SidW
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Post by SidW on Oct 18, 2009 18:23:35 GMT -5
Don't forget that large apertures have small DOF allowing you to contrast the subject against an out of focus background. That's still true in the digital world.
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Post by John Parry on Oct 19, 2009 16:53:49 GMT -5
The 'every Pentax lens will fit was somewhat misleading'. The 'kit' lens with my Pentax DX200 is competent. But the FAJ zoom I got to extend the range is a joke unless it's in full daylight - so soft at wide apertures its untrue. Will buy some adapters and go to M42!
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Post by nikonbob on Oct 22, 2009 10:04:48 GMT -5
Don't forget that large apertures have small DOF allowing you to contrast the subject against an out of focus background. That's still true in the digital world. That is exactly why I bought a Nikon 50/1.4 AFD for my D700. Not as nice as the pre war Sonnar 1.5 wide open but very workable. Bob
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Post by nikkortorokkor on Oct 26, 2009 20:34:33 GMT -5
I'll 3rd that. Or, "Why I like my MC Rokkor 50mm f1.4":
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Post by barbarian on Feb 21, 2011 12:52:03 GMT -5
When I really, really need a fast lens... On my old *istDS, it gives the equivalent of an 77.5 mm lens.
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Post by daveh on Feb 21, 2011 17:38:32 GMT -5
Nice looking hound.
I have an *istDS too. Have you downloaded and installed the latest firmware update? It gives an auto film speed setting that was missing on my version. There are a couple of other enhancements, but I can't remember what they are.
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Post by barbarian on Feb 21, 2011 22:10:51 GMT -5
That one's been sitting in my cabinet, since I got my K20. But today, my daughter took possession of it for her class in photography. I'll check on the firmware update. Ive only loaded the one that allows cards over 2 gigs.
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Post by daveh on Feb 22, 2011 3:02:15 GMT -5
That was one of the other improvements, I'm not sure why I forget it. My *ist, being fairly early on in the life of the camera, would only take 1gb cards.
I always found the *istDS quite neat. The small screen seems ridiculously small compared to modern cameras. My one real gripe was that it would at times refuse to focus when the light was a little low, even with the AF360 flashgun attached. My older (film) SFX series seems to have less trouble - perhaps I just got one made on a Friday afternoon.
I hope this is the start of a real interest in photography for your daughter.
Dave.
