p3 touch-n-go's

Had a P3 making roundy-rounds at the airport today. Decided to try out the 55-210. I'm not overly happy with them, but it's probably operator error. I have a hard time hand-holding long lenses. These are ok for the web, but not for anything else.

NEX-5N    E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS    200mm    f/6.3    1/1250s    ISO 100

NEX-5N    E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS    195mm    f/6.3    1/800s    ISO 100

More shots on my blog.

 

Like I said, they're fine this size but the full size are just a tiny bit out of focus. Enough that you notice it anyway. I'll use the tripod next time and see how that works.  

 

That's actually the shiny underside of the wings/flaps reflecting the sky behind the plane. Looks weird doesn't it? Here's a 100% crop of the original RAW file.

NEX-5N    E 55-210mm F4.5-6.3 OSS    195mm    f/6.3    1/800s    ISO 100

 

It's a Sony E mount. That's a good heads up and all three (CA/Shading/Distortion) are set to Auto, unfortunately it has no effect on RAW files, just the jpgs. Since there is no lens correction profile in ACR for the 55-210 you have to do it manually. Since I wasn't particularly awed by the sharpness of any of these shots I didn't bother correcting the CA or anything else.  

It was a "fact-finding" mission more than anything else and proved that while I'm getting better with age I still can't hand hold a 200mm lens, no matter how good looking I am. Tain't fair, but such is life.  

 

Yes, it do.  

 

Thanks, they're fine this size, not so much if I wanted to print them.  

I should rephrase my comment- the camera doesn't apply the corrections to a RAW file, but if there's one available (assuming your software supports it) you can apply them when you process the file on the computer. There isn't one for the 55-210 in ACR, but you can use the one for the 18-200 in a pinch or as a starting point.

 

Thanks.  

 

Thanks RT.  

Apparently they are being phased out in favor of a jet, though I wonder how that'll be better for long slow loiter time.