> It's just pretty funny / ironic to me that I traded in a not-so-sharp lens > (35-80mm) to get a much sharper one, and then have to buy filters and such > to tone it down and make the images softer (like the original lens). Well, > I'll surely be photographing some people over the holidays. Hence, when > I'm in NY next week, my plan is buy a Tiffen Soft/FX3 filter (or something > along those lines) from B&H. Here's a silly question: Does anyone you > have any opinions/ comments / suggestions/ experiences along these lines > that may help me remedy this "sharpness problem"? Thanks a million.
Jerome, You're okay if you have the gumption to decide something's too sharp. Way to show some aesthetic discrimination. <s> Rather than buy a soft filter, try this--just take an ordinary filter and a laundry marker and make a bunch of little polka dots on the filter with the laundry marker. More dots, softer, fewer dots, sharper. If you don't like what you've done, scrape 'em off and try again. And you always have that sharp lens underneath for when you go out and do landscapes--better than a nasty old zoom any day. <g> --Mike - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
