Shel, I didn't intend any thing about the focus in this image. The
Vermer is a fixed focus T mount lens with Waterhouse stops, there is no
focus ring or helical. Focus depends entirely on DOF which at f16 is
the highest you can achieve. It's not particularly high tech
equipment. When the lens is stopped down to f16 the viewfinder is so
dim you have little information on what is actually in focus and what
isn't. If I can live with the limitations of the lens it makes for fun
and interesting compositions. I suppose that I'm using it beyond it's
performance envelope. Other images that I've taken that may be out of
focus I will have to look at.
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Hi Peter,
I've looked at this pic a few times, and once again it seems that the focus
is off. Did you intend for the foreground to be OOF? If so, it doesn't
help the composition. If not, something's definitely amiss with your
focusing.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: P. J. Alling
http://www.mindspring.com/~webster26/PESO_--_tiftew.html
When I was re-taking "Working Boat", I brought my el-cheapo Vermer
12mm. Here's a shot I liked.
Of course there is a lot of color fringing which adds to the softness in
the corners of the image.. It's amazing that this
lens' image circle matches a full frame fisheye for an APS frame
exactly, since the format wasn't in existence when it
was designed, and as a semi circular fisheye on 35mm it doesn't bear
real close examination.
http://www.mindspring.com/~webster26/PESO_--_tiftew.html
Vermer 12mm f8 fisheye @ f16
Pentax *ist-D iso-400 1/500sec.
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