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Best lenses for cruise/ vacation Istanbul, Myconos, Valetta, Pompei & Rome

Started Jun 13, 2015 | Discussions thread
Peter Kwok
Peter Kwok Senior Member • Posts: 2,635
Inside Hagia Sophia with 400mm
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Pietro Marchesi wrote:

Wow great shot with your Samyang 14mm Peter Kwok!

Was it hand held fully open at f2.8? Or on a small tripod? I have heard tripods are not allowed, true? And this good for only 299 dollar? It looks really good, how is the general IQ, clarity, sharpness and micro contrast? Usable IQ at f2.8? Still ok in the corners or mushy like most older WA Canons zoomed in at 100%? Small pictures but they really looks even better than my old 17-35f/2.8L and 16-35f/2.8L II in the corners.

How good/bad is the RAW file right out from the camera before processing? Is hard work to correct distortions to get a good result like yours?

For an old cathedral built before Gothic style, the Hagia Sophia is surprisingly bright inside.
14mm is easy to handhold. No tripod needed. This was shot at 1/80s F4. I should lower the ISO from 1600 to 400 and shoot at 1/20s. I forgot to change ISO after shooting this:

400mm at 1/10s with my elbows on the balcony railing. A bit fuzzy but better than crop from a wider lens.

The Samyang has funny distortion, but it can be easily corrected with a 3rd party profile for ACR or Lightroom.

I only had 20 minutes before our tour bus departure. That included running up a long flight of stairs to the gallery.

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