Jim Davis schrieb: > > "Daniel ROCHA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to: > > >> Then again, the one extra stop means exactly twice the amount of light > >falling > >> through the lens. So you get exactly what you pay for. (Just joking) :-)) > > > > > >And the weight is exactly twice ! Pay for what you get :) > >Joking II : the Return ;) > > Not to mention the status of that great big white phallic symbol! > > One wonders just how many saleable shots were actually taken at F2.8 > on these lenses. I always found this aperture give too shallow a DOF > for a face. You can get maybe the nose in focus...
Surely true for a head shot, but I have used f/2.8 for less tight portraits with good success, although this was a 200/2.8L. Gives a very nice, shallow DOF, but still enough for the face. Thomas Bantel * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
