> > From: "Bob Blakely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/11/07 Wed PM 05:37:10 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: f1.8 > > 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!
Edmund H. North. > > 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. > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- 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.
