One lens make it work - Rhine River and Paris

brick33308 · Sep 24, 2016

I just returned from a cruise/bike tour up the Rhine River and another 6 nights in Paris. My only gear was the A7RII and Batis 25, I took no other camera, lenses or tripod. Below are many images.

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jfourc · Sep 24, 2016

Great set of images! When I went to Paris last year all I brought was my 35mm L and 6D. It was great, and even though there were moments where I would have wanted wider, I look back, and I have plenty of images from the trip, and I have fond memories. The Batis 25 is a great walk about lens, and I shot mainly with this lens in Asia last year with my A7RII.

SQLGuy · Sep 24, 2016

Nice stuff. How much cropping did you do?

brick33308 · Sep 24, 2016

SQLGuy said:
Nice stuff. How much cropping did you do?

PeteC21 · Sep 24, 2016

Very nice images, you obviously enjoyed your trip and we enjoyed your post.

richj20 · Sep 24, 2016

Congratulations! I'm loving the Batis 25 more and more, and after viewing your nice set, I wouldn't hesitate to use it as a one lens kit on a trip.

- Richard

fredflintstone · Sep 24, 2016

Nice shots. The twelfth is my favorite (lone man on the long stairway). As Arsenio Hall used to say, makes you go 'Hmmmm', which I think true art should do.

Like why do the stairs skip a floor? Why are those doors so strange? What is the purpose of that building? Why is that building so strange, since it is obviously expensive construction, but to what purpose? And what is the man's purpose there? ....

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brick33308 · Sep 24, 2016

fredflintstone said:
Nice shots. The twelfth is my favorite (lone man on the long stairway). As Arsenio Hall used to say, makes you go 'Hmmmm', which I think true art should do.

Like why do the stairs skip a floor? Why are those doors so strange? What is the purpose of that building? Why is that building so strange, since it is obviously expensive construction, but to what purpose? And what is the man's purpose there? ....

tommiejeep · Sep 24, 2016

Irwin, great series of image, both B&W and colour. Batis 25 is probably my favourite lens on th a7II followed by Leica Summarit M 75 f2.5 and Loxia 50. Now wish I had not bought some of the other native lenses and used the money for the a7RII.

BBQue · Sep 24, 2016

Really great set of images and looks like you had a wonderful time there. It's a matter of taste, but the only ones I really dislike are the ones where you out in a strong HDR effect (#2 and #3) for example. That look has become such a cliche, I find it almost unviewable. I would encourage you to try a different look on these

The windmill I love.

Blueshound · Sep 25, 2016

Nice series, I appreciated seeing your images.

I started this year to add some primes for a lighter travel kit, my first purchase was the Batis 25 . . . my thinking is that I can also use it in crop mode as a 36mm (approximately). I like wide and wider, but I feel that 24-ish is incredibly useful.

Subsequently added a 55/1.8, an odd purchase for me as I've never gravitated to "normal" but having done some early walk-around shots with it, I'm looking forward to the 25 together with the 55 for a great & light weight urban walk-about kit.

Brian

brick33308 · Sep 25, 2016

tommiejeep said:
Irwin, great series of image, both B&W and colour. Batis 25 is probably my favourite lens on th a7II followed by Leica Summarit M 75 f2.5 and Loxia 50. Now wish I had not bought some of the other native lenses and used the money for the a7RII.

brick33308 · Sep 25, 2016

BBQue said:
Really great set of images and looks like you had a wonderful time there. It's a matter of taste, but the only ones I really dislike are the ones where you out in a strong HDR effect (#2 and #3) for example. That look has become such a cliche, I find it almost unviewable. I would encourage you to try a different look on these

The windmill I love.

thanks, it's just an aesthetic choice not for everyone. I gravitate most to street work, both in terms of subject matter and processing, but also as apparent from images in my signature link below, I'm interested in a wide variety of images. It's been years since I actually shot and processed HDR. Images 2 and 3 I processed with Vivezia and played around with the colors not to achieve HDR look but just because I especially liked the strength and color of lighting as enhanced.

brick33308 · Sep 25, 2016

Blueshound said:
Nice series, I appreciated seeing your images.

