- Location
- Melbourne. Australia
- Name
- Joe
Picked up the Nikon 20mm 1.8G the other day, a good wide was on the cards for some time now and it was a toss up between this and the CZ 21/2.8....a cracker of a lens. Ultimately decided to opt for the Nikon as it was a cool $600 cheaper on the local market and readily available, unlike the CZ21 which is as rare as hens teeth over here.
Didn't have much time or anything particular to shoot so went for a 10 minute drive to a park in town, the Carlton Gardens. Nice place with grand trees, a magnificent building of historical significance (The Royal Exhibition building which housed the very first sitting of the Australian Parliament and now boasts the Aboriginal flag above its main entrance)...in recent years however, this has been tastefully complemented by the ultra modern iMax Theatre and the Melbourne Museum buildings. All in all, a nice place to take an ultra-wide for a little test run.
The lens itself? Brilliant. Sharp, contrasty, minimal nasties such as distortion, flare etc and with an aperture of f1.8 and a minimum focusing distance of about 7 inches...it really opens up some interesting possibilities. I like it a lot and look forward to putting it to good use.
All with the D610.
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3 - Carlton Gardens by Joe Krizan, on Flickr
1 - Carlton Gardens by Joe Krizan, on Flickr
2 - Carlton Gardens by Joe Krizan, on Flickr
5 - Carlton Gardens by Joe Krizan, on Flickr
4 - Carlton Gardens by Joe Krizan, on Flickr
6 - Carlton Gardens by Joe Krizan, on Flickr
Didn't have much time or anything particular to shoot so went for a 10 minute drive to a park in town, the Carlton Gardens. Nice place with grand trees, a magnificent building of historical significance (The Royal Exhibition building which housed the very first sitting of the Australian Parliament and now boasts the Aboriginal flag above its main entrance)...in recent years however, this has been tastefully complemented by the ultra modern iMax Theatre and the Melbourne Museum buildings. All in all, a nice place to take an ultra-wide for a little test run.
The lens itself? Brilliant. Sharp, contrasty, minimal nasties such as distortion, flare etc and with an aperture of f1.8 and a minimum focusing distance of about 7 inches...it really opens up some interesting possibilities. I like it a lot and look forward to putting it to good use.
All with the D610.
View attachment 110657
3 - Carlton Gardens by Joe Krizan, on Flickr
1 - Carlton Gardens by Joe Krizan, on Flickr
2 - Carlton Gardens by Joe Krizan, on Flickr
5 - Carlton Gardens by Joe Krizan, on Flickr
4 - Carlton Gardens by Joe Krizan, on Flickr
6 - Carlton Gardens by Joe Krizan, on Flickr