Rob Sims

Okay thanks for the info. As I mostly shoot A-priority anyway, I kind of like the old school approach of twisting the aperture ring on lens - and none of my primes have IS.  But I can definitely...

Hey, I didn't know the SB did exif data as well. When I use my Lens Turbo, one thing I miss is the f-stop being captured in exif afterwards.  I'm sure there's an exif editor I could type it in...

Okay, I'll bite. For sure there purists who would look down on your digital camera as it's not film. And maybe there are medium format shooters who look down at 35mm film cameras users Each person...

Welcome to the forums and thanks for the kind words! You are correct in that lenses have a fitting designed for a specific mount (eg. Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount / E-mount...etc). However... The...

A couple more samples from later that day: Personally I'm happy with the results - and the whole manual focus thing wasn't as daunting as I thought it was going to be (I grew up in the digital...

I posted a few with the Lens Turbo, which is the only focal reducer available for Nikon F-mount at this point in time - it effectively does the same thing but with no...

Argument for/against P&S: Lots of folks recommending a high end P&S - such as RX100 or LX7.  Both fine choices - I still own an LX3 and loved it but it doesn't get used these days (I'll explain...

Hi, Sorry, I should have said I was talking about Depth of Field equivalent. Yes, technically speaking, it'll be a F1.28 (1.8 x 0.71) for light gathering.  And in fact, in a previous thread, when I...

David,  Just for you, I've tried to take some more 'shots of subjects'.  Obviously, I wasn't able to shoot the same ones with the D700, but should give you an idea how it performs in a more normal...

And finally, I thought I'd give the low light shot a go, as there have been a number of threads commenting on coma, particularly in the corners. This is again close to OOC (no cropping) and as I...

Trying to capture Bokeh. Looks nice enough to me, although light spots appear slightly oval, is that strange? Any ideas? F1.8

Some more: Forgot the F-stop, but probably F1.8 ;-) Pretty sure F2.8 Stepped down to F2.8 again

Morning All, So I managed to take my lens turbo outside for its first outing yesterday, and pared it with the Nikon 85mm F1.8.  On the Lens Turbo it effectively becomes a 90mm F1.9, so pretty close...

Haha, yes good point well made.  As I said in the OP I've never done a static shot before... in fact I had literally dust off the tripod as I haven't used it since moving to Singapore. I'm happy to...

Not had many replies.  Is anyone interested in me re-testing but with slight corrections to the focus?  Also, would a comparison with the SEL3518 on the NEX-6 be of any use? In addition, I have a...

Thinking about it, I should have also taken some shots with the SEL3518 from the exact same spot so you could see the sharpness comparison.  Oh well.  I may repeat this exercise in the future and...

My focusing skills might suck a bit, I'm an autofocus guy normally so apologies if I missed it.  I was aiming for the 'active fresh' label on the white/blue bottle.

D700 at F5.6  NEX-6 at F5.6

D700 at F2.8  NEX-6 at F2.8

D700 at F1.4  NEX 6 at F1.4