Overall a better shot - bokeh is much improved and without comparing, the pose seems a bit better. Also the crop is more to my liking - not quite so tight. I realize that the crop is more up to the model, in this case.
-- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 8:41:10 AM, you wrote: pcn> Thanks Godders. I've only processed a few of these, but pcn> here's one at f2.5. I think I prefer the bokeh here: pcn> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6611957 pcn> -------------- Original message ---------------------- pcn> 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. >> >> Godfrey >> >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
