Sure, there are lots of ways of limiting DOF - but not every way is
appropriate or ideal for every situation.
By removing two stops of film speed flexibility and creativity is
reduced. Ultra fine grain and speed is not necessarily better than
ultra fine grain and less speed. It's just different. The idea
that it's better is ludicrous. It's just different.
Gary J Sibio wrote:
> I've been actively involved in photography since 1969. I even spent some
> time as a photography major when I was in college. I am fully aware that
> slower speed film usually has finer grain. However, that seems to be
> changing. If the film companies can duplicate, or even improve on, the
> level of grain in an ISO 25 film and give it to me at ISO 100, that is a
> good thing to me. I no longer need an ISO 25 film. Also, just because they
> can produce an ISO 100 film with finer grain does not mean that they can
> automatically improve on an ISO 25 film. Even if they could, eventually you
> would run into the problem that even the best lenses wouldn't be able to
> take advantage of the improvements. Ultra-fine grain and speed is better
> than ultra-fine grain and no speed. If you want to limit depth of field,
> there are other ways to do it besides cutting film speed.
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Shel Belinkoff
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There are no rules for good photographs,
there are only good photographs.
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