Comments on: SD14 at night clubs.. http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:50:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Carl Rytterfalk http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-89033 Carl Rytterfalk Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:27:04 +0000 http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-89033 Kostas, for zoom you calibrate twice. One for the wide and one for the narrow. The computer wants too settings and then the rest will be calculated in between. Kostas, for zoom you calibrate twice. One for the wide and one for the narrow. The computer wants too settings and then the rest will be calculated in between.

]]> By: Carl Rytterfalk http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-89032 Carl Rytterfalk Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:25:41 +0000 http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-89032 Jan, I used a paper very similar to "archive matt" from Epson. Jan, I used a paper very similar to “archive matt” from Epson.

]]> By: Jan Dubrovsky http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-89031 Jan Dubrovsky Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:02:40 +0000 http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-89031 Hi! I like your flash photos...I would like to ask you what sort of white paper you have used for bounce card? Hi! I like your flash photos…I would like to ask you what sort of white paper you have used for bounce card?

]]> By: Kostas Sarris http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-76502 Kostas Sarris Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:31:14 +0000 http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-76502 Carl at what distance you calibrate the lenses? For my 70mm they use double of focal length in meters... (1,4m) what about zooms? the use the same formula for long end? Thanks... Carl at what distance you calibrate the lenses? For my 70mm they use double of focal length in meters… (1,4m)
what about zooms? the use the same formula for long end?

Thanks…

]]> By: Oliver Nielsen http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-76057 Oliver Nielsen Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:10:29 +0000 http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-76057 Oh, calibration sounds quite interesting. Sounds almost like fun! Gotta get that 30mm 1.4 then... I would also like a real wideangle though... The 10-20mm looks spiffy. Maybe I should buy both;-) What's the price of those two lenses in Sweden? I had only had the SD14 for 2 days when I shot those images. Shows how easy to use the camera is. They were shot with a Ø105cm Hensel Softstar (softbox/umbrella hybrid) positioned slightly on my right, 4 meters from the models, and a normal Sigma flash on the left side, fitted with various Rosco gels, and fired via a HAMA wireless-thingy. And a 1x2m silver reflector on the right side. I'll consider coming to GTB sometime, could be fun! Oh, calibration sounds quite interesting. Sounds almost like fun! Gotta get that 30mm 1.4 then… I would also like a real wideangle though… The 10-20mm looks spiffy. Maybe I should buy both;-)

What’s the price of those two lenses in Sweden?

I had only had the SD14 for 2 days when I shot those images. Shows how easy to use the camera is. They were shot with a Ø105cm Hensel Softstar (softbox/umbrella hybrid) positioned slightly on my right, 4 meters from the models, and a normal Sigma flash on the left side, fitted with various Rosco gels, and fired via a HAMA wireless-thingy.
And a 1x2m silver reflector on the right side.

I’ll consider coming to GTB sometime, could be fun!

]]> By: Carl Rytterfalk http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-75935 Carl Rytterfalk Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:26:27 +0000 http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-75935 Oliver again.. I calibrated the 30 at Sigma Service center here near Göteborg. You can't do it yourself and you don't open the lens to do this. You test shot on a special shooting range and enter values in a computer that communicates with the lens - then you test again and again and again until it's perfect! :) - If you have time you could come up and we do it together here. Oliver again.. I calibrated the 30 at Sigma Service center here near Göteborg. You can’t do it yourself and you don’t open the lens to do this. You test shot on a special shooting range and enter values in a computer that communicates with the lens – then you test again and again and again until it’s perfect!

:) – If you have time you could come up and we do it together here.

]]> By: Carl Rytterfalk http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-75933 Carl Rytterfalk Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:15:21 +0000 http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-75933 Oliver! I looove those shots! Tell me more or I'll come down and assist! :D GREAT colors, nice feeling and nice folks too! Oliver! I looove those shots! Tell me more or I’ll come down and assist! :D GREAT colors, nice feeling and nice folks too!

]]> By: Oliver Nielsen http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-75927 Oliver Nielsen Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:17:09 +0000 http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-75927 Carl, how did you calibrate that lens yourself? Is is a big, scary job? I think I can do it, after all, I have split a lot of stuff including lenses and hi-fi equipment due to my nature as a curious ADD person! Of course putting stuff back together takes a lot longer than splitting it... Also, I don't think I can find any photodealer here in Copenhagen that stocks the 30mm... So will probably buy from Germany online. Cheaper too. But less sure to get a good lens, instead of a lemon. Oh, btw, gels are cool, look here: http://www.olivernielsen.com Carl, how did you calibrate that lens yourself? Is is a big, scary job? I think I can do it, after all, I have split a lot of stuff including lenses and hi-fi equipment due to my nature as a curious ADD person! Of course putting stuff back together takes a lot longer than splitting it…

Also, I don’t think I can find any photodealer here in Copenhagen that stocks the 30mm… So will probably buy from Germany online. Cheaper too. But less sure to get a good lens, instead of a lemon.

