HDR w/ D3 + 24mm PCE and 20mm AFD

[sinapps]

From a recent client shoot:

24mm PCE

24mm PCE

20mm AFD

24mm PCE

All composition in camera - no cropping or perspective correction in post.

 

[DivotDan]

nice!

 

[egproductions]

Very nice indeed...I'm not familiar with the PCE and AFD acrnoyms on Nikon lenses. What do they represent?

 

[DivotDan]

PCE is Perspective Control.....Canon calls them Tilt Shift I believe.

AF-D is Auto Focus. The D denotation is for lenses that work with Nikon Matrix Metering.

 

[sinapps]

Thanks.

PC-E - PC = Perspective Control, E = electronic diaphragm control (the camera stops down the lens electronically, even though the aperture is set manually on the lens)

http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Camera-Lenses/2168/PC-E-NIKKOR-24mm-f%2F3.5D-ED.html

AFD - AF= Auto Focus, D= lens that sends distance info back to camera through electronic contacts

http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Camera-Lenses/1913/AF-NIKKOR-20mm-f%2F2.8D.html

 

[DivotDan]

I love that 20mm lens. I have the non-D version, and it rules. Although I wish that I had the D version b/c of the metering differences.

 

[sinapps]

Yup, great lens. Has to be stopped down, though.

 

[DivotDan]

Really? What I've shot on my cropped sensor looks OK at 2.8. I've mostly used it on film however, and I think it's plenty sharp enough for 35mm slides. What have you noticed wide open?

 

[sinapps]

I'm spoiled. I shoot mostly with the 85 1.4, so when I look at 20mm at 100% on the screen at 2.8 I'm not happy. However, stopping down a bit works just fine. On the shots above, I could not tell the difference in sharpness between the 20mm and the 24mm PCE.

 

[Starmapper]

Those are great sinapps, any lighting used?

 

[sinapps]

Those are great sinapps, any lighting used?

None at all. HDR takes care of the deep shadows. In the 20mm shot, the toilet area had almost no light at all since the overhead was not working properly.