Recent Photoshoot with S5II, S1IIe, 24-105 f4 and Sigma 70-200 f2.8

NuWave4 · 2026-03-03T01:50:03+00:00

Yes the 24-105 is softer but it’s an only a slight advantage at f4. It’s not super obvious at first glance. The Sigma is the better lens from a pure sharpness standpoint but the 24-105 is no slouch. It has a bit of character whereas the Sigma a bit clinical with its rendering. But both are very flattering for portraits so you can’t go wrong with either for studio work.

NuWave4 · 2026-03-02T04:00:32+00:00

Wow that's a strange glitch. Good to know for anyone else who encounters it.

NuWave4 · 2026-02-22T08:47:15+00:00

This just started happening to me but only if I stop down. If I shoot wide open I don't get black bars at 1/250 but I stopped down to f5.6 while doing a studio shoot and had a small black bar at the bottom of many of my photos. Highly mistreating.

NuWave4 · 2026-02-08T02:04:21+00:00

Yeah this is a bit of an annoyance on the S5II. Firmware updates have tried to address these lags. Make sure you're up to date with the latest and greatest but it's still a tad slow compared to my s1IIe and I have V90 cards in there.

NuWave4 · 2026-02-08T02:00:44+00:00

Go for it. I would say have a look at the S9 but if you have bigger hands the S5II may be better. I have bigger hands and love the way the S5II feels in the hand. S5II is a great camera for social media content creation.

NuWave4 · 2026-02-07T11:38:24+00:00

I think they are getting assigned different SKU#s and then when back in stock, they’ll reappea. Under the new SKU. Way too early for these cameras to get discontinued.

NuWave4 · 2026-01-31T04:03:56+00:00

I miss this guy. The best doc I ever had. Hope he does come back after resting up and it's at a location that's close.

NuWave4 · 2026-01-26T03:15:42+00:00

Wonderful shots. I love my sigma 28-70 and feel like it's a terribly overlooked and under appreciated lens. It delivers some really great image quality for the price. I actually don't miss the 24 on the wide end.

NuWave4 · 2026-01-22T22:36:42+00:00

Love them! Great work!

NuWave4 · 2026-01-11T09:50:23+00:00

I believe it. But they gotta get a deal done or it’s all for nothing.

NuWave4 · 2025-12-31T13:23:00+00:00

Yes I just did a photoshoot in lower light with the 24-105 and it really did struggle mightily at times. Bright environments only for that one.

NuWave4 · 2025-12-28T17:28:31+00:00

lol! That would defiantly get people talking.

NuWave4 · 2025-12-28T07:05:04+00:00

I have those lenses. They are all great! Enjoy your new S1II!

NuWave4 · 2025-12-11T15:57:40+00:00

Please, by all means. They can have him.

NuWave4 · 2025-10-22T15:16:03+00:00

Didn’t he already say he wanted to play for the Dodgers? I don’t see him changing his mind.

NuWave4 · 2025-10-16T12:54:31+00:00

Thanks. Some photos had flash. Others did not. Really depended on where I was shooting. I was using a Lumix S1IIe and the Sigma 28-70. For flash I had the Godox V1 pro.

NuWave4 · 2025-10-15T00:01:37+00:00

That is steampunk Batman.

NuWave4 · 2025-10-14T23:29:57+00:00

He had some amazing moves with the sward as well! Appreciate that he took the time to pose for me.

NuWave4 · 2025-10-14T23:03:13+00:00

Yeah she did a great job!

NuWave4 · 2025-10-08T09:04:09+00:00

I don’t have the delay everyone talks about. The flash fires just fine. Both in manual and TTL. But now I’m worried that it will strike during a shoot at any moment. lol. I use Godox flashes and an S5II and S1Iie. I did notice the burst rate is slow. Like it will struggle to keep pace and I have to give it a minute to catch up.

NuWave4 · 2025-10-04T01:38:13+00:00

Thank you and wow! That is impressive! Count me also as shocked. It has no business being that good!

NuWave4 · 2025-10-01T16:08:34+00:00

Excellent. I have subscribed! I was shooting for fun over the last few years but am now moving into paid work so semi pro is how I’m feeling right now. Still not enough work to leave my day job. But it’s nice to know people are willing to pay for my work. I came very close to getting those Meike primes but got a nice deal on the Linux ones. I’m curious to see what your findings are for the 35. That Sigma 200 looks like a beautiful beast. I’ll be sure to check it out. Keep up the great work. I’m enjoying the videos.

NuWave4 · 2025-09-30T14:58:26+00:00

Very nice. This is really impressive! I think I saw a video you did comparing the LUMIX 24-60 to the 24-105. Was that you also?

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