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From: "Stan Patz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 6:23 PM
To Tom and the group,
I bought an 80mm Hartblei tilt/shift lens, hoping I could get back some
view camera movements which I lost when I converted to digital.
The Hartblei is an interesting lens, a medium format optic in a Dr.
Frankenstein mount. It seems as sharp, and has better light coverage than
my 100mm macro. But whatever DoF I seem to gain with a lens swing, I lose
with the limited f22 minimum aperture. In other words, my 100mm macro at
f29 or f32 is sharper overall than the Hartblei swung at f22.
I was an instant digital enthusiast after seeing the first few images from
my 1Ds. But when it comes to close, technical photography, I miss the
flexibility of my view cameras.
Stan Patz NYC
Stan,
What you are expecting? Using swing/tilt doesn't give you any more Depth of
Field, it allows you to choose an alternative plane of focus.
If you had to photograph a ball, all the tilts and swings in the world
aren't going to help.
CraigZ
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