bjohn Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, kye said: The Promist filters are popular with the 18-35mm, for example, Chris has filmed a few recent videos with the 18-35 and Promist filters https://www.youtube.com/c/ChrisFilmmaker/videos or the other option is to process the images in post and decrease saturation and add halation or blur or whatever you want to. Yep, tried all those things (using Hollywood Black Magic diffusion filters instead of Promist) and decreasing contrast in post, still don't like it. I think it's just not the right lens for my tastes, but I'll keep experimenting with it for a few more years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 38 minutes ago, bjohn said: Yep, tried all those things (using Hollywood Black Magic diffusion filters instead of Promist) and decreasing contrast in post, still don't like it. I think it's just not the right lens for my tastes, but I'll keep experimenting with it for a few more years. Why not sell it now and move onto something that doesn't put you off? Plenty more lenses, and if you don't care for contrast and sharpness then you'd be better off choosing something else at random, because the 18-35 is amongst the sharpest and most contrasty lenses on offer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjohn Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 On 8/11/2020 at 7:22 PM, kye said: Why not sell it now and move onto something that doesn't put you off? Plenty more lenses, and if you don't care for contrast and sharpness then you'd be better off choosing something else at random, because the 18-35 is amongst the sharpest and most contrasty lenses on offer! Because I've seen some footage from this lens that I like, but mainly because it's so versatile in terms of its low-light capabilities and useful zoom range. I'm not at all against sharpness and I'm not interested in emulating film; if I could afford it I'd probably be shooting with Zeiss Otus primes, which are very sharp but still have plenty of character. I think it takes time to get to know a lens and understand how to get the best out of it; I've only had the Sigma for a year. kye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 1 hour ago, bjohn said: Because I've seen some footage from this lens that I like That makes sense. I thought you were saying that you own a lens you dislike because it's all wrong but you were persevering with it regardless! and yeah, if you're into Zeiss Otus primes, then high performance optics should be a plus not a negative 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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