Oh, btw, gels are cool, look here:
http://www.olivernielsen.com

]]> By: spalbird http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-75902 spalbird Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:12:42 +0000 http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-75902 Some geling examples from this Konstantin Sutyagin: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cool-photos/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/cool-photos/483660113/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/cool-photos/491026394/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/cool-photos/491867585/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/cool-photos/1158108681/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/cool-photos/1102146496/ and more inspirations :) Some geling examples from this Konstantin Sutyagin:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cool-photos/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cool-photos/483660113/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cool-photos/491026394/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cool-photos/491867585/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cool-photos/1158108681/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cool-photos/1102146496/

and more inspirations :)

]]> By: spalbird http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-75900 spalbird Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:18:17 +0000 http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-75900 BTW you can find David Hobby, the operator of strobist on flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/people/31454864@N00/ and you could post some of your strobe pictures here, too http://www.flickr.com/groups/strobist/ Many other strobist groups on flickr, what a surprise:http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?q=strobist BTW you can find David Hobby, the operator of strobist on flickr here:
http://www.flickr.com/people/31454864@N00/
and you could post some of your strobe pictures here, too
http://www.flickr.com/groups/strobist/
Many other strobist groups on flickr, what a surprise:http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?q=strobist

]]> By: spalbird http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-75893 spalbird Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:52:24 +0000 http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-75893 Unfortunately with Sigma flashes, contrary to Nikon flashes, no gel to correct flash light temperature for flourescent and tungsten light is delivered. Light temperature correction is only one application. In your case you probably don't want do this but maybe increase color differences. You can read about the zen of gel here: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting-101-using-gels-to-correct.html and order a free Rosco swatch book which contains a single, shoe-mount-flash-sized sample of just about every gel Rosco makes for free following "link" from here: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/05/its-easy-being-green.html which contains a single, shoe-mount-flash-sized sample of just about every gel Rosco makes. I can imaging experimenting with geling could be fun for you. Unfortunately I don't have any experience with them (just ordered my set) but professionals use them on flash for pictures with an professional look. Unfortunately with Sigma flashes, contrary to Nikon flashes, no gel to correct flash light temperature for flourescent and tungsten light is delivered. Light temperature correction is only one application. In your case you probably don’t want do this but maybe increase color differences. You can read about the zen of gel here:
http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting-101-using-gels-to-correct.html
and order a free Rosco swatch book which contains a single, shoe-mount-flash-sized sample of just about every gel Rosco makes for free following “link” from here:
http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/05/its-easy-being-green.html
which contains a single, shoe-mount-flash-sized sample of just about every gel Rosco makes.
I can imaging experimenting with geling could be fun for you. Unfortunately I don’t have any experience with them (just ordered my set) but professionals use them on flash for pictures with an professional look.

]]> By: Carl Rytterfalk http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-75864 Carl Rytterfalk Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:01:00 +0000 http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-75864 Oliver, Well. I have tried two and both had focus issues on my SD14. It might actually be my body that is a bit faulty but after careful calibration which I did myself then it was spot on and after having it for such a long time as I have, then you're pretty happy when it's finally working without you working too. :D Most lenses aren't this sensitive. A little back focusing isn't noticeable on a F2.8 lens as it is on a F1.4 lens. And I mostly shot wide open. or close to. So try the lens on your body in the store - it's very easy to check if it's ok. Af focus on something with a contrasty text on - maybe with timer to be on the safe side. Then zoom in on LCD to 100%. It should look very sharp in center even wide open. Don't forget that this ain't no macro. I think it's 30cm or some. Oliver, Well. I have tried two and both had focus issues on my SD14. It might actually be my body that is a bit faulty but after careful calibration which I did myself then it was spot on and after having it for such a long time as I have, then you’re pretty happy when it’s finally working without you working too. :D

Most lenses aren’t this sensitive. A little back focusing isn’t noticeable on a F2.8 lens as it is on a F1.4 lens. And I mostly shot wide open. or close to.

So try the lens on your body in the store – it’s very easy to check if it’s ok. Af focus on something with a contrasty text on – maybe with timer to be on the safe side. Then zoom in on LCD to 100%. It should look very sharp in center even wide open. Don’t forget that this ain’t no macro. I think it’s 30cm or some.

]]> By: Carl Rytterfalk http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-75862 Carl Rytterfalk Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:51:21 +0000 http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-75862 Spalbird, not sure what a Gel would do. Never used that. Do you have any good examples of this Gel effect? :D Spalbird, not sure what a Gel would do. Never used that. Do you have any good examples of this Gel effect? :D

]]> By: Oliver Nielsen http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-75861 Oliver Nielsen Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:28:38 +0000 http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-75861 I'm still thinking about buying that 30mm, but all this talk about it needing calibration makes me wonder... Can you elaborate a bit? What was wrong with it, why do I always hear about THIS particular lens needing calibration? Is it something I need to discuss with the seller whether or not they should give me an RMA number in order to have it done under warranty or how does it work??? PS: Why did you choose that arbitrary 1.6 aperture instead of just 1.4 or 1.8 or 2.0? I’m still thinking about buying that 30mm, but all this talk about it needing calibration makes me wonder… Can you elaborate a bit? What was wrong with it, why do I always hear about THIS particular lens needing calibration? Is it something I need to discuss with the seller whether or not they should give me an RMA number in order to have it done under warranty or how does it work???

PS: Why did you choose that arbitrary 1.6 aperture instead of just 1.4 or 1.8 or 2.0?

]]> By: spalbird http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-75859 spalbird Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:19:47 +0000 http://www.rytterfalk.com/2007/12/22/sd14-at-night-clubs/#comment-75859 Aveny didn't make a mistake when hiring your :) The "but Sigma can't do that" game is going on which comes for a surprise, even for the owners. I like #4 best, also because of its harmonious (stimmig) colors. #1 next because of the colored back ground but the boys exposure is pretty close daylight, maybe experiment with gels some time? #2 is a good one, too... Aveny didn’t make a mistake when hiring your :) The “but Sigma can’t do that” game is going on which comes for a surprise, even for the owners. I like #4 best, also because of its harmonious (stimmig) colors. #1 next because of the colored back ground but the boys exposure is pretty close daylight, maybe experiment with gels some time? #2 is a good one, too…

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