Thank you Boris, that answers my questions. I want one.
rg
Boris Liberman wrote:
Hi!
Boris has my old one. I sold it to him back when I was shooting
medium format. I can say that I have not been able to fully duplicate
the effect it has with filters or post processing. It would be on my
list to buy again, except for the focal length on the *istD is a bit
long.
Yeppers, that'd be one of my most effective enablements on the list. In
fact, I cannot thank you enough Bruce. This lens is a gem, though a very
special one...
Hopefully Boris will speak up and show some samples for you.
Sure. Here come the links:
http://webaperture.com/gallery/photos/50088
http://webaperture.com/gallery/photos/49655
http://webaperture.com/gallery/photos/47681
http://boris.isra-shop.com/soft-adventures.htm (some of the shots are
made with another soft lens, but you can read it in the notes)
On the less photographic side - this lens is very well built. On *istD
you have to use Manual mode with the Green button as it has no A
position. I've been told that FA 85/2.8 soft does have A position
though. However, due to lack of A position, first few apertures f/2.8
through f/5.6 are manual. These are the "soft" apertures, so you get to
see more or less how it will look on the photograph.
I highly recommend this lens if you think you will like soft focus
photography...
Boris
