Samyang 135/2 Crisp and Bokeh Birds (9 photos)

[MightyMike]

And yet another continuation on the Niagara Falls Bird Kingdom and the Samyang 135mm F2.0

Ok so its a bat not a bird but EV 3.3 is the lighting, tough for most cameras

Close crop of the previous photo, view original to see the detail best

Right time right place opportunity, no way I'm missing this shot if i can avoid it

ditto with the previous shot

Close crop of the previous photo... View Original





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[math guy]

Wow -- love this composition!

Seems to be an excellent lens -- sharp with nice bokeh.

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[DAVID MANZE]

Very nice indeed Mike!

Actually the bokeh is in a class of it's own!

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[kitsios_spyros]

Mike, I'll write here for all your recent 135/2 posts.

There are excellent photos. Plenty sharp, no CAs and a buttery shooth bokeh in front and after the focusing areas.

Also, these are the best samples from this lens that I have seen on the web.

Finally, you have a GREAT set of photos from this trip.

Congratulation for all the above and a big thnaks for sharing your work.

 

[Jim Beverlin]

Bat shot is excellent considering the low light and a rare shot since they are primarily nocturnal. But maybe living in captivity that changes. Number of years ago I had an attic filled with them. Not good.

Next to the last shot and the subsequent crop is my favorite.

Would love to go to this place but it would be a long 2 -3 day trip in the winter months. My spouse would love it.

Are the shots in this thread and subsequent threads with images from the Niagara Falls Bird Kingdom handheld or did you use a monopod or tripod?

 

[MightyMike]

Bat shot is excellent considering the low light and a rare shot since they are primarily nocturnal. But maybe living in captivity that changes. Number of years ago I had an attic filled with them. Not good.

Given they're in a dark environment with no access to daylight and fed likely in the day time during business type hours its not impossible to imagine their sleep cycle changing, however they do seem to spend most of their time upside down at rest and only going to their food as a snack i suppose.

Next to the last shot and the subsequent crop is my favorite.

Would love to go to this place but it would be a long 2 -3 day trip in the winter months. My spouse would love it.

Well its open year round, you'll want a sunny day as a cloudy day like i had makes the already low light worse

Are the shots in this thread and subsequent threads with images from the Niagara Falls Bird Kingdom handheld or did you use a monopod or tripod?

All handheld, i braced myself on maybe a couple occasions

 

[ozdean]

Ditto - nice Mike.

 

[GossCTP]

Nice shots Mike. The compositions with the children are spot on. What method did you use to focus that beast wide open? I find 135 f/2.8s difficult to manually focus, even in good light.

 

[moving_comfort]

I'm really liking this lens. Looks very sharp wide-open, I like the bokeh. Nice shots. Contrast/color is a little dull in some but I'm sure that's more about the environment.

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[MightyMike]

Nice shots Mike. The compositions with the children are spot on. What method did you use to focus that beast wide open? I find 135 f/2.8s difficult to manually focus, even in good light.

 

[MightyMike]

I'm really liking this lens. Looks very sharp wide-open, I like the bokeh. Nice shots. Contrast/color is a little dull in some but I'm sure that's more about the environment.

 

[MightyMike]

Thanks Joe

Wow -- love this composition!

Seems to be an excellent lens -- sharp with nice bokeh.

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[MightyMike]

Very nice indeed Mike!

Actually the bokeh is in a class of it's own!

 

[MightyMike]

Ditto - nice Mike.

 

[MightyMike]

Mike, I'll write here for all your recent 135/2 posts.

There are excellent photos. Plenty sharp, no CAs and a buttery shooth bokeh in front and after the focusing areas.

Also, these are the best samples from this lens that I have seen on the web.

I appreciate that, thanks

Finally, you have a GREAT set of photos from this trip.

My best trip ever to that place

Congratulation for all the above and a big thnaks for sharing your work.

Appreciated, and no problem we should all keep sharing

 

[Arijit Banerjee]

Lemme see... a Bat - which looks quite cute, our very own Nicobar Pigeon and Mandarin ducks are they?

Terrific series Mike.

 

[Benoz]

Another great series Mike.

Excellent shots, thanks for sharing.

Cheers,

Ben

 

[chris gunn]

Thanks. This lens (and other's from Samyang) look pretty impressive.

 

[robbo d]

5 & 6 especially #6 with the little girl in the background ..... stunning image, well done, looks very crisp.

 

[MightyMike]

Lemme see... a Bat - which looks quite cute, our very own Nicobar Pigeon and Mandarin ducks are they?

Terrific series Mike.