Tag: comparison
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Glass – 03a. 2x Vivitar 28-80mm F3.5-5.6 | Overview
Here’s a little bonus for the vivitar lens – a 2x teleconverter which gives the 28-80mm capability of shooting macro at 160mm which is pretty cool/different. Unfortunately the sharpness of the image is lost, especially around the edges. This is why I tend to use it solely on project where a rough look is acceptable.…
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Glass – 03. Vivitar 28-80mm F3.5-5.6 | Sample 3
Here the bokeh is round but it’s irregular enough not to distract from the subject. The depth of field is also shallow enough to separate the subject from the background which, for me, qualifies this lens as a good kit lens with a macro capability – can’t ask for much more, especially for the price!…
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Glass – 03. Vivitar 28-80mm F3.5-5.6 | Sample 2
Again, not a very sharp focus but a closer macro than from the Canon counterpart.
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Glass – 03. Vivitar 28-80mm F3.5-5.6 | Sample 1
The focus on the subject gets a little soft towards the top. What I do like is the odd, irregular bokeh on the leaves which would turn out much rounder on the 24-105mm Canon.
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Glass – 03. Vivitar 28-80mm F3.5-5.6 | Test
You can see that at the wide-end, this lens is clear and reasonably sharp. Photos from it won’t stop the press but they’re clear enough for me to use for video and on shoots.
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Glass – 03. Vivitar 28-80mm F3.5-5.6 | Overview
The Vivitar 28-80mm is why I sold my Canon 24-105mm. The Canon lens was just a little unnecessary for me. Sure, autofocus is great, sharpness is pretty good (worse than the 100mm though!) and it’s a versatile focal range, but for the price – it really isn’t all that impressive. I got this lens for…
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Glass – 02. Miranda 35-135mm F3.5 | Sample 3
Another example showing macro capability at wide focal lengths. You would be able to get a close up shot of the insect/subject as well as create an environment around it using a wider view of the background. This would work nicely in a field of poppies for example. //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js
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Glass – 02. Miranda 35-135mm F3.5 | Sample 2
Here’s a better example of the spherical distortion I mentioned. You can see in the subtle bokeh in the background that it swirls in a circular way, where the edges are a little more in focus than the centre. This means you can separate a central subject more effectively from a background and do so…
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Glass – 02. Miranda 35-135mm F3.5 | Sample 1
Since this lens has a significant crop factor (around 2x), the photos on the 35mm end work out as 60-70mm. While not being wide-angle macro, they’re different enough from the 100mm to be interesting to try. The Miranda also has a slight circular distortion when shot against a bokeh background. //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js
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Glass – 02. Miranda 35-135mm F3.5 | Test
This is a test shot from the Miranda lens at 135mm, F3.5. Comparing this image to the shot from the Canon 100mm lens, you can see that the shot is a lot tighter, given only a 35mm focal length difference. This means that when using an adapter from the Canon FD mount to Canon EF,…
Maks Swiderek 