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IDS '98 High School Reunion
Iligan City
Toying out the 28mm
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Got a chance to use a Canon 28mm f/1.8 - This lens been with me for about a month now and it's somewhat glued to my EOS 7D. The focal length is somewhat amazing for the 7D, not too wide nor not too narrow (the case with the 50mm wherein I made a post awhile back) - it's 45mm on Canon's APS-c cameras.
This lens had its fair share of both positive and negative reviews, more of a love it or hate it affair with photographers. If you want technical data, that's something I don't do which you may find elsewhere as with my review with the 50, its about using the lens with the camera.
The challenge though was for the 7D's autofocus system to achieve the right focus under low light and low contrast environment. Honestly, I shifted to live view with this one and used manual focus on such situations. But for me the lens is plenty sharp when it hits focus - I won't lie to you too, this lens might get a bit soft on corners too on some occasions.
I pretty much made use of it, shot an event with Filipino basketball cagers in a charity event, inside a mall at night, a fire drill on a cloudy noontime, a park, beach, etc. And it performed very well, sunlight, low light, bright lights, strobes or anything you throw at it.
Outdoors even on crop I made a few shot of houses for Typhoon Washi survivors below. At f/2.0 and above - this lens is pretty good. It also solves a bit of the issue of a bit soft images on the side as well as chromatic abberations or purple fringing. Two of my previous post, about my trip in Iligan and Christmas eve were all shot with this lens. And it was the only lens in my cam and bag (you always decide to bring lenses or milk if you have two kids with you on a trip).
For APS-C shooters this is one lens you can have and make use of it for so many uses and I felt this is more versatile than the 50 on crop frames. You can really see how good this is but I won't dump my 50mm for this though, cos that one is quite better for portraits and there's something magical about it.
I'm not sure how this would feel on full-frame though I've shot a 24mm on film (using a Nikon FM10, Nikon 24mm f/2.8D and Fuji C200 film). Well if someone can loan me one, I'll write about it. One thing that I really like about this is lens is that when bought it came with the lens hood and pouch - you don't see that often on Canon lenses except if it's an L, or this one I'm using might be the early ones.
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A first batch of my candid impressions snapped at Day 2 of the Surva International Festival of Masquerade Games in Pernik, Bulgaria, member of the Federation of European Carnival Cities. Surva is listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO. "It is a ritual symbolizing the cleansing power of the new beginning with wishes for health and a bountiful harvest. Bulgarian masquerade rituals go back thousands of years to the earliest pagan times. Masquerade games were practiced as the new year took over from the old and during nature’s spring awakening. The message they conveyed was of banishing the powers of evil with wishes for health and fertility during what are known as the “dirty days” of the year." (Source: Ilka Dimitrova, www.bnr.bg) I´ve captured an immense amount of candids, about 10k, hence it is very hard to select the best snaps. Аppreciate all the likes and comments, much more Day 2 snaps coming up and Day 3 impressions as well, hopefully, soon!