Concerning the photo of the "rare" lens: When doing technical photography (which is what this actually is) sharpness is paramount. The entire item(s) of interest should be tack sharp. If extranious OOF items are desired for "artistic effect", this should be done with proper placement of the OOF items out side the DOF that completely covers only the item(s) of interest. Note: Acceptable DOF for technical photography is often tighter than that for other types of photography.
Regards, Bob... ------------------------------ "Gort, klaatu barrada nikto!" -- Guess the author! From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Nov 7, 2007, at 7:18 AM, Sandy Harris wrote: >>> It's nice to know you have a lens you can count on to deliver a sharp >>> image almost wide open. With the FA 50/1.4, f1.8, 1/800th, fill flash >>> from the 540 with a softbox attachment. >>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6611222 >> ... >> Does anyone know whether Voigtlander 58 1.4 has better bokeh? > > I don't think anyone here has had the pleasure to work with one yet. > > Personally, I'm not very enamored of this particular photo. The > model's pose and the odd out of focus rendering do not strike me as > terribly appealing. > > The OOF rendering looks like what happens when you are imaging with > too wide a lens opening, focused at too close a distance. It would > look smoother and more appealing with the lens stopped down a bit. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
