Had a play with live view C & C please :)

[stevecim]

A350 + Tamrom 2x + Minolta 50mm 1.7

Cheers, Stephen

[Dr. Harout]

Sharp pictures. But I wonder why is the EXIF showing 105mm

[stevecim]

Hi Dr

Must be due to the Tamron 2x tele-converter, when I use the 50mm on it's own EXIF show it has a 50mm F1.7 , I guess the 2x is really a 2.1 x tele-converter.

Can't wait to try it on a full moon with my sig 170-500mm, on the a350 it would be a 1500mm f8-9

Cheers, Stephen

[Dr. Harout]

Can that Sigma accept the tele-converter?

[stevecim]

Yep, I have a Minolta 50m 1.7, minolta 70-210 and the sigma 170-500mm they all work with the Tamrom 2x tele-converter , with the sigma focus is very slow.

Don't know how it would work with new lenses, all my gear is over 10 years old

Cheers, Stephen

[Birma]

Hi Steve - the live view let you get really close to the ground for an interesting angle. Not sure about the bokeh though? Is the teleconverter causing the lack of smoothness?

[stevecim]

Not sure, if I get a chance tomorrow, I might try the same shots with out the tele-converter

[KevinBarrett]

Technical issues aside (I don't know enough to comment there), I like these. The colors are drab, but nice and natural-looking. I would like to see a bit more earth in the foreground at the bottom of the frame. It helps anchor the subject. Usually I try to include at least enough to be effective or just cut it out and let the subject float against the background.