{"id":972,"date":"2007-10-26T02:08:32","date_gmt":"2007-10-26T02:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=972"},"modified":"2007-10-26T02:08:32","modified_gmt":"2007-10-26T02:08:32","slug":"who-kicks-a-punch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=972","title":{"rendered":"Who Kicks A Punch?"},"content":{"rendered":"

And now for more Sony Alpha 700<\/a> talk after 6 not-super-geeky entries!<\/p>\n


\nFive frames per second, combined into one frame. There is no way a multiple exposure can create this scene, by the way; the bird is darker than the sky.<\/p>\n

Then there’s the ultimate companion to the A700, the great Sony Carl Zeiss 16-80mm F3.5-4.5 DT lens<\/b>. It recently got an review in a local magazine which gave it a medium rating.<\/p>\n

First off, I’ve never quite felt that local photography magazines were that credible anyway.<\/p>\n

Second, the review claims that the lens has average contrast and poor image quality.<\/p>\n


\nI don’t know about their review unit, but I disagree with their comment. Fazri<\/a> shot KJ<\/a> and I with the Carl Zeiss on my Sony A700, set at Vivid mode, 50mm F4.5 1\/160s ISO1600. If I went to Standard color I’d still get an equivalently, insanely, crispy image. It would not have the same Velvia-esque punch, but it would still have oodles of detail.<\/p>\n


\nKJ, you aren’t the handsomest bastard around, but I cannot help but stare at this cropped and resized picture of you. Note that this is shot wide open<\/b>. Note that in addition to the moustache stubble, you can also see the texture of the skin under the moustache! Also note the area between the nose and KJ’s right eye.<\/p>\n

The area between KJ’s nose and his left eye is slightly out of focus, but still appears well-defined, due to how Carl Zeiss lenses are designed; areas near the focus point don’t blur out as quickly as any other lens with the same focal length and aperture.<\/p>\n

Ah heck.<\/p>\n

Click here for a 100% crop, unedited, with EXIF data for all to see.<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n

There, you also get to see what ISO1600 on the A700 looks like. I can’t even imagine what it would look like if the ISO was set lower!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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