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[Lestat]

I hate you dude....
did you rent? buy? loaner?

i was torn about the 35mm f/2 or the 100mm f/2. on a FF camera its pretty wide and i just dont do that much wider angles stuff.
both Planar T ZE lenses are a freak of nature, no other lenses out today tha ti know of match these lenses resolving power.
i was seriously seriously going to offer up my 135mm f/2L and my 100mm F/2.8L for an even trade on a Zeiss 100mm f/2 ZE
but i think the 100mm f/2 is actually better but not sure. but again its a lens that isnt meant for short range indoor stuff although could easily be a portrait lens if need be.

Zeiss glass is really nice.

Attachment 116823

Camera: Canon 7D
ISO: ISO-100
Shutter: 1/2500
Aperture: f2.8
Lens: Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f2

[BeepBeep2]

Cheap 50mm are usually crap (modern ones, not cheap old ones, thats different), ppl liked it cause it was cheap. I think that both Canon and Nikon 50mm f1.8 have tragic bokeh in most scenarios. Not worth it. 50mm f/1.8G is out, though it will be probably bit harder do get. But as he owns APS-C, 35mm will be probably better choice.

Interesting opinion.
The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II seems to be a higly praised lens (...because of its bokeh vs price) and costs only $120...
But I suppose you mean that the bokeh is not round enough, since it only has 5 blades. I'd imagine the Nikon 50mm f/1.8G to have a closer bokeh to the Canon f/1.4, albiet a little slower since each have the same amount of elements/groups and 7 blades.

I'm more curious about the sharpness of each lens, but at $220, it seems the 50mm or 35mm f/1.8 are the right choice.

For things like flowers, I'm more than happy to stand back a bit with my 55-300, bokeh is suprisingly nice on this lens in telephoto. The lens is slow and not quite as sharp as one would prefer, but I can make do.

[Lestat]

just be careful with the 35mm 1.8 lens i went thru two of them before i sold off my nikon gear and neither focused right.
and it isnt known to be a perfect focusing lens either. there is plenty of stuff around about its poor focusing.
but as with most stuff, there are probably far more good focusing units than bad. we just hear more bad than good.

but that being said the nikon 35mm 1.8 is a killer close up lens. and focuses dead on. its when you are say 6-10ft away or more where it starts to get wierd.
i even had one on my canon camera with adapter for a while, enjoyed it quite alot.
used a small pice of stuff to hold open the aperture arm either fully open or closed a little bit (i imagine around F/4)
its a pretty nice lens.

of course you could go balls deep like Kallenator and maybe like i am thinking of doing and getting the Zeiss Distagon T 32mm f/2
you'll creme your jeans over that lens.

[BeepBeep2]

just be careful with the 35mm 1.8 lens i went thru two of them before i sold off my nikon gear and neither focused right.
and it isnt known to be a perfect focusing lens either. there is plenty of stuff around about its poor focusing.
but as with most stuff, there are probably far more good focusing units than bad. we just hear more bad than good.

but that being said the nikon 35mm 1.8 is a killer close up lens. and focuses dead on. its when you are say 6-10ft away or more where it starts to get wierd.
i even had one on my canon camera with adapter for a while, enjoyed it quite alot.
used a small pice of stuff to hold open the aperture arm either fully open or closed a little bit (i imagine around F/4)
its a pretty nice lens.

of course you could go balls deep like Kallenator and maybe like i am thinking of doing and getting the Zeiss Distagon T 32mm f/2
you'll creme your jeans over that lens.

Unfortunately turning 16 in 6 days, I dont have one fourth the needed money for the Distagon 32mm right now :p

I've been looking at charts at SLRGear, I dont know why, but it seems time after time, Nikon lenses are softer than comparable Canon/Sony/Olympus/Sigma lenses.

[masterg]

what would you guys think of either lense for my D90 in addition to my 18-70 and 70-300 lenses

http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Produc...%252F1.8G.html

http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Produc...%252F1.8G.html

neither are that expensive

one is 35mm the other is 50mm

[BeepBeep2]

what would you guys think of either lense for my D90 in addition to my 18-70 and 70-300 lenses

http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Produc...%252F1.8G.html

http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Produc...%252F1.8G.html

neither are that expensive

one is 35mm the other is 50mm

...We just had a page long discussion about these lenses

[masterg]

...We just had a page long discussion about these lenses

the couple posts on pg 265 that said 50s are cheap go with the 35?

