Re: Moon shots with Ugly Sigma 400/5.6 APO
Beautiful photo. The moon seems to jump off the screen. It's almost a 3D effect. Amazing! Cheers, frank Christine Nielsen wrote: >I guess "ugly" is in the eye of the beholder! Congrats on the deal, >and fine images -- 2 thumbs up on the "reflection" shot, especially. > >:) >-c > >On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:12 PM, Stan Halpin > wrote: >> This lens was pointed out as available at KEH, I figured I would give >it a try. >> >> The lens is ugly. The barrel is an off-putting dirty creamy whitish >color, and there is a small scuff mark on the barrel. And it was >without front or rear lens cap. Otherwise I have found nothing >obviously wrong. >> >> A reasonably clear night tonight so I tried the lens out on the >moon. >> This is a full frame image - no cropping. Some tweeking of the >exposure, very minimal sharpening and noise reduction. >> >> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h7bb2025f >> >> The next one in the gallery >> (direct link here: >http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h74fea36f) >> is the reflection of the moon through some floating weeds along the >riverbank. >> >> My initial impression is that this is not bad for a $100 lens. >> >> stan >> -- >> 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. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- 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.
Re: Moon shots with Ugly Sigma 400/5.6 APO
I guess "ugly" is in the eye of the beholder! Congrats on the deal, and fine images -- 2 thumbs up on the "reflection" shot, especially. :) -c On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:12 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > This lens was pointed out as available at KEH, I figured I would give it a > try. > > The lens is ugly. The barrel is an off-putting dirty creamy whitish color, > and there is a small scuff mark on the barrel. And it was without front or > rear lens cap. Otherwise I have found nothing obviously wrong. > > A reasonably clear night tonight so I tried the lens out on the moon. > This is a full frame image - no cropping. Some tweeking of the exposure, very > minimal sharpening and noise reduction. > > http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h7bb2025f > > The next one in the gallery > (direct link here: > http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h74fea36f) > is the reflection of the moon through some floating weeds along the riverbank. > > My initial impression is that this is not bad for a $100 lens. > > stan > -- > 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.
Re: Moon shots with Ugly Sigma 400/5.6 APO
The reflection's an excellent shot Stan. Not bad for an ugly lens. Chris On 18 September 2013 03:12, Stan Halpin wrote: > This lens was pointed out as available at KEH, I figured I would give it a > try. > > The lens is ugly. The barrel is an off-putting dirty creamy whitish color, > and there is a small scuff mark on the barrel. And it was without front or > rear lens cap. Otherwise I have found nothing obviously wrong. > > A reasonably clear night tonight so I tried the lens out on the moon. > This is a full frame image - no cropping. Some tweeking of the exposure, very > minimal sharpening and noise reduction. > > http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h7bb2025f > > The next one in the gallery > (direct link here: > http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h74fea36f) > is the reflection of the moon through some floating weeds along the riverbank. > > My initial impression is that this is not bad for a $100 lens. > > stan > -- > 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.
Re: Moon shots with Ugly Sigma 400/5.6 APO
On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:12:27PM -0400, Stan Halpin wrote: > This lens was pointed out as available at KEH, I figured I would give it a > try. > > The lens is ugly. The barrel is an off-putting dirty creamy whitish color, > and there is a small scuff mark on the barrel. And it was without front or > rear lens cap. Otherwise I have found nothing obviously wrong. > > A reasonably clear night tonight so I tried the lens out on the moon. > This is a full frame image - no cropping. Some tweeking of the exposure, very > minimal sharpening and noise reduction. > > http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h7bb2025f > > The next one in the gallery > (direct link here: > http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h74fea36f) > is the reflection of the moon through some floating weeds along the riverbank. > > My initial impression is that this is not bad for a $100 lens. Upon reflection, I'd say that you got a good deal. And a very nice photo too. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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.
