Tag: glass
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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 | 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 – 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 | Overview
Week 2 of lenses! This time it’s a macro lens on the opposite end of the spectrum to the Canon 100mm F2.8. I bought this lens at a car-boot sale for £15 (together with a Canon T50 camera!) For the price, this lens is very good. The image is of course not as clear but…
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Glass – 01. Canon 100mm F2.8 Macro | Sample 3
Not so much a street shot as an on-the-move portrait. This lens has a rapid autofocus which gave me a lot of time to compose the shot. Shallow depth of field also gives very strong bokeh in the background. //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js
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Glass – 01. Canon 100mm F2.8 Macro | Sample 2
An example of portraiture, albeit animal, using the 100mm lens. The low contrast gives a lot of scope when battling bright backgrounds and dark subjects. Here I managed to recover detail from the shadows as well as retain colour of the blurred garden through the window. The very large F2.8 aperture also lets me have…
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Glass – 01. Canon 100mm F2.8 Macro | Sample 1
08 This is an example of both the macro capability of the lens and the low light performance. Shot at 800ISO in an evening’s shade, you can see that you can still get a sharp photo. There isn’t much that you can fault this lens for in terms of quality – especially for non-professional photos.…
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Glass – 01. Canon 100mm F2.8 Macro | Test
Here’s a test shot from the 100mm macro. Each of these lenses will have a test shot of this exact scene. It’s a simple set up but does give some information. None of the test photos have been edited or tweaked. A lens plays some part in the dynamic range received by the camera. I’ve…
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