[Lestat]

MasterG.....

its really about what you want to use them for.
the 35mm is going to give you a wider FOV than the 50mm
but the 50mm is meant for more portrait style images.
the 35mm has a very close focal range and although not a macro, can get you some really nice sharp close up image.
most 50mm lenses are limited to around 3ft minimal distance unless its a 50mm macro.

i use a 50mm far more than i do a 35mm

both are good lenses you might start with the 50mm and discover how nice it is but tell yourself that you want a little wider angle lens, and the 35mm will give you that without going all crazy wide angle like the Tokina 11-16mm or the Tamron 10-24mm
which by the way are the two best 3rd party wide angle lenses you can buy. but are really wide, like landscape or churches with massive vaulted ceilings.

[lkiller123]

How about saving up a bit and get the Sigma 30/1.4?

[BeepBeep2]

How about saving up a bit and get the Sigma 30/1.4?

Hmm, is it worth 2.5x the price of the 35 f1.8?
It depends what he (masterg) wants, wide angle or something verging on the edge of telephoto.

Its a hard decision for myself, as I literally have exactly $225 to blow, and not until the end of next month. Unfortunately, glass above $300 is just not in my price range. My 55-300 is slow, my kit lens is slow(er), so in one respect a 50mm f/1.8G would be perfect for me. In another aspect, I like to do landscape photos whenever I get the chance. As long as I have a tripod, I can stop the kit lens down to f/8 or f/11 (where its actually amazingly sharp)...but what if I'm not? ...guess I'll get creative.

[RADCOM]

A whole pag with no pics we have the remedy

[Ch@pS]

Just got myself a Canon 70 - 200 F4 L lens, very happy with it, really blows me away in terms of IQ.

That being said, this pics was taken with the 18 - 55mm kit lens, although the lens I'm holding up is my L glass. The tree in focus is not quite as sharp as I would've liked, I think I'll need to manual focus to get a sharper result, although for that I'll need to grow a third arm or be creative with my tripod.

[Hondacity]

hand was shaky lol

[Tarowah]

[Weevil]

Nice shots RADCOM and Tarowah.

[4hams]

[4hams]

RADCOM, I love that pic!

[masterg]

the river off of Twin Falls, WA


Camera: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D90
ISO: 1800
Exposure: 1/4000 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Focal Length: 300mm
Flash Used: No

[duron]

we have lift off

[masterg]

dude Picasa 3 is amazing O_o. i hooked up my sd card to my pc and had picasa 3 grab all my images. it saves them where ever you want and keeps a link to them in its library and you can upload any of the pictures to your gmail account. full size image and uses exif to display all the info about the picture including histogram.



Date Jun 26, 2011 10:02:57 AM
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[Lestat]

another with the 135mm F/2
the little saplings growing in the crotch of the tree look fake but its just the way i positioned myself and where i focused.

[Lestat]

masterG

dont forget bro its 1 picture a day....

here is my take on the purple flower.
http://broveakphotography.zapto.org/...3032372e6a7067
and a variation
http://broveakphotography.zapto.org/...3032372e6a7067

[masterg]

sorry.

they bring up the same image

[Kallenator]

I hate you dude....
did you rent? buy? loaner?

i was torn about the 35mm f/2 or the 100mm f/2. on a FF camera its pretty wide and i just dont do that much wider angles stuff.
both Planar T ZE lenses are a freak of nature, no other lenses out today tha ti know of match these lenses resolving power.
i was seriously seriously going to offer up my 135mm f/2L and my 100mm F/2.8L for an even trade on a Zeiss 100mm f/2 ZE
but i think the 100mm f/2 is actually better but not sure. but again its a lens that isnt meant for short range indoor stuff although could easily be a portrait lens if need be.

I bought it used actually. The person had forgot his own for some work and had to buy a another one. You can't really see that it is used though, but it saved me a few bucks.

My intention was to use it on a crop to get the normal 50mm, however with the possibility for use on ff as well.
But I got to say I was a bit afraid of the manual focus and I think I should get an Ef-S focus screen to compliment it, but the focus ring really helps here it's super tight and very precise.

The 100mm f2 looks insanely nice and is pretty much next on my list, given that I have been looking for a shortish tele for some time now. Even though the Canon 100mm f2.8 sure is tempting as well.


I am going to edit some more pics later today. =)



Camera: Canon 7D
ISO: ISO-800
Shutter: 1/80
Aperture: f2
Lens: Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f2

[Tarowah]