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The Definitive Sony B&W Images Thread

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dpal

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pegelli said:
You guessed right, The FE at the end stands for "Fish-Eye", which is the old Minolta 16/2.8 A-mount version (same optically as the Sony 16/2.8 Fish-Eye). When the FE is in front it usually means it's a "Full-frame E-mount" lens. Just as confusing as all of the other Sony naming conventions.

It works well on the LA-EA4 (as well as on original A-mount cameras), most important thing I watch when using it is paying close attention to the edges of the frame, make sure the whole picture is what you want and there's nothing sticking in you don't want and nothing you want in is cut off. Pay especially attention to your own feet ;)

Technically it's not a difficult lens to use, I never use the built in filters and stopping down helps corner sharpness (which is not great wide open).

Also when you import raw files in lightroom and you have automatic lens distortion correction enabled as default you need to go back and pull the distortion slider back to 0 (from 100) otherwise the shot will be automatically de-fished by the correction, which defeats the purpose of using a Fish-Eye in the first place.

Good luck with the lens and looking forward to sharing some of your results with it.
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Thank you so much for your prompt and detailed answer. As soon as the weather gets better, I'll get out and try out my "new" fisheye lens.
By the way, I am still having problems with posting images after all the help from friends here. Maybe I am getting old.
 
pegelli

pegelli

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dpal said:
By the way, I am still having problems with posting images after all the help from friends here. Maybe I am getting old.
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Keep trying, it may seem daunting to start with but once you get the trick it's quite simple.

Which "hosting site" are you using?
 
pegelli

pegelli

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Shadow play on the jetty of the (now closed) Greenwich power station


A7ii + LA-EA4 + Min 85/1.4 RS G
 
jotloob

jotloob

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That image is a big puzzle for me .
I can not see anything which holds that big sign . Its like a big floating thing .
Can you please resolve that puzzle ?
 
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