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Rogue Theatre marquee
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Hell’s Belles (covering AC/DC) last month, an Elton John cover band next week, and Pink Floyd on April 29. The Kingston Trio could also be called a cover band as the original members of the Kingston Trio have all been dead for a while. The current lineup has two members who have been in the band for about six years and one who has been with them for just a year.
Christmas 2011 sunrise from Ashland, Oregon
What a better way to start the new year than with a stellar sunrise? This is actually the sunrise we had on Christmas morning.
Take-home cupcakes from a recent holiday party
A friend of ours made these cupcakes for a holiday party we had at another friend’s house. They tasted even better than they looked.
Nikon D7000 with Sigma 24-70mmD F/2.8 EX DG Lens EXIF: f/5, 1/640 second, 70mm, ISO 400
Last week I headed out to do a little Christmas shopping and one of the places I stopped by was the Emz Blendz Soap Co. in Ashland. They are right next door to the Standing Stone Brewing Company.
Nikon D7000 with Sigma 24-70mmD F/2.8 EX DG Lens EXIF: f/2.8, 1/200 second, 24mm, ISO 400
But today I’m not here to talk about soap, candles, or bath salts; I’m here to talk about camera lenses.
Perhaps you received a DSLR for Christmas? And it probably came with a kit lens–something like 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6? So far you are happy with it, and you wonder why anyone would need anything else? That was my thinking back when I purchased my first DSLR earlier this year. Since then I’ve purchased about a dozen lenses. I’ve sold half of them as they were more to help me learn than to use for the long term. I have found that I really only need four lenses so I’m still looking to sell two more. Today’s photos were taken with one of those lenses.
Why may you want to upgrade a lens similar to an 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6? I can think of many reasons. Here are some in no particular order:
1) More reach. 55mm doesn’t get you as close to the subject in some situations as you would like. 18mm isn’t that wide either. If you really want to take wide angle shots you should probably invest in something like a 10-24mm lens.
2) f/2.8 allows for much faster shutter speed which means sharper pictures.
3) f/2.8 works so much better in low light and indoors.
4) Depth of field. An ordinary photo at 55mm and f/5.6 can look extraordinary if it is instead taken at 70mm and f/2.8. Photos 2 and 4 in today’s entry show you what depth of field can do for an image. Your subject matter is super sharp and clear while everything else in the photo turns into milky goodness.
Nikon D7000 with Sigma 24-70mmD F/2.8 EX DG Lens EXIF: f/2.8, 1/60 second, 70mm, ISO 400
Nikon D7000 with Sigma 24-70mmD F/2.8 EX DG Lens EXIF: f/2.8, 1/160 second, 52mm, ISO 400
Sigma 24-70mmD F/2.8 EX DG Lens for Nikon - low light, indoors, no flash, no artificial lighting of any kind EXIF: f/5.6, 1/40 second, 24mm, ISO 6400
I have six lenses as the moment, which is too many, so I’m looking to move a couple on Craigslist. I took a few shots with my Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 lens and Nikon D7000 this morning. I’ll take some more after dark for additional samples to potential buyers.
Sigma 24-70mmD F/2.8 EX DG AF Lens for Nikon - low light, indoors, no flash, no artificial lighting of any kind EXIF: f/2.8, 1/125 second, 70mm, ISO 6400
Sigma 24-70mmD F/2.8 EX DG Lens for Nikon - low light, indoors, no flash, no artificial lighting of any kind EXIF: f/5.6, 1/50 second, 70mm, ISO 6400
Sigma 24-70mm D lens for nikon f/2.8
The above photos were taken with a Nikon D7000 and an 85mm lens.
The following photos were taken with a Nikon D7000 and the Sigma 24-70mmD F/2.8 EX DG lens (pictured above) as samples to show you what it can do at various focal lengths and aperture settings.
Foggy scene (low light) @ 24mm f/4
@70mm F/2.8, large crop
@65mm f/9, no crop
@24mm f/11, no crop
You can click on any of the above images for even higher resolution.
I have added some indoor, low light, no flash photos taken with this lens here.
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