LocalHero1953 Posted April 25, 2024 Share #101 Posted April 25, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) 3 hours ago, Olaf_ZG said: Not happy with this thread. Hoped I didn’t want another portrait lens having just bought the SL lux…. You need both…..you know you do! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 25, 2024 Posted April 25, 2024 Hi LocalHero1953, Take a look here Images with the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Olaf_ZG Posted April 26, 2024 Share #102 Posted April 26, 2024 21 hours ago, LocalHero1953 said: You need both…..you know you do! But could it replace the need for a 75/90 apo for portraits? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted April 26, 2024 Share #103 Posted April 26, 2024 3 hours ago, Olaf_ZG said: But could it replace the need for a 75/90 apo for portraits? I find the extra stop of the Sigma to be a reason on its own for getting the lens. I don’t always shoot in nicely controlled environments, and it means I can throw a distracting background out of focus quite easily. It is quite easy to over-use the effect though. If a head is slightly turned away, then one eye can get rather obviously out of focus. It’s early days, but I think I prefer the bokeh of the Sigma to the Apo-Summicron 75 - it’s less busy, and sharp edges in the background ‘vibrate’ less. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom0511 Posted April 29, 2024 Share #104 Posted April 29, 2024 great images! One question-how fast does it focus? I wonder if it could be used for sports? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted April 29, 2024 Share #105 Posted April 29, 2024 (edited) 1 hour ago, tom0511 said: great images! One question-how fast does it focus? I wonder if it could be used for sports? I haven't used it for sports, but I used it for play rehearsals yesterday afternoon - indoors, fluorescent lighting. I had a small number of slightly missed focuses - about as many, if not more than I normally get with the SVE 24-90 or Apo-Summicron 75 or 90. On the other hand it didn't hunt and was very quick to get to its end point. And it has the immense advantage for me that f/1.4 throws messy backgrounds way out of focus (yesterday it was a gym!). It's still early days and, as with any camera and lens, I am learning its strengths and weaknesses to exploit or work around - I don't look for perfection in my kit. Edited April 29, 2024 by LocalHero1953 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted April 29, 2024 Share #106 Posted April 29, 2024 (edited) A few more with the lens. I hope others are going to post. I don't think I'm the only one here with it. All with the SL2-S, f/1.4, little or no cropping, or cropped only for aspect ratio. Headshots for a Greek play - in and out of character. Shot with off-camera flash. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited April 29, 2024 by LocalHero1953 6 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/393395-images-with-the-sigma-85mm-f14-dg-dn-art/?do=findComment&comment=5230464'>More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted April 29, 2024 Share #107 Posted April 29, 2024 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Headshots. Off-camera flash Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited April 29, 2024 by LocalHero1953 5 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/393395-images-with-the-sigma-85mm-f14-dg-dn-art/?do=findComment&comment=5230465'>More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted April 29, 2024 Share #108 Posted April 29, 2024 (edited) The pianist for rehearsals of a musical. Fluorescent strip lighting. ISO 2500 and 1600 respectively. Adobe AI noise reduction applied Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited April 29, 2024 by LocalHero1953 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/393395-images-with-the-sigma-85mm-f14-dg-dn-art/?do=findComment&comment=5230466'>More sharing options...
