JCO, I think it is you who is wrong. Perspective or AOV changes with the lens you use, everyone knows that. If you think you can just use a different focal lenght lens and just stand in a different postion and get exactly the same image then you are clearly delusional.
Antonio. On 6/8/04 11:51 pm, "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Antonio, You wrote: "Long lenses flatten perspective, wide lenses open > it up." > CLASSIC MYTH, BUT DEAD WRONG! > > Rectilinear (non-fisheye) Lenses have ZERO effect on perspective, camera > position controls that. > The point I was and am making regarding portrait lenses (it applies to > everything > actually) is that once you get the proper distance from the subject for > the best perspective, > you then can use a 85mm for a upperbody/head and shouders shot OR a > 135mm for > a very tight head shot. The selection of the lens is only for framing, > not > perspective. There is no "perfect" portrait lens focal length it is a > range > of lenses from roughly 75mm to 150mm with 105mm being a good "general > purpose" > portrait lens but by no means the "right" one for every shot. > JCO > > -----Original Message----- > From: Antonio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 5:34 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: 85 or 135 for portraits? > > > What about AOV? The main reason I love my 85mm for portaits is the AOV > it provides. Shure I could stand a bit further back with a 135mm, and > even get the same DOF by using a slightly larger f stop, but the AOV > would still be different. If lens choice were merely a matter of where > to you want to stand relative to your subject then we could all save a > lot of money on lenses. Long lenses flatten perspective, wide lenses > open it up. > > Antonio > > > On 6/8/04 11:11 pm, "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> My point is that a natural perspective is achieved by being the right >> DISTANCE from the subject of the portrait, the right framing is >> achieved via the lens selection. I do not see where the cropping >> comments are coming from. I was not talking about or implying the use >> of any cropping. >> >> Yes, there will be less DOF with a 135mm vs a 85mm from the same >> distance to subject and using same aperture due to higher >> magnification but that can be matched via stopping down the 135mm or >> opening up 85mm to match if it is critical.... >
