Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
In costa Rica, my rented 35mm lens never left the camera, LOL, although I had schlepped with me a wonderful collection of other choices packed in a neat waterproof foam lined case!
Arriving home, the Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA Full-frame E-mount Prime Lens has taken its place. I need a lot of use of an individual lens to enable it to be incorporated in my creative arsenal. Right now, I'd sooner take the Ricoh GR with its 24mm lens from my pocket, than change lenses on my Sony camera!
As I progress, one lens at a time, I have no doubt that the 20mm Canon FD or the 18mm Distagon will take over, 50 percent of the time or more. For now, I have a lot of learning as the Zeiss 55 mm lens provides me such a rich image, allowing me to work with it, where previously I'd reach for a longer focal length. With the extra resolution, one can crop and still print large enough for most purposes!
For wide angle views, stitch 2-3 overlapping adjacent frames, one can get the function of a 24 mm lens. So this 55mm lens can cover the quality of work from a 24-70mm lens on a 6D, 5DIII or other Canon full frame body, (of course, without the zoom), but with an aperture of 1.8!
Here I've tackled a city sculpture lit at night in downtown Los Angeles just outside the famous Drago Centro Restaurant. The 55mm can only capture a portion of the giant structure. So stitching allows me to get the picture without need for carrying that wider lens!
Asher Kelman: "Double Ascension"
Sculpture in Painted Steel by Herbert Bayer
20ft high by 30ft wide
At Night
Sony A7r Zeiss 55mm 1.8
The red sculpture was commissioned by ARCO, the former owner of the building, (housing the Celestino Centro Restaurant). ARCO big wigs objected to the name "Stairway to Nowhere", and it became known as "Double Ascension"!
Asher
Arriving home, the Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA Full-frame E-mount Prime Lens has taken its place. I need a lot of use of an individual lens to enable it to be incorporated in my creative arsenal. Right now, I'd sooner take the Ricoh GR with its 24mm lens from my pocket, than change lenses on my Sony camera!
As I progress, one lens at a time, I have no doubt that the 20mm Canon FD or the 18mm Distagon will take over, 50 percent of the time or more. For now, I have a lot of learning as the Zeiss 55 mm lens provides me such a rich image, allowing me to work with it, where previously I'd reach for a longer focal length. With the extra resolution, one can crop and still print large enough for most purposes!
For wide angle views, stitch 2-3 overlapping adjacent frames, one can get the function of a 24 mm lens. So this 55mm lens can cover the quality of work from a 24-70mm lens on a 6D, 5DIII or other Canon full frame body, (of course, without the zoom), but with an aperture of 1.8!
Here I've tackled a city sculpture lit at night in downtown Los Angeles just outside the famous Drago Centro Restaurant. The 55mm can only capture a portion of the giant structure. So stitching allows me to get the picture without need for carrying that wider lens!
Asher Kelman: "Double Ascension"
Sculpture in Painted Steel by Herbert Bayer
20ft high by 30ft wide
At Night
Sony A7r Zeiss 55mm 1.8
The red sculpture was commissioned by ARCO, the former owner of the building, (housing the Celestino Centro Restaurant). ARCO big wigs objected to the name "Stairway to Nowhere", and it became known as "Double Ascension"!
Asher