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Forum: Lens Clubs
06-06-2011, 04:09 PM
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Thanks Jez. The more I use it the more it impresses me, though I'm moving on from it to the DA 35 f/2.4 now since I have the DA 12-24 and Tamron 28-75...
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Forum: Lens Clubs
06-06-2011, 01:00 AM
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Thanks Blue.
A couple more from the SE Asia series:
Concentration
Pattaya beach by night
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Forum: Lens Clubs
06-05-2011, 04:28 AM
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Jez, your lightpainting shot looks eerie, with the painter's legs separated from his body. :p
Your images though are well rendered and processed.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
06-03-2011, 07:24 PM
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Good work loco. Nicely bright, colourful and lively.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
06-03-2011, 02:33 AM
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That's an exaggeration.
The lens may be f/5.6 max at 55mm, but autofocusing is very zippy on a K-x, K-7 or K-5, even in low light. I have had few instances where the cameras have had to hunt for over a second, and if so, then it's because there's just not enough light on the subject for it to focus on, and quick shift is warranted.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
06-01-2011, 05:54 PM
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Thanks Paul.
Clarke Quay was so colourful, I couldn't resist:
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Forum: Lens Clubs
06-01-2011, 04:55 PM
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Thanks.
Here's one more from the night life of Singapore:
Clarke Quay
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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-31-2011, 05:01 PM
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A few cross-posted from PPG:
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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-11-2011, 04:01 PM
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Thanks Paul.
What I noticed particularly with the streetlights, as in the Marina Bay Sands shot, is the pronounced coma the lens exhibits. I don't find it repulsive in this particular image, but I can imagine it being problematic in some night captures.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-11-2011, 03:05 PM
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Good work presented here. Well done hs57 - those are harder than they look to get sharp.
A few more examples from my travels:
Isolated
Marina Bay Sands
Island coast
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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-06-2011, 05:14 PM
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These are nice, sharp images from the kit lens.
I too am impressed with it at f/8, barely noticing any image softness at 100% other than the edges:
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-23-2011, 03:58 AM
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Gene, the pretty women make the kit lens shine. ;)
I do like the abstract creation snofox.
Well done with it.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-22-2011, 02:49 AM
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A couple of recent captures with the 18-55 WR:
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-01-2011, 11:50 PM
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Lady in red has made the kit lens spectacular even if just for a moment. ;)
And some from the WR version:
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-26-2011, 01:16 PM
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It's very close to as it came out of the box.
Some addition of contrast with curves and levels, and it was done.
ISO 1600 on the K20D in a dark environment. SR and WR both came in handy...
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-24-2011, 12:53 PM
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Some close-focusing wonder from the kit lens:
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-17-2011, 09:28 PM
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Well that's unexpected! Must look different in the northern hemisphere.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-17-2011, 07:01 PM
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This one... I do like very much.
Striking clarity and effective backlighting. Nice touch with the speckling debris around the moon.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-16-2011, 03:26 PM
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Thanks guys. I am surprised at times how sharp the kit lens can be, and how decent the bokeh is - I do tend to stick to f/5.6 at 18mm and f/8 at 55mm if I want the best from it though.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-15-2011, 10:52 PM
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Some more kit lens wonders near wide open (f/4-5.6) in a low light setting:
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