Spectacular first photos with CV 25mm

[FrankS]

Let's just say they were spectacular. Spectacular in their mediocrity! Not the lens's fault at all though, it was sharp. The problem was with me. I'm going to have to learn how to use a lens this wide more effectively! I'm not even going to post any of the photos, not until I get one I'm happy with. Photography's like that, eh? Constantly learning. Love it!

 

[wblanchard]

Re: spectacular first shots with CV 25mm

Let's just say they were spectacular. Spectacular in their mediocrity! Not the lens's fault at all though, it was sharp. The problem was with me. I'm going to have to learn how to use a lens this wide more effectively! I'm not even going to post any of the photos, not until I get one I'm happy with. Photography's like that, eh? Constantly learning. Love it!

and here i thought you were a seasoned professional. it's like riding a bike! 😀

 

[FrankS]

Hey, I don't think there's anyone with nothing else to learn, not even a "seasoned professional" like myself! (spoken with feigned indignation)😉

 

[wblanchard]

I was just teasing with you Frank. That's what I love about photography, just when you think you know something, someone or something comes along and shows you that you've been doing it all wrong. I can remember way back as a little boy my Dad taking his spotmatic from me and saying, this is how you do it!

 

[rover]

Take a few steps forward Frank, it helps me alot when I have the 21 stuck to the front of my camera.

 

[peter_n]

You should try a 21mm. The super-wides are not easy to use well and I have great respect for those who are really good with them like Jeanloup Sieff.

 

[RML]

Rover's advice is the secret to using the CV 25! Get in closer! I must say I find it daunting to do so and I really have to force myself to take those 2-3 steps extra. And even then I often find that my FoV is still wide enough to get in closer. 🙂

 

[JohnM]

That's all good advice - it can be tricky going from a normal to a wide. You have to be a little bolder and get closer to fill the FOV - it's a lesson I usually forget. 🙂

 

[Pherdinand]

Hehh, wow frank, you fooled me. I opened the thread thinking, "hey finally somebody who manages a superwide from the start! Let's see!"
In the first months, 95% of my shots I made with the 17mm I have, were boring and empty, or utterly scary (if a person was too close in the frame).

 

[rover]

Not close enough, this would have been better with a 28mm or 35mm.

 

[rover]

This is better

 

[rover]

Which brings up a complaint I have about Fuji Xtra film, it just doesn't scan consistently. I don't like that, I have enough problems scanning.

 

[rover]

But you gotta get close...

 

[rover]

Right in their lap...

All taken with the 21 Color Skopar. Check this rig out, with the Bessa R2 and Sunpak 555 handle flash (for the first two, the second two may be natural lighting)!!!

 

[FrankS]

Get in closer. Yeah, that's the ticket!

 

[Scarpia]

I've got the same problem Frank. Very sharp shots with the 25 but, somehow its not the ay I see. I notice that when I use a zoom I generally shoot at about 60mm. I purposely bought the 25 to learn to shoot with a W.A. I guess old habits die hard.
Kurt M.

 

[RML]

Getting in closer is nice, at least when I feel comfortable with the subject of my shot. 🙂

 

[RML]

Close confines are no longer a problem when using a 25mm lens. I wouldn't even have considered taking this shot a couple of years ago when I only had a 50mm on my Canon Eos. Nowadays I don't even blink when running into small or cramped spaces. 🙂