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Annivesary trip over the border (SD1 pics)

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My wife and I went to Niagara Falls on the Canadian side this last weekend for our anniversary. We went to a place there called Bird Kingdom. We both like to take pictures and this was a place we wanted to see.

All the bird shots are with the SD1 + 50-500mm OS

The last shot was from the room at the hotel we stayed in. That was with the SD1 + 17-35mm HSM. It's a fairly old lens and no match for the SD1 but it was the widest I had at the time.













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--Britton
http://photo.brittonrobbins.com/
 
Great photos. This is the usual for you. Am I missing something with a few people wanting to change to Nikon? After viewing these photos why would anyone want something less?
 
Wow, those bird shots are just stunning ! Niagaria Falls as I have never seen it before either. Great effort from a No.1 camera & tog.
Col
 
Those bird pics are what I always wish I'd capture but never do :) Truly lovely, and the Niagara shot his just eye watering. Really seems like the Sd1 does what it says on the tin even if it's on a shelf I can't reach :(
 
brittonx said:
Mostly Lurking said:
lens quality requirements?

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William Wilgus
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The lens works well on the SD1 for shots like the birds. Due to some CA and a little softness in the corners, It isn't perfect for shots where you want the whole scene super sharp
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--Britton
http://photo.brittonrobbins.com/
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Hi Britton,

I'm wondering if you have tried to correct the CA on, say, a reesulting Tiff file using CS5. As you know Adobe Lens Correction Applet knows how to correct all Sigma lenses. Since the efficacy of this depends only on the sensor size and lens type, you can fake CS5 out by using anothe APS-C camera. Try this please on the 50-500mm and bounce back.
 
Good stuff. Particularly liked the detail in the bird pictures.

My Dad used to breed the finch in the first photo. They're known as Gouldian Finches in Australia.
 
johnblue3 said:
brittonx said:
Mostly Lurking said:
lens quality requirements?

--
William Wilgus
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The lens works well on the SD1 for shots like the birds. Due to some CA and a little softness in the corners, It isn't perfect for shots where you want the whole scene super sharp
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--Britton
http://photo.brittonrobbins.com/
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Hi Britton,

I'm wondering if you have tried to correct the CA on, say, a reesulting Tiff file using CS5. As you know Adobe Lens Correction Applet knows how to correct all Sigma lenses. Since the efficacy of this depends only on the sensor size and lens type, you can fake CS5 out by using anothe APS-C camera. Try this please on the 50-500mm and bounce back.
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I'll give it a try in a day or two. I've got a lot of shots to process from a recent wedding shoot I did with the SD1.
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--Britton
http://photo.brittonrobbins.com/
 
I was wondering if you were able to try the Lens Profile Correction Filter in CS5. A good Camera brand to use in your Fake would be Pentax, since AFAIK, all their DSLR's are APS-C based. This means that any of these Cams would be appropriate. You may need to download and run the Adobe Lens Profile Downloader before you start. Run it to download all the available Sigma lenses for that Pentax brand. Also the Nikon D70, D700 etc. might be useful in this regard. Good luck!
 
johnblue3 said:
I was wondering if you were able to try the Lens Profile Correction Filter in CS5. A good Camera brand to use in your Fake would be Pentax, since AFAIK, all their DSLR's are APS-C based. This means that any of these Cams would be appropriate. You may need to download and run the Adobe Lens Profile Downloader before you start. Run it to download all the available Sigma lenses for that Pentax brand. Also the Nikon D70, D700 etc. might be useful in this regard. Good luck!
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I spent a little time with a shot in CS5.1. It helps with CA and the slight distortion. It didn't do any more than what I can do in Lightroom 3.5.
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--Britton
http://photo.brittonrobbins.com/
 
brittonx said:
I spent a little time with a shot in CS5.1. It helps with CA and the slight distortion. It didn't do any more than what I can do in Lightroom 3.5.
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--Britton
http://photo.brittonrobbins.com/
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Hi Brittonx,

Not surprising since LR and CS5 are equivalent in this regard. What I don't know is whether LR will allow you to fake the camera type for automatic lens distortion/aberation correction. If it does, then you are set to go. Just correct one image and Sync the correction. Failing that, however, it seems that one could build a CS5 ACTION to do a batch of lens corrections without much hassle at all. Below, a screen cap of a Rytterfalk SD1 Tiff in CS5





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