June 9th, 2010, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by PeterB666
This is from a set of shots taken a few weeks ago, my second dawn shoot with the 9-18.
The 9-18mm zoom is such a versatile little lens. Prior to getting this lens, I had the Panasonic 20mm lens on the camera more than 90% of the time. Now it is the 9-18mm lens that gets that treatment and I cannot see that changing in the near future.
This shot was taken after first light and before sunrise. It was a very overcast morning and it started raining moments later. This is actually a blended shot made from 3 exposures using +/- 1EV bracketing in the E-P1 and then combined using the Photomatix's Exposure Fusion process (which I find better than combining images using the HDR process).
The shot was composed at the 9mm end (but cropped slightly to around 10mm equivalent). The 3 shots were at ISO100 and f/9 with exposures of 4, 2 and 8 seconds.
The fusion process allows me to get the detail out of the rocks without blowing out the sky.
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That's really nice. I haven't even begun to play around with combining exposures - don't know if I ever will - but I really like the effect. As you say, this is a really versatile lens. I tend to use it mostly either at 9 or 18 without a lot of time in the intermediate lengths. I guess its like having two fine primes in one lens - a walk around lens at the 18 focal length and a very wide angle at 9. It's an odd thing that I almost never find myself using it as a zoom. I'm usually at 18 and thinking it would be nice if it went to 25 or at 9 and wishing it went to 7. Odd psychology with this lens. I still tend to keep the 17 or 20 on most of the time, but I expect this lens to get a LOT of use walking around various parts of Europe next month.
-Ray
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930Thanks
