William Robb: trainer of dogs and models.
Is there a correlation between the two? Youth
wants to know!
William Robb wrote:
...
When I am training a new model, I start with 35mm and work through to
medium format, and then large format over several sessions before I
expect to get anything good
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From: Lon Williamson
Subject: Re: SV: Prime portrait lenses - which one?
William Robb: trainer of dogs and models.
Is there a correlation between the two? Youth
wants to know!
Positive reinforcment, my friend.
And never ask either to do more than you
Bob S.:
I can say that the A85mm f1.4 is sharper, but the size frightens small
children and dogs, not to mention the relatives you might want
candid portraits of.
You mean dogs bark at the f1.4 lens but keep quiet when you shoot
them with the f2 lens?
Does the front element makes it? I mean,
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You mean dogs bark at the f1.4 lens but keep quiet when you shoot
them with the f2 lens?
No, they all hide in the corner when the f1.4 comes out. ;-)
Does the front element makes it? I mean, would a 85/2 on a PZ-1 or K
camera be fine while a 85/1.4 on a
The time that I still had my FA*85/1.4, everyone was frightened whenever I
point that damn thing at them. Everyone of them were amazed by how big the
hood was. No such problem with the 77. :-)
regards,
Alan Chan
You mean dogs bark at the f1.4 lens but keep quiet when you shoot them with
the
The time that I still had my FA*85/1.4, everyone was frightened
whenever I point that damn thing at them. Everyone of them were
amazed by how big the hood was. No such problem with the 77. :-)
regards,
Alan Chan
You mean dogs bark at the f1.4 lens but keep quiet when you shoot
them with the
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From: Andre Langevin
Subject: Re: SV: Prime portrait lenses - which one?
The A85/1.4 hood is monstrous also, but with a cooler shade, the lens
is not that frightening I think. A nice hood I found for it is the
one for the Hexanon 85-210/3.5. I can even reverse
William Robb wrote:
Non professional subjects tend to be intimidated by large equipment.
I sense a lewd something here ;-)
cheers,
caveman
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From: Caveman
Subject: Re: SV: Prime portrait lenses - which one?
Non professional subjects tend to be intimidated by large equipment.
I sense a lewd something here ;-)
You would.
William Robb
This is why the people skills of a photographer are very important for
things like wedding photography. Every bride has a concept of what a
bride should look like, but doesn't realize that the marketed bride
image is that of professional models.
BR
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Non professional
Bruce Rubenstein wrote:
Every bride has a concept of what a
bride should look like, but doesn't realize that the marketed bride
image is that of professional models.
Knowing your veneration to professional everything... did you get a
professional bride too ?
cheers,
caveman
Hi Jens,
as I have written before, I have done my own resolution etc. tests
of portrait lenses: See http://www.arnoldstark.de/pentax.htm
Here are the results in line pairs/mm averaged from f2 to f11 and
from centre to corner:
M85 65
K85 61
A*85 62
FA*8566
FA77 69
My
No matter how good the sample is, it simply cannot exceed the performance
that its designers bestowed on it. The 'on-paper' design is the best it can
be, manufacturing tolerances or wear-and-tear will always move the lens to a
lower performance level.
regards,
Anthony Farr
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