Nikkor 50 1.4. I have a lot of practicing to do in the next 2-1/2 weeks before going to the WDW with it but it may render some cool shots. Here are some shots from tonight when I got home and took it out in the backyard for a spin.

 

[Gdad]

Wow Roger- that rose is stunning!

 

[GoofyontheHiSeas]

Wow Roger- that rose is stunning!

Thank you Jeff.

 

[KarenAylwood]

I bought my Sigma 30mm f/1.4 almost a month ago off ebay from a really nice seller. It came in great condition and I have loved shooting with it. I've taken it out with me 4 times so far I think, and I think I've only shot 5 times in the last few weeks!

This is my friend's new baby girl- born 7/11, pic taken 7/12

Her certificate from the hospital (before it was filled out)

Another friend's kids- these two are twins, 7 weeks old when these were taken 2 weeks ago.

 

[wenrob]

Nice work all!

After about 80 shots (and much frustration) throughout the day I finally nailed one. She sat on me while I was trying to get her brother and said, "Mama, cheese me!"

 

[GoofyontheHiSeas]

Very cute Wen

 

[Gdad]

Nice work all!

After about 80 shots (and much frustration) throughout the day I finally nailed one. She sat on me while I was trying to get her brother and said, "Mama, cheese me!"

Wow- well worth the effort I would say. I love the hair!

 

[Gdad]

I bought my Sigma 30mm f/1.4 almost a month ago off ebay from a really nice seller. It came in great condition and I have loved shooting with it. I've taken it out with me 4 times so far I think, and I think I've only shot 5 times in the last few weeks!

This is my friend's new baby girl- born 7/11, pic taken 7/12

Her certificate from the hospital (before it was filled out)

Another friend's kids- these two are twins, 7 weeks old when these were taken 2 weeks ago.

Very nice- your friend should be very happy with these!

 

[wenrob]

Very cute Wen

Wow- well worth the effort I would say. I love the hair!

Thanks guys, you made my day.

Jeff-That hair is the pride of the entire extended family, lol. She's got the personality that goes with it too!

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Thank you for your answers to my question, guys.

Jeff, it might take me a while to digest yours, LOL, but I'm working on it. @ the french fry comments.

In using my lens, I'm getting a feel for what it's strengths are and how I best like to use it. I really love using it wide open, too! I think I probably need to stop it down a bit when getting shots that are anything but close up. Will check out the EXIF for the BTMR shots, thanks.

Here are a few from our vacation last week that I liked:

 

[scoot241]

 

[wenrob]

Nothing spectacular but I'm finally getting a feel for the focus/depth of field.

 

[Gdad]

 

[Dcanoli]

Jeff,

Do you EVER take a bad shot?

Just for our sanity...can you say, "Yes?"

 

[WDWFigment]

Time to resurrect this thread!

I really wish I were walking through the Castle to this (drinking) fountain right about now!!!

Clicking on the picture takes you to its Flickr page!

 

[Gdad]

One of my favorite shots from vacation last week- just the girls hanging out in the back of the truck. Sigma 50/1.4

 

[vandort]

I love my Sigma 30mm f1.4 lens.

 

[vandort]

Here are a couple more shots with my 30mm f1.4 lens.

One of the best views of the Chicago skyline is from the ladies restroom in the Hancock building. I felt rather uncomfortable carrying my dslr mounted to the tripod into the ladies restroom. However, when I walked inside, about a dozen or so other people were standing next to the big window taking pictures of the skyline.

My favorite sculpture is the "The Bean". Here is a shot of it at night.