I missed out on being able to use the ZF 18 at the Woodward Dream Cruise yesterday because on Friday afternoon we lost our power, and I had not charged the D700 batteries yet :thumbdown:: Took the 203FE and CFV digital back instead because the batteries were charged recently ... which turned out just fine anyway :thumbup:
Got power back last night and charged the D700 batteries overnight so I could take the camera and 18/3.5 and 50/2 to a Polish Festival at a fantastic old Catholic church in Hamtramck near Detroit (aka, Pole Town.)
These are literally Cathedrals built by the working class Polish immigrants that came to make automobiles on the assembly lines in the first half of the last century. There are a slew of them there, and you can see the towering steeples all over the immediate skyline.
Here are 5 handheld shots ... the Polish family and closer shot of the light fixture were with the ZF 50/2 Macro. The interior vistas were done with the 18mm.
One shows a close up of a carved knob and demonstrates the nice Bokeh of the 18 @ f/3.5. The other shots were done @ ISO 1250 and ISO 3200. Believe me this church is a dungeon inside a cave in terms of light. This is a more relevant test of the 18mm for me because that's where I will most likely use it ... in a poorly lit church while shooting a wedding. I would also use it when traveling ... times when I sure don't want to lug around the 14-24/2.8 no matter how good it is.
BTW, the Polish food was outstanding ... :thumbs:
Got power back last night and charged the D700 batteries overnight so I could take the camera and 18/3.5 and 50/2 to a Polish Festival at a fantastic old Catholic church in Hamtramck near Detroit (aka, Pole Town.)
These are literally Cathedrals built by the working class Polish immigrants that came to make automobiles on the assembly lines in the first half of the last century. There are a slew of them there, and you can see the towering steeples all over the immediate skyline.
Here are 5 handheld shots ... the Polish family and closer shot of the light fixture were with the ZF 50/2 Macro. The interior vistas were done with the 18mm.
One shows a close up of a carved knob and demonstrates the nice Bokeh of the 18 @ f/3.5. The other shots were done @ ISO 1250 and ISO 3200. Believe me this church is a dungeon inside a cave in terms of light. This is a more relevant test of the 18mm for me because that's where I will most likely use it ... in a poorly lit church while shooting a wedding. I would also use it when traveling ... times when I sure don't want to lug around the 14-24/2.8 no matter how good it is.
BTW, the Polish food was outstanding ... :thumbs:
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