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tikkathree
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 Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 3:26 pm Post subject: My £1 lens:-) |
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tikkathree wrote:
I'm a firm believer in the saying that you don't get owt for nowt, so when I won this Sigma Z 135mm f2.8 for a whole 99p on EBay, I didn't expect much.
So, whilst I have so admit that it isn't as sharp as Canon L glass, it really isn't bad.
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Hards80
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Hards80 wrote:
i think it is safe to say you got more than your money's worth here. its not bad at all! |
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martyn_bannister
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For me, the last one of the pond is brilliant. Whatever the lens, it takes a good photographer too  |
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LucisPictor
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LucisPictor wrote:
I think you can't do much wrong with any 135mm lens. And Sigma is not just "any"...
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Big Dawg
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Big Dawg wrote:
| Hards80 wrote: |
| i think it is safe to say you got more than your money's worth here. its not bad at all! |
I didn't know you were over here too my friend. Good to see you.
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Big Dawg
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: My £1 lens:-) |
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Big Dawg wrote:
| tikkathree wrote: |
I'm a firm believer in the saying that you don't get owt for nowt, so when I won this Sigma Z 135mm f2.8 for a whole 99p on EBay, I didn't expect much.
So, whilst I have so admit that it isn't as sharp as Canon L glass, it really isn't bad.
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A one pound lens but weighty photos. Well done!!
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bogolisk
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bogolisk wrote:
the pond pic is amazing. The lens is not bad but photog is excellent.
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woodrim
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 5:59 pm Post subject: Re: My £1 lens:-) |
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woodrim wrote:
| tikkathree wrote: |
| that you don't get owt for nowt |
There's another saying; we're two peoples separated by a common language.
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martyn_bannister
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| Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 6:06 pm Post subject: Re: My £1 lens:-) |
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martyn_bannister wrote:
| woodrim wrote: |
| tikkathree wrote: |
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There's another saying; we're two peoples separated by a common language. |
For the non Yorkshire out there........
"You don't get something for nothing"
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fatdeeman
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fatdeeman wrote:
Looks good to me, I have a sigma "pantel" 135mm and it's stuck wide open but seems to perform quite well wide open.
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tikkathree
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| Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:17 am Post subject: Re: My £1 lens:-) |
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tikkathree wrote:
| martyn_bannister wrote: |
| woodrim wrote: |
| tikkathree wrote: |
| that you don't get owt for nowt |
There's another saying; we're two peoples separated by a common language. |
For the non Yorkshire out there........
"You don't get something for nothing"
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Yarkshire? Yarkshire? Wet side o't Pennines please!!! 
Alternatively, and this might work in any language/currency, "You can't sell a fiver for ten".
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tikkathree
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tikkathree wrote:
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| the pond pic is amazing. The lens is not bad but photog is excellent. |
Gosh, blush, thank you.
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Canon G9 IR conv,
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martinsmith99
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martinsmith99 wrote:
Languages aside, it looks ok to me. I think the 3rd is overexposed though.
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tikkathree
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tikkathree wrote:
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| I think the 3rd is overexposed though. |
Yes, it is. My typical MF lens "guess the shutter speed and see how it looks" approach.
But there's something akin to a water colour in it and I'm pleased that the overexposure is confined to those leaves which were directly reflecting the suns rays and hasn't blown the whole image.
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EOS 5DII, loadsalenses
Canon G9 IR conv,
MF: TLR, 645 and folders
35mm: Oly OM Pro bodies 1, 2, 3 and 4; Soviet RF kit |
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Excalibur
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Excalibur wrote:
There are still suprises out there for lenses...amongst my collection of cheapies is a mint Ozeck 75-250mm f4.5 that I used recently, and my copy is VG.
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