the Sigma 50mm f1.4 is not about missing focus but rather Front focusing / back focusing issue.

just have to hunt for the non-lemon unit.

last i know they have already improved on this aspect.

I guess it was my own fault as well. Used the focus and recompose technique on the eyes.

6D's outer focus points kinda hard to use properly at lowlight.

or maybe it's the soft @ wide open characteristic of the lens.

you won't see the softness without zooming in further.

at the resolution you posted, softness are non-issue.

I just checked the original file. Indeed, the focusing was slightly behind her eyes.

yummy

focus n recompose bro. even my mark3's outer system also cannot be trusted. lol. my 6D's outer point? almost the same like the mark3's. focus n recompose is better. or better yet, manually!

ekceli ar..with today's high def screen at the back of the cameras, its very easy to spot a misfocus. like the 6D n 5D3, one click can 100% zoom edi wor..so to check f/oof areas is very easy. my many years of using the sigmalux @1.4, u just have to check, n know how to use it oni. hear the focusing..if it stops hunting while u half-press the shutter button (i press it alot of time, until stops hunting), then oni i take a shot. check image > if its sharp, then its a keeper. if its not, then take again loh

shooting high aperture needs a learning curve. some people focus one time n click shutter then complaint how oof the lens is.

try n focus manually with a 1.4 lens see how good is ur eyes.

there's a time that i practice a lot of manual focus even on assignments. train my own eyes.

but then again, with today's lcd, easy to check focusing maa

yeah, but sometimes the object your are shooting might have lower contrast or the changes of DOF might not be so obvious. I've experienced this before, I can manual focus on my 50mm f1.8 finely, 10 shots maybe I can get around 8 sharp shots using MF, 1-2 secs of focusing for each shot. Actually found that shooting in MF is really fun, kinda makes you more "into" the picture

just a Canon user

my another HDR shoot , got overcook?


淡水 @ Taiwan by ChongKiat, on Flickr

This post has been edited by chongkiatz: Sep 14 2013, 10:47 AM

Good job sir! totally no overcook (in my opinion)

The colours are not too saturated, so that's good !

But it doesn't seems quite right though. Particularly on the tonality.
I'll put it through color efex pro 4 to increase the contrast a little.

I did decrease a little Saturation because i always see those HDR are overcook with high saturation and high contrast , so i don dare to pump contrast and saturation and bring them down to look like a normal picture but with HDR effect


Once i increase saturation and contrast , it doesnt look real , a little fake for me

Maybe i should add more BLACK to make my shadow more darken ? LegendLee

Hmmm it's hard for me to put it...
http://www.hdrone.com/2012/11/hdr-tutorial-danny-xeero/

Try this workflow.
Better than just simply using photomatix (which I believe is what you use here).

I was able to get something like this by following "half" of that workflow lol.



Ignore the reflections lol.



This post has been edited by LegendLee: Sep 14 2013, 04:28 PM

chongkiatz

hmm.... added some contrast and saturation to your pic.

Actually this is how my original pic look , but i just feel that i love the de-saturation than the original Maybe it's come down to personal preference ?

Yeah i agree, i like both, but which one i like better depends on the weather outside..now.

淡水 . 渔人码头 by ChongKiat, on Flickr

1 more ultra wide angle

Hey guys. want to ask you guys a question. Is the sensor spoil ? This is taken using Canon 60D. Shutter count less than 20k. Sorry is facebook link. Urgent ya. =)

If its sensor spoil, how much estimated to change sensor..? LOL.. Asking on behalf of my friend.

http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-a...260074508_n.jpg

This post has been edited by Aaron135LC: Sep 15 2013, 12:05 AM

Doesn't look like it is related to shutter, so I think it is the sensor's fault.

Some pictures I took today, had some fun approaching the cats without scaring them away.

[quote=mingyuyu,Sep 15 2013, 12:11 AM]
Doesn't look like it is related to shutter, so I think it is the sensor's fault.

Bro , do you know how much it is to replace 60D's sensor ?