Re: Moon shots with Ugly Sigma 400/5.6 APO
Reflection shot is lovely Dave On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:12 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > This lens was pointed out as available at KEH, I figured I would give it a > try. > > The lens is ugly. The barrel is an off-putting dirty creamy whitish color, > and there is a small scuff mark on the barrel. And it was without front or > rear lens cap. Otherwise I have found nothing obviously wrong. > > A reasonably clear night tonight so I tried the lens out on the moon. > This is a full frame image - no cropping. Some tweeking of the exposure, very > minimal sharpening and noise reduction. > > http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h7bb2025f > > The next one in the gallery > (direct link here: > http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h74fea36f) > is the reflection of the moon through some floating weeds along the riverbank. > > My initial impression is that this is not bad for a $100 lens. > > stan > -- > 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
Re: Moon shots with Ugly Sigma 400/5.6 APO
So the lens marked ugly only had a scuff on the barrel? Really?! Nothing wrong with the glass? Ugh. I almost considered going for it considering Keh's generous return policy but then I had to go and break my A35-105/3.5. I did get a very nice replacement a few days later from a kind member of pentax forums that focuses properly and had very pristine looking glass. You should test it some more and tell us how it holds up. I've been eyeing up the sigma 400mm lenses because I think it would be a good FL for a lot of things and PF seems to give them good reviews for the most part. You know...if you ever feel like parting with that ugly lens ;) On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:12 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > This lens was pointed out as available at KEH, I figured I would give it a > try. > > The lens is ugly. The barrel is an off-putting dirty creamy whitish color, > and there is a small scuff mark on the barrel. And it was without front or > rear lens cap. Otherwise I have found nothing obviously wrong. > > A reasonably clear night tonight so I tried the lens out on the moon. > This is a full frame image - no cropping. Some tweeking of the exposure, very > minimal sharpening and noise reduction. > > http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h7bb2025f > > The next one in the gallery > (direct link here: > http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h74fea36f) > is the reflection of the moon through some floating weeds along the riverbank. > > My initial impression is that this is not bad for a $100 lens. > > stan > -- > 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.
Re: Moon shots with Ugly Sigma 400/5.6 APO
Thanks Paul, Dan and others who commented. This weekend is a biggie for us - a 50-year high school reunion that Meg has been helping to organize. Somewhere along the way she had a great (?) idea: "I'll host a coffee/tea for the ladies Saturday morning!" About 60 signed up; who knows how many drop-ins there will be. And we have house guests coming in for the weekend events. Next week the level of chaos should diminish and high on my list is to print this image. The moon shot is ok, more interesting than a brick wall as a test target IMHO, but I too like the reflection shot. stan On Sep 18, 2013, at 12:56 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > The moon shot is nice, but the reflection is big print/wall-worthy. > > -p > > On 9/17/2013 9:12 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: >> This lens was pointed out as available at KEH, I figured I would give it a >> try. >> >> The lens is ugly. The barrel is an off-putting dirty creamy whitish color, >> and there is a small scuff mark on the barrel. And it was without front or >> rear lens cap. Otherwise I have found nothing obviously wrong. >> >> A reasonably clear night tonight so I tried the lens out on the moon. >> This is a full frame image - no cropping. Some tweeking of the exposure, >> very minimal sharpening and noise reduction. >> >> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h7bb2025f >> >> The next one in the gallery >> (direct link here: >> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h74fea36f) >> is the reflection of the moon through some floating weeds along the >> riverbank. >> >> My initial impression is that this is not bad for a $100 lens. >> >> stan >> > > -- > Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. > > -- > 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.
Re: Moon shots with Ugly Sigma 400/5.6 APO
The moon shot is nice, but the reflection is big print/wall-worthy. -p On 9/17/2013 9:12 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: This lens was pointed out as available at KEH, I figured I would give it a try. The lens is ugly. The barrel is an off-putting dirty creamy whitish color, and there is a small scuff mark on the barrel. And it was without front or rear lens cap. Otherwise I have found nothing obviously wrong. A reasonably clear night tonight so I tried the lens out on the moon. This is a full frame image - no cropping. Some tweeking of the exposure, very minimal sharpening and noise reduction. http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h7bb2025f The next one in the gallery (direct link here: http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h74fea36f) is the reflection of the moon through some floating weeds along the riverbank. My initial impression is that this is not bad for a $100 lens. stan -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- 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.
Re: Moon shots with Ugly Sigma 400/5.6 APO
>Those are both cool shots, Stan. > >KEH's "bargain" condition has almost always been considered an >overstatement (people very happy with what they get), but their >description of "ugly" (which includes fungus and other OPTICAL >problems) is REALLY off-putting. To find out that something can be >rated "ugly" and still only have cosmetic issues makes me think that >maybe it isn't as much a roll-of-the-dice as I had thought. At least >if it is one of those Sigmas that often look "ugly" because the finish >chips and scratches off BIG TIME. That would not be a big deal to me, >either. > >Glad you found a bargain! KEH "ugly" is odd. I once got a Tokina 80-400 AF zoom for $25. Description said it wouldn't mount properly on a body. So I took a chance. The only problem was that the mount was bent in slightly. Just took a table knife to lift it back out flush and all was well. -- 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.