Boojay Posted April 30, 2024 Share #109 Posted April 30, 2024 Lovely images Paul, nicely lit. I had the lens for a while, just found myself reaching for the Sigma 90 2.8 more often for my use so it got sold at some point, (for the CL and the FpL just a better fit), and I have M lenses when I want faster. Lovely lens though. I have thought of getting the lens again a few times but so far managed to resist, if portraits were my thing I would struggle a little between it and the 90 APO, I did have both for a while though didn't ever try iAF with either so nothing to add on focus speed, in single spot AF mode don't remember noticing any difference in performance. We are just spoiled for choice now aren't we 😄 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted April 30, 2024 Share #110 Posted April 30, 2024 28 minutes ago, Boojay said: We are just spoiled for choice now aren't we 😄 Yes - I could spend a lifetime exploring portrait lenses on the SL! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf_ZG Posted April 30, 2024 Share #111 Posted April 30, 2024 9 hours ago, LocalHero1953 said: Yes - I could spend a lifetime exploring portrait lenses on the SL! Don’t dare to ask your age 😇 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf_ZG Posted April 30, 2024 Share #112 Posted April 30, 2024 (edited) Thanks for the portraits. Somehow, the lux still attracts me more. Can’t say it is the rendering or may be the f/l. I guess the latter. and I am comparing your portraits with your portraits in the lux thread… Edited April 30, 2024 by Olaf_ZG Last sentence 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted April 30, 2024 Share #113 Posted April 30, 2024 15 minutes ago, Olaf_ZG said: Don’t dare to ask your age 😇 I come from a family in which quite a few have lived to an advanced age. On that basis I took early-ish retirement in the expectation I could build a new career* as long as my first. You can work it out from that! * That career is happening, as a photographer. It generates income, however, only in the form of enjoyment, chocolate, wine, free tickets and (most recently) a scented candle. And a lot of gratitude, which I like best. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted April 30, 2024 Share #114 Posted April 30, 2024 22 minutes ago, Olaf_ZG said: Thanks for the portraits. Somehow, the lux still attracts me more. Can’t say it is the rendering or may be the f/l. I guess the latter. and I am comparing your portraits with your portraits in the lux thread… Interesting; I haven't tried that comparison more directly. But tomorrow morning I have some more headshots to take in the series shown in post #11, so will try both lenses in the same conditions. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted May 1, 2024 Share #115 Posted May 1, 2024 (edited) SL2-S and (first) Sigma 85 and (second) Summilux-SL 50. Little or no cropping. f/1.4, off camera flash. Taken from different distances to fill the frame, I prefer the 85 to the 50; to my mind the face is subject to a little distortion at 50mm because I have to be close. And from a human point of view, I would prefer not to get this close to the model - it can feel a bit intrusive of the personal space. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited May 1, 2024 by LocalHero1953 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/393395-images-with-the-sigma-85mm-f14-dg-dn-art/?do=findComment&comment=5238120'>More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted May 1, 2024 Share #116 Posted May 1, 2024 (edited) The series above were taken in Trinity College Chapel. I took advantage of being there to take some portrait shots of models who have infinite patience and never have a problem posing. Again Sigma 85 first, then Summilux-SL 50. This time, all taken from the same distance. All at f/1/4, ambient light. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited May 1, 2024 by LocalHero1953 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/393395-images-with-the-sigma-85mm-f14-dg-dn-art/?do=findComment&comment=5238123'>More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted May 1, 2024 Share #117 Posted May 1, 2024 (edited) And his mates, Macaulay, Tennyson & Whewell. Focus is on the middle one. Sigma 85 first, then Summilux-SL 50. All at f/1/4, ambient light. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited May 1, 2024 by LocalHero1953 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/393395-images-with-the-sigma-85mm-f14-dg-dn-art/?do=findComment&comment=5238126'>More sharing options...
Olaf_ZG Posted May 1, 2024 Share #118 Posted May 1, 2024 9 hours ago, LocalHero1953 said: SL2-S and (first) Sigma 85 and (second) Summilux-SL 50. Little or no cropping. f/1.4, off camera flash. Taken from different distances to fill the frame, I prefer the 85 to the 50; to my mind the face is subject to a little distortion at 50mm because I have to be close. And from a human point of view, I would prefer not to get this close to the model - it can feel a bit intrusive of the personal space. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Thank you for this. Not sure why, but I prefer the 50. Which is good (for me), as I just bought the lux. I guess I need to play at least some months with the lux before deciding on another f/l. I bought the lux for portraits, as it’s rendering will make me stand out from regular images. It’s up to me now to make the best of it. During my latest sessions, I was either playing with lights and or lenses, and because of that, connecting with the sitter got lost. For my next - say 50 sessions - technical things should be easy in order to focus on the model: one light with a huge umbrella, one lens (the lux), one camera (sl2). A simple yet great setup. Back to basics. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Friedman Posted May 1, 2024 Share #119 Posted May 1, 2024 (edited) Here is the thread that was started when the lens first became available... some image samples can be found: Edited May 1, 2024 by Alan Friedman 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted May 1, 2024 Share #120 Posted May 1, 2024 8 minutes ago, Alan Friedman said: Here is the thread that was started when the lens first became available... some image samples can be found: Thanks - I didn't look far back enough! @andybarton @jaapv With apologies for making work, can the threads be merged? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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