{"id":559,"date":"2017-06-27T08:18:51","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T07:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iangrandjean.com\/blog\/?p=559"},"modified":"2017-06-27T08:18:51","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T07:18:51","slug":"irix-lens-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.iangrandjean.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/27\/irix-lens-update\/","title":{"rendered":"IRIX Lens update"},"content":{"rendered":"

For once UPS actually managed to deliver a parcel to the correct address, and yesterday I finally received my new lens. It’s a beaut! Very well made, with the focusing mechanism smooth and well balanced. Sadly yesterday was a day of very mixed lighting and little available time, so my initial test shots are meaningless to anyone other than myself.<\/p>\n

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To fully understand the wide angle properties of this lens you’d normally have to compare this shot with the same scene taken with a less extreme lens. Which I didn’t have time to take… A full set of comparable images will be available soon…<\/p>\n

Suffice it to say I like: The size and weight, the infinity ‘stop’ (very useful in night-time photography) the hyperfocal distance scale (as it’s a manual focus lens) and the general build quality.<\/p>\n

I’m waiting for the gelatin ND filters to arrive – then we’ll have some more fun!<\/p>\n

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This example was taken almost directly into the sun (fairly obvious really) and I’m impressed with the fact that there is very little flare – a well corrected\/coated lens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For once UPS actually managed to deliver a parcel to the correct address, and yesterday I finally received my new lens. It’s a beaut! Very well made, with the focusing mechanism smooth and well balanced. Sadly yesterday was a day of very mixed lighting and little available time, so my initial test shots are meaningless … <\/p>\n

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