The Photography Thread
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marvelousprashant
Cyborg Agent
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into the sky by marvelprash, on Flickr
into the sky by marvelprash, on Flickr
pranav0091
I am not an Owl
Nice shots there nac 
Got my 50mm prime finally. Not very impressed, if not for the el-cheapo 6.7k price. Makes a flimsy-noise when focusing, Jitter at the very extreme point of the macro end when focussing as it constantly deals with the inability to focus on an object less than 45 cm away. A couple of loose contact errors and didnt AF when i first inserted into the camera. All in all just
right now.
Got my 50mm prime finally. Not very impressed, if not for the el-cheapo 6.7k price. Makes a flimsy-noise when focusing, Jitter at the very extreme point of the macro end when focussing as it constantly deals with the inability to focus on an object less than 45 cm away. A couple of loose contact errors and didnt AF when i first inserted into the camera. All in all just
right now.
Nipun
Whompy Whomperson
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Tried partial coloring on an old photograph(clicked in April).
This will probably look better on a red colored car...
Done.
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Tried partial coloring on an old photograph(clicked in April).
This will probably look better on a red colored car...
Done.
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sujoyp
Grand Master
nice cars nipun
@pranav have patience ...there may be some of ur fault in dealing with the lens...50mm lens in nikon and canon are equally popular
Sky is beautiful here ....today's shot
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@pranav have patience ...there may be some of ur fault in dealing with the lens...50mm lens in nikon and canon are equally popular
Sky is beautiful here ....today's shot
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izzikio_rage
Technomancer
wow nipun ....you do have some really exotic cars around you
anirbandd
Conversation Architect
nac
Aspiring Novelist
Prashant, Vertical panorama? Nice to see a different resolution/aspect ratio. I like that idea. I will try when I see a possible scenario...
Pranav, Thanks for the comment. Congratulation on your new purchase.
Very recently, I read a similar post. Did you initiate the return? Loose contacts are normal, I read but I don't knom about other things you said about the lens.
Nipun, Nice selective colouring. Are those yours? or just another photoshop
Anirban, How did they feel when you were armed with the mini bazooka?
Two of you guys bought a new lens and both your first impressions are not good. Didn't research enough???
Pranav, Thanks for the comment. Congratulation on your new purchase.
Very recently, I read a similar post. Did you initiate the return? Loose contacts are normal, I read but I don't knom about other things you said about the lens.
Nipun, Nice selective colouring. Are those yours? or just another photoshop
Anirban, How did they feel when you were armed with the mini bazooka?
Two of you guys bought a new lens and both your first impressions are not good. Didn't research enough???
sujoyp
Grand Master
nac its cost vs satisfaction .....more u pay chances r more u will be satisfied
canon 50mm lens cost 6.7k and pranav have soo many issues ...If i buy one i will pay 13k for nikon AFS 50mm 1.8 soo i couldnt afford one
anirban bought 70-300 di ld for 7.5k ...to reach 300mm with VR a 55-300 cost 10k more and a nikon afs 70-300 vr cost 4 times that nearly 27k
soo more u pay more u get ...dont worry guys u will find ur ur techniques very soon and get good shots..its just matter of practice and time
canon 50mm lens cost 6.7k and pranav have soo many issues ...If i buy one i will pay 13k for nikon AFS 50mm 1.8 soo i couldnt afford one
anirban bought 70-300 di ld for 7.5k ...to reach 300mm with VR a 55-300 cost 10k more and a nikon afs 70-300 vr cost 4 times that nearly 27k
soo more u pay more u get
...dont worry guys u will find ur ur techniques very soon and get good shots..its just matter of practice and time
anirbandd
Conversation Architect
my philosophy is practice with materials of lesser quality, and by practice, i mean, trying to bring out the best with a thing of lesser quality, become a master with the bad thing, trying to conquer the challenges that it throws at you. then after moving on to a better quality material, you can wring out the absolute perfectness out of the better thing.
i knew before i bought it that i would get the not-so-good-lens.
and in optics, money matters BIG time. i was saving up my pocket money for this. so... i'll buy after i have my own money to spend. not my dad's money.