I started this year to add some primes for a lighter travel kit, my first purchase was the Batis 25 . . . my thinking is that I can also use it in crop mode as a 36mm (approximately). I like wide and wider, but I feel that 24-ish is incredibly useful.

Subsequently added a 55/1.8, an odd purchase for me as I've never gravitated to "normal" but having done some early walk-around shots with it, I'm looking forward to the 25 together with the 55 for a great & light weight urban walk-about kit.

Brian

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an image shot with the resolution of the A7RII and a Batis 25 can easily be cropped way beyond the length of a 55. Look at my Eifel Tower shot. Also, here's an example which from my distance away would normally be beyond the 200 range. For that reason I'd encourage you to leave the 55 at home - spend no time switching lenses and instead just take pictures. A one cam/lens travel kit is liberating!

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fredflintstone · Sep 25, 2016

brick33308 said:
fredflintstone said:

Nice shots. The twelfth is my favorite (lone man on the long stairway). As Arsenio Hall used to say, makes you go 'Hmmmm', which I think true art should do.

Like why do the stairs skip a floor? Why are those doors so strange? What is the purpose of that building? Why is that building so strange, since it is obviously expensive construction, but to what purpose? And what is the man's purpose there? ....

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DFPanno · Sep 25, 2016

Some very nice images there.

The FE 28 has been my go-to for street photography as that's long been my preferred focal length for it.

I now find that the Batis 25 has taken over that role.

Given the large resolution of the A7R II it is easy to crop to 28 if desired and the overall IQ is a bit better. Distortion isn't a problem and it makes for a better landscape lens when those opportunities come up.

The close MFD is the icing on the cake as I can actually get some lovely "crop macros" with it.

I find the Batis 25/85 combo to be a wonderful street set if you are a two-body shooter.

I wouldn't ever go with one body and one lens but it worked nicely for your trip.

jmbillings · Sep 25, 2016

Great set- I took a trip to Paris at the beginning of the year and tried to use just the 28/2, it's great to see how you get on with just one lens. I still switched to a longer one occasionally (an 85) but the A7 doesn't have the croppability of the A7Rii.

brick33308 · Sep 25, 2016

DFPanno said:
I wouldn't ever go with one body and one lens but it worked nicely for your trip.

I agree with you in terms of "insurance", and was going to throw my E-M1 and one lens into the suitcase in case something happened to my Sony, but at the last minute didn't do that. I figured in an emergency I'd make use of my iPhone cam and would have forced myself to make it work. Fortunately it didn't come to that!

DFPanno · Sep 25, 2016

brick33308 said:
DFPanno said:

I wouldn't ever go with one body and one lens but it worked nicely for your trip.

Click to expand...

I agree with you in terms of "insurance", and was going to throw my E-M1 and one lens into the suitcase in case something happened to my Sony, but at the last minute didn't do that. I figured in an emergency I'd make use of my iPhone cam and would have forced myself to make it work. Fortunately it didn't come to that!

chironNYC · Sep 25, 2016

Just fabulous images. Very beautiful and also very interesting to really look at for a while. Do you do photography professionally or just for personal reasons?

One of the things I really, really like about your street shots of people is that the lens relationship to the people feels very natural, direct, and up-front. None of the pictures have that furtive look that defines so much street shooting--lots of images of peoples backs or people walking away.

I would love to know how you handled that. Did you always talk to the people first? Did you stand there as though you were taking a picture of something else and wait for them to enter the frame. For example, in the shot of the couple in the cafe, did you sneak/grab the picture or just hold up your camera and take it? What did you do and how did you do it?

Are you especially harmless and safe looking? Female? Older? Smallish?

Just great photos, a very beautiful collection. And to do it all with one lens is a tribute to your eye and you ability to see a potential image and then to make it work.

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