Shel, I believe you might need another cup of coffee. Having enjoyed such a drink you may want to give it a second thought, after which I'm sure you'll agree that:(
(Here I wanted to make a long speach about why they invented lenses (in stead of just using pin hole cameras) and why they - at the same time - invented adjustable apertures - in order to allow stopping down the used lenses (to a small hole - pretty much like the pi hole camera, which by the eay will render very sharp images - without using a lens) - in order to achieve better sharpness than the big lenses could provide fully "open"). But I won't. In stead of starting with the basic history of photography, I'll just remind you, that the world is three dimentional - it's round - not flat like at lens test target. This means, that in order to make photographs, that by most people can be recogniosed as a good photograph (which BTW means that it looks at least a little like the real subject) has at least some resemblence with the world we know and see, a certain amount of Dept Of Field is required. This is why I want better image quality/less noice at high ISO speeds. I want to use my lenses stoped down - not fully opened. That is why I don't want "faster glas", Faster glas means LESS DOF - provided, naturally, I'm actually using this speed (read: large apertueres) to render pictures. That's what i DON'T want. - most of the time. I would shoot 90% of all photographs at F.8- F. 11 if I my gear would allow me to. Regards Jens Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 11. februar 2006 15:22 Til: [email protected] Emne: RE: New High End DSLR Speculation At first read, that seems to be a most inane statement, but maybe there's more to it than my pre morning coffee brain can understand. Perhaps you can elaborate upon it, specifically, why is a certain range of DOF important for "good" photographs, what is a good photograph, and what does sensor or film size have to do with anything? Thank you for your indulgence. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Jens Bladt < > Most good photographs will require at least some DOF (F.4 - F.8) for > APS-sized sensors.