Re: Moon shots with Ugly Sigma 400/5.6 APO
Those are both cool shots, Stan. KEH's "bargain" condition has almost always been considered an overstatement (people very happy with what they get), but their description of "ugly" (which includes fungus and other OPTICAL problems) is REALLY off-putting. To find out that something can be rated "ugly" and still only have cosmetic issues makes me think that maybe it isn't as much a roll-of-the-dice as I had thought. At least if it is one of those Sigmas that often look "ugly" because the finish chips and scratches off BIG TIME. That would not be a big deal to me, either. Glad you found a bargain! On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 11:27 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Both shots are excellent, but the "reflection" sho!t is really > something special! > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:12 PM, Stan Halpin > wrote: >> This lens was pointed out as available at KEH, I figured I would give it a >> try. >> >> The lens is ugly. The barrel is an off-putting dirty creamy whitish color, >> and there is a small scuff mark on the barrel. And it was without front or >> rear lens cap. Otherwise I have found nothing obviously wrong. >> >> A reasonably clear night tonight so I tried the lens out on the moon. >> This is a full frame image - no cropping. Some tweeking of the exposure, >> very minimal sharpening and noise reduction. >> >> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h7bb2025f >> >> The next one in the gallery >> (direct link here: >> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h74fea36f) >> is the reflection of the moon through some floating weeds along the >> riverbank. >> >> My initial impression is that this is not bad for a $100 lens. >> >> stan >> -- >> 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. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- 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.
Re: Moon shots with Ugly Sigma 400/5.6 APO
Both shots are excellent, but the "reflection" sho!t is really something special! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:12 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > This lens was pointed out as available at KEH, I figured I would give it a > try. > > The lens is ugly. The barrel is an off-putting dirty creamy whitish color, > and there is a small scuff mark on the barrel. And it was without front or > rear lens cap. Otherwise I have found nothing obviously wrong. > > A reasonably clear night tonight so I tried the lens out on the moon. > This is a full frame image - no cropping. Some tweeking of the exposure, very > minimal sharpening and noise reduction. > > http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h7bb2025f > > The next one in the gallery > (direct link here: > http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h74fea36f) > is the reflection of the moon through some floating weeds along the riverbank. > > My initial impression is that this is not bad for a $100 lens. > > stan > -- > 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.
Re: Moon shots with Ugly Sigma 400/5.6 APO
Nice moon shot! Hope it proves satisfying and worth the money. Godfrey On Sep 17, 2013, at 7:12 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > This lens was pointed out as available at KEH, I figured I would give it a > try. > > The lens is ugly. The barrel is an off-putting dirty creamy whitish color, > and there is a small scuff mark on the barrel. And it was without front or > rear lens cap. Otherwise I have found nothing obviously wrong. > > A reasonably clear night tonight so I tried the lens out on the moon. > This is a full frame image - no cropping. Some tweeking of the exposure, very > minimal sharpening and noise reduction. > > http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h7bb2025f > > The next one in the gallery > (direct link here: > http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h74fea36f) > is the reflection of the moon through some floating weeds along the riverbank. > > My initial impression is that this is not bad for a $100 lens. > > stan > -- > 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.
Re: Moon shots with Ugly Sigma 400/5.6 APO
Good if you got your money's worth or better out of it. On 9/17/2013 10:12 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: This lens was pointed out as available at KEH, I figured I would give it a try. The lens is ugly. The barrel is an off-putting dirty creamy whitish color, and there is a small scuff mark on the barrel. And it was without front or rear lens cap. Otherwise I have found nothing obviously wrong. A reasonably clear night tonight so I tried the lens out on the moon. This is a full frame image - no cropping. Some tweeking of the exposure, very minimal sharpening and noise reduction. http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h7bb2025f The next one in the gallery (direct link here: http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h74fea36f) is the reflection of the moon through some floating weeds along the riverbank. My initial impression is that this is not bad for a $100 lens. stan -- 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.