06-08-2010, 12:05 AM
[quote name='toni-a' date='07 June 2010 - 11:47 PM' timestamp='1275950842' post='326']
btw if you're getting this one you could sell the zeiss (unless using it for macro) since beyound f2.8 almost nothing is sharper than this lens,
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I'd never sell my beloved Zeiss! It won't wear out in my lifetime, and it produces beautiful images. I don't know if it's the sharpest lens, but it has a certain je ne sais quoi that is hard to explain.
But I agree, manual focus in concerts is hard work. Not impossible though, as I did some fine shots of a jazz guitarist a few weeks ago using only Zeiss lenses on a 5D. The only problem there was the dreaded pink spotlight, but I convinced the musicians that black and white was better, and they were happy with the results.
Usually I'm more troubled by theatre/dance work, where people are appearing at unpredictable places (unless you know the piece, but usually you don't have time to see it first). For those jobs I'd like a wide-aperture workhorse that has decent resolution.
btw if you're getting this one you could sell the zeiss (unless using it for macro) since beyound f2.8 almost nothing is sharper than this lens,
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' /> I'd never sell my beloved Zeiss! It won't wear out in my lifetime, and it produces beautiful images. I don't know if it's the sharpest lens, but it has a certain je ne sais quoi that is hard to explain.
But I agree, manual focus in concerts is hard work. Not impossible though, as I did some fine shots of a jazz guitarist a few weeks ago using only Zeiss lenses on a 5D. The only problem there was the dreaded pink spotlight, but I convinced the musicians that black and white was better, and they were happy with the results.
Usually I'm more troubled by theatre/dance work, where people are appearing at unpredictable places (unless you know the piece, but usually you don't have time to see it first). For those jobs I'd like a wide-aperture workhorse that has decent resolution.