Tamron 70-300 VR is ~27K. :\
i knew before i bought it that i would get the not-so-good-lens.
and in optics, money matters BIG time. i was saving up my pocket money for this. so... i'll buy after i have my own money to spend. not my dad's money.
nac its cost vs satisfaction .....more u pay chances r more u will be satisfied
canon 50mm lens cost 6.7k and pranav have soo many issues ...If i buy one i will pay 13k for nikon AFS 50mm 1.8 soo i couldnt afford one
anirban bought 70-300 di ld for 7.5k ...to reach 300mm with VR a 55-300 cost 10k more and a nikon afs 70-300 vr cost 4 times that nearly 27k
soo more u pay more u get
Tamron 70-300 VR is ~27K. :\
sujoyp
Grand Master
yaah anirban you are right...if u have noticed my lenses u will find most of them r basic ones and cheap except last tamron 17-50 2.8 that too bought used....I also follow ur philosophy of getting the max out of cheaper things u know what i paid for
55-200 vr -12k (new) I use it for birding too
50mm 1.8 D - 3k (used) portraits mostly..nikons one of best lens
55mm 2.8 macro AIS -5k (used ) said to be one of nikons sharpest lens
tamron 17-50 2.8 - 15k (used) new cost 22k
and I use the cheap and simple D3100
soo overall its the techniques and ability not the camera and lenses
u know what i paid for 55-200 vr -12k (new) I use it for birding too
50mm 1.8 D - 3k (used) portraits mostly..nikons one of best lens
55mm 2.8 macro AIS -5k (used ) said to be one of nikons sharpest lens
tamron 17-50 2.8 - 15k (used) new cost 22k
and I use the cheap and simple D3100
soo overall its the techniques and ability not the camera and lenses
anirbandd
Conversation Architect
one improvement that i definitely have had is while working with non-IS lenses. my low shutter speed shots are MUCH more stable than people using IS.
and i hope to do the same with the 70-300 too. at 300mm the camera shake is ghastly. even the shake due to the falling shutter shows up under 1/60.
and i hope to do the same with the 70-300 too. at 300mm the camera shake is ghastly. even the shake due to the falling shutter shows up under 1/60.
pranav0091
I am not an Owl
Prashant, Vertical panorama? Nice to see a different resolution/aspect ratio. I like that idea. I will try when I see a possible scenario...
Pranav, Thanks for the comment. Congratulation on your new purchase.
Very recently, I read a similar post. Did you initiate the return? Loose contacts are normal, I read but I don't knom about other things you said about the lens.
Nipun, Nice selective colouring. Are those yours? or just another photoshop
Anirban, How did they feel when you were armed with the mini bazooka?
Two of you guys bought a new lens and both your first impressions are not good. Didn't research enough???
Thanks bud
I researched for months tbh. I feel like it focuses a wee bit faster than the 18-55 stock, but the jitter is very very annoying. Sometime today I was trying out the AF on everything and I got this in such a setup that I am looking through a window into the houses outside. And boy, the AF went full retard. Pressed the shutter button half down and the AF continuously jumped from the windowpane to the houses outside and did it continuously without settling at either end. This continued for some 6-8 seconds until I released the button giving up any hope of a proper lock. I never had such issues with the 18-55. It'd sometimes take a second or two to lock focus but it'd lock somewhere atleast, not keep jumping around. And I thought the 18-55 was noisy, but this one gets the crown. Not just plain noisy, but also a very plasticky noise.
The lack of OIS is also very noticeable, irrespective of the aperture. Something is funny here. I havent really gotten time to have a look, weekends are al I get these days, but something is definitely funny that I who could shoot pics as slow as 1/30 of a sec without much of an effort on the stock seem to be hitting blurry pic after blurry pic on this. Its not the lens' fault though, this one. I used it on my tripod and and it was very sharp.
Maybe I am just xpecting too much from a sub 7K lens (I remember being quite disappointed with the 18-55 initially, but then loved it as time passed and I got familiar with it), so currently a wait and watch game.
Oh, btw, outrageous bokeh available on tap though (pentagonal but then, thats not very noticeable, unless you are specifically looking for it.)
I dont plan to return it currently. I did see something that looked like a permanent marker-mark on the contacts even before inserting it into the camera, guess its the source of the loose connection. Inserted and removed the lens a few times, the mark has gotten scratched and the issues seem to have gone away, as of now.
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