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shahrulz
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Post subject: From my first Minolta.. a Beercan to be precise..  Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:00 pm |
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Hi folks.. long time no see you great people... Been soooooo busy lately.. Btw, managed to get a very good copy of a Beercan at a very good price..hope it will be the catapult for my Minolta adventure.. Will stay with my A550 for a long time i guess.. So, enjoy you great people...(some PP is involved.. but the colors ,i've tried to remain:) ) #1  #2  #3  #4 
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Post subject: Re: From my first Minolta.. a Beercan to be precise.. Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:59 pm |
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Very successful shots with the new Beercan, Shahrulz. I love the vivid colours and the apparent bokeh in al the shots... The selection of the subjects is smart as well as casual as can be seen in the expression of the boy. Thank you for sharing and welcome back!  Yildiz
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Post subject: Re: From my first Minolta.. a Beercan to be precise.. Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 6:23 pm |
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Hi Sharulz, great to see you back, and congratulations on the new Beercan - you have great bokeh in those shots as Yildiz says. It seems to fit well with your A550 
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Post subject: Re: From my first Minolta.. a Beercan to be precise.. Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:35 pm |
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Shahrulz,
I agree with what Yildiz said completely. I loved the last one the most. That pose is so eye catching, captures the innocence of a child.
Sury
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Post subject: Re: From my first Minolta.. a Beercan to be precise.. Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:47 am |
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Welcome back Shahrulz.
Very nice set and presentation. The butterfly in the flower is a winner for me.
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Post subject: Re: From my first Minolta.. a Beercan to be precise.. Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 1:11 pm |
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Wow Shahrulz those pack a punch, all great, and I like the butterfly in the flower as well (where's that nectar it's in here somewhere?) Greg
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Post subject: Re: From my first Minolta.. a Beercan to be precise.. Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:03 pm |
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A very stunning set Shahrulz. #2 and #4 are unbelievable! John
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shahrulz
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Post subject: Re: From my first Minolta.. a Beercan to be precise.. Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:05 am |
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thank you all great Alphanatics... will try to post as frequent as i can...
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Post subject: Re: From my first Minolta.. a Beercan to be precise.. Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:24 pm |
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Just exactly what that lens does best, closer range work using its colours and the focus quality.
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Post subject: Re: From my first Minolta.. a Beercan to be precise.. Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:08 pm |
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David, That is very useful piece of information for me. May be a list of lenses and a line or two about what they are best for, would help people like me tremendously. With best regards, Sury
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Post subject: Re: From my first Minolta.. a Beercan to be precise.. Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:35 am |
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David Kilpatrick wrote: Just exactly what that lens does best, closer range work using its colours and the focus quality.
David
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Post subject: Re: From my first Minolta.. a Beercan to be precise.. Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:39 am |
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sury wrote: David, That is very useful piece of information for me. May be a list of lenses and a line or two about what they are best for, would help people like me tremendously. With best regards, Sury Me too 
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Post subject: Re: From my first Minolta.. a Beercan to be precise.. Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:59 am |
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That would be a very long list! Often, it is more what they are not so good for. For example, the 18-200mm is not as good as the 18-250mm for long distance and close up work. The newer lens has a better look to the image close up, and it's sharper at the long end at distance too. And the 70-200mm SSM G is very poor for close-ups despite focusing fairly close, but fine around 6-10ft for portraits.
The 70-210mm AF is great for its close range, as you can see from countless flower and portrait shots people take. It's just got a bokeh and way of rendering focus front and back of the focus plane which works well.
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Post subject: Re: From my first Minolta.. a Beercan to be precise.. Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:36 am |
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David, Thank you. In that case I will settle for the insightful snippets like these. Even if a list that says what a lens is not good for, assuming the list is reasonable enough is still a useful thing. After all experience is not only knowing what to do, also what NOT to do. with best regards, Sury
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