Originally posted by daacon Nice shots hinman that lens indeed should be on the keeper list. What kind of software do you use for PP ? There are several 3rd party Noise removers , Noise Ninja getting a lot og good reviews from members here. I think most of them you can download for a free (usually somewhat limited or watermarked) trial.
Thanks for the kind comments, I use Picasa for simple editing. I am still on JPG, currently looking to evolve into RAW and probably other cheaper editors as in PaintShopPro or Lightroom. Thanks for the tip on NoiseNinja.
Originally posted by codiac2600 Beautiful shots!
Each one has it's own great characteristic, but they all have one thing in common... great bokeh. Great lens and great images!
It is especially sweet to get a comment from you, I have been your admirer on all of your photos, your work with video and powerpoint presentation. And your work and discussion uplifts the community. Much thanks!
Originally posted by Peter Zack It is a nice lens Hin and these pictures are very good without a doubt. As for Jpeg noise at ISO 400, maybe it's just the computer I'm on but I don't really see that much issue. There's a little there but not terrible. What would make me trim this lens from the kit (using this type of image as a guide) is the colour fringing in the bokeh. I see purple and green fringing in some of these shots. Maybe I'm being too picky and this can be controlled in the shooting subject or in software but it takes away from the picture.
If you shot the same stuff in RAW I'd like to see the difference. These older lenses don't have the same coatings as the newer ones and some have a tenancy to colour fringe more than the new glass does.
Thanks for the tips and comments. Peter, please find me a side job and I can justify keeping all the lens! I will experiment on RAW and use the basic PPL.