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Gear Talk => Lens Talk => Topic started by: Macro_Cosmos on June 25, 2017, 11:45:09
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The usual drugs for a uni kid.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4278/35353218922_82f0aadeb4_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/VS3uih)20170624-DSC_6801 (https://flic.kr/p/VS3uih) by Daniel Han (https://www.flickr.com/photos/133023063@N04/), on Flickr
One can of drugs is not enough obviously!
The photo's WB is off by a bit, which can be seen in the shadows around the coffee mug, WB was at 50k after I attempted to "fix" it. Perhaps simply desaturating that region would help. The sun above cast blue shadows everywhere, probably from the trees or something. I only found out after I got home. Thankfully only one shot was affected!
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4286/35389734521_2ba574ef79_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/VVgD7z)Life of an Electrical Engineer Student (https://flic.kr/p/VVgD7z) by Daniel Han (https://www.flickr.com/photos/133023063@N04/), on Flickr
Time for some cute dogs!
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4261/35481049126_cd2a635cbd_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/W4kDLj)Woof! BW (https://flic.kr/p/W4kDLj) by Daniel Han (https://www.flickr.com/photos/133023063@N04/), on Flickr
And I'm not afraid to shoot wide open :)
MF is kind of hit and miss, so I usually adopt the "focus bracketing" method. The confirmation spot is usually fiddly, 3 shots give me one which is bang on!
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4266/34710687533_37c12118d5_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/UTgm6T)Thinker... (https://flic.kr/p/UTgm6T) by Daniel Han (https://www.flickr.com/photos/133023063@N04/), on Flickr
Is that a human?
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4209/34679048444_54b8d3c417_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/UQtbUm)Hi Mortal! (https://flic.kr/p/UQtbUm) by Daniel Han (https://www.flickr.com/photos/133023063@N04/), on Flickr
BW version:
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4258/35353107072_935567623f_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/VS2V3Q)Hello! BW (https://flic.kr/p/VS2V3Q) by Daniel Han (https://www.flickr.com/photos/133023063@N04/), on Flickr
I really love this lens, it's a joy to use and the results are stunning, in my opinion! After finals, I may even try it on an equatorial mount for astro :) The coma wide open is pretty horrid. f/2 or 2.8 would be a great starting point.
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I can see why you like it. Gorgeous dog too, yours?
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Nice stuff. I love the build and feel of this lens, and I feel the sharpness and color are excellent. The first shot shows my main "beef" with this lens -- the lens overcorrects spherical aberration in the background and undercorrects in the foreground. I wish it had been the other way around.
My other objection is the $60 lens hood, but at least there are alternatives for that.
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I can see why you like it. Gorgeous dog too, yours?
Nope! I would love to have one as a pet though, but I also don't want to support mass breeding in the pets industry.
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Nice stuff. I love the build and feel of this lens, and I feel the sharpness and color are excellent. The first shot shows my main "beef" with this lens -- the lens overcorrects spherical aberration in the background and undercorrects in the foreground. I wish it had been the other way around.
My other objection is the $60 lens hood, but at least there are alternatives for that.
Oh yeah man, I totally agree. $60 for a piece of metal. The Chinese 58mm hoods are pretty much 99% the same. I prefer the old voigtlander hood system (i.e. 125/2.5) which is now used on the Zeiss classic line. They stopped using it and "upgraded" their SL lines specifically to exclude their excellent hood mechanism. I smell some corporate strings ::)
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This lens belongs to my favourites: "standard", but 58mm is much better for portraits; sharp and contrasty at least from f/2; flat field; high resistance to flare.
Minus: some LoCA; strong sharpness drop at short distances (stopping down required); coma (OK only from f/2.8)
Above all, manufacturing quality, size, and handling make it a joy to use.
I agree with Benveniste's remarks regarding correction of spherical aberrations. On certain subjects, this requires post-processing. Not as bas as Sigma 35/1.4 though.
Above examples demonstrate some of this.
Concerning the hood, I screwed on a short, generic, metallic one, designed for 35mm lenses. I use it as a front lens (mechanical) protection - a bumper. Never felt the need for filters or longer hoods.
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This lens belongs to my favourites: "standard", but 58mm is much better for portraits; sharp and contrasty at least from f/2; flat field; high resistance to flare.
Minus: some LoCA; strong sharpness drop at short distances (stopping down required); coma (OK only from f/2.8)
Above all, manufacturing quality, size, and handling make it a joy to use.
I agree with Benveniste's remarks regarding correction of spherical aberrations. On certain subjects, this requires post-processing. Not as bas as Sigma 35/1.4 though.
Above examples demonstrate some of this.
Concerning the hood, I screwed on a short, generic, metallic one, designed for 35mm lenses. I use it as a front lens (mechanical) protection - a bumper. Never felt the need for filters or longer hoods.
Yep! I agree with the overall sentiment and the points you brought up. I simply use a cheap Chinese metal hood when needed. I applied some flocking myself as well.
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Hello Macro-cosmos, nice pictures to demonstrate the qualities of the Nokton ! Which model do you have ? Nokton SLII-N (58mm filter) or the new SLII-S built or shaped like an old Nikkor (52mm filter) with black or chrome ring ?
Both share same optics, but the last one seems specially attractive !
Thanks for your post !
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Hello Macro-cosmos, nice pictures to demonstrate the qualities of the Nokton ! Which model do you have ? Nokton SLII-N (58mm filter) or the new SLII-S built or shaped like an old Nikkor (52mm filter) with black or chrome ring ?
Both share same optics, but the last one seems specially attractive !
Thanks for your post !
Thanks man!
I have version one, with the rubber focusing ring.
Version 2 is all metal and version 3 resembles a nikon ais lens.
A friend has done tests with all 3, exactly the same optical performance!