That one was shot wide open at 2.8 - shutter speed wasn't the problem. Probably shooting from further away (longer focal length) would have done the trick. It was a rather opportunistic shot that I had to quickly react to catch the moment.
I do agree that controlling the DOF on the *istD isn't usually much of a problem - wide apertures and longer focal lengths are the ticket. Bruce Tuesday, June 1, 2004, 10:37:39 AM, you wrote: PS> I agree, nice shot. I also think it might have benefited from less PS> depth of field. Generally, the depth of field for any given lens and PS> stop is the same on the *ist D as it would be on a 35mm film camera. PS> However, the field of view is different. Thus, a lens on the *ist D PS> that gives you field of view equivalent to a 50mm lens on a 35mm film PS> camera will give you the depth of field of a 33 to 34mm lens. I don't PS> find it to be much of a problem. With 1/4000 shutter speed I can PS> usually get a wide enough stop to narrow the dof sufficiently. I just PS> posted a PAW PS> (http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2407739&size=lg) that I PS> shot with the FA28-105/3.2-4.5 at about 45mm focal length. I definitely PS> didn't want the messy background across the street to be sharp, so I PS> shot at 5.6, which is close to wide open on that lens. If I had better PS> glass on my camera, I would have opened up some more. PS> Paul PS> On Jun 1, 2004, at 1:09 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: >> I like that one, Bruce. It catches a nice moment ;-)) >> >> One of the things I'm starting to notice with the pentax, and some >> other >> DSLR's, is the excessive DOF that sometimes encroaches on what might >> otherwise be an excellent or exceptional photograph. I'm not >> specifically >> criticizing your pic, and I'm not sure I'm even criticizing the way >> these >> digi cameras work, especially with lenses that don't provide >> particularly >> shallow DOF to begin with, however, it's an observation that your pic >> motivated comment upon. Personally, I'd have liked a little less >> sharpness >> from the guy in the back, yet it doesn't always seem possible to >> control >> the DOF on the shallow end with these cameras. I'd love to hear some >> comments about this. >> >> Shel Belinkoff >> >> >>> [Original Message] >>> From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>> Taken at a baseball game. *istD, Tamron 28-75/2.8 DI. >>> >>> Here's the link: >>> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/imgp5903.htm >>> >>> >>> Bruce >> >>
