Hello Mark, When I had that lens, I found 2.8-4 about right so that the face didn't go too far out of focus. I agree that 1.4 is to shallow for most uses.
-- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 9:42:45 PM, you wrote: ME> A question about portrait technique. I've done some portrait work recently ME> with my portrait lens (FA* 85mm F1.4) and I'm finding that I like the ME> results better with the aperture set one or maybe two stops down (i.e., at ME> F2 or maybe F2.8) as opposed to wide open. It seems like the blurred ME> background is somehow _too_ blurry at F1.4. ME> Anyone else care to share experiences and preferences in this area? ME> Thanks, ME> Mark Erickson
