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Re: D800 with Sigma 12-24mm
In reply to KnightPhoto2,
5 months ago
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KnightPhoto2 wrote:
Chas P wrote:
I shoot with this lens on a D700. It always focuses too far away, even given the huge depth of field at f/9 and 12mm. Watching the focus scale, it'll land on infinity for any subject further than a few feet away, and the corners of the frame are often only a few feet from the sensor plane.
I counter this by deliberately focusing too close. If you reshot the second pic here concentrating on getting the leaves on the left of the frame sharp, you might find the rest of the image falls within the DOF. It works for me.
Excellent tip. Likewise, are you referring to the new version of the 12-24 or the original?
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Best Regards,
SteveK
'A camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.' -- Dorothea Lange
http://images.nikonians.org/galleries/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/119002
I was referring to the new version, I've had it for about a year. It's great for what I use it for. There's a slideshow of 25 various shots on Flickr here
Pause it with the space bar and navigate with arrow keys. There's a Fullscreen button at lower right.
Almost every shot on my website was shot with the lens, I use it all the time. It's very versatile. With all the pixels on modern sensors it would be even better.
I really enjoy these type of views. The second shot had to be cropped from a vertical though, so it's like a DX crop. I'd use it as a poor mans 17mm shift lens all day long if I had a D800
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