Derby, Nice photo set includes some top-notch catches. Plus you are such a gentleman to not 'kiss and tell'. Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 10:56 AM, Derby Chang<der...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Sasha asked what I thought about the DA*55/1.4 and the Voigtlander 58mm/1.4 > SLII. Tonight, I took both out on a date (along with the 77mm Ltd as > chaperone). Here's my kiss 'n tell. > > The DA*55 is no doubt a fine lens, and a great performer in low light. > Normally, I shoot manual focus in these situations, but I have no problem > letting SDM do the work once in a while. The flare control is unsurprisingly > stellar, especially with the impressive hood in place. Sharpness in these > situations is not really a high priority but it certainly is up there with > the 77mm (I'm not a sharpness fetishist anyway) > > The Voigtlander 58 is a little more flare prone, not just because the > well-made but shallow metal hood doesn't help that much. But I had no > serious shots were lost because of it, so 'meh' on this one. The best thing > about it is the manual focus feel. I like buttery (though not too heavy) > helicoids and solid end-stops, so this is where the DA* looses out. The DA > necessarily feels a little loose here. I just have a little easier time > follow-focusing with the CV. > > I hardly ever go to a gig without the 77. And while I only took a handful of > frames with it tonight, I'm glad I didn't break the habit. > > Here are the pics. I'm not telling which lens shot which, I don't think it > matters. It would be like saying which one of my dates is my favourite. I > had a great time with all 3 of them (and you can't make critical judgements > from webs-size photos anyway). > > http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/09/09_08/09_08_laurajean/index.htm > > ...oh, the music. Caitlin Park is great. She has a lovely throaty voice and > a terrific stillness to her songs. More bands should have cute melodica > players, methinks. Tom Cooney reminds me of Fleet Foxes - very sweet. Laura > Jean, the headliner....my judgement is still out. I'm not a big fan of > worthy-cause music. And I think her songs need a little more variety. But it > was still a very enjoyable set. > > D > > -- > > der...@iinet.net.au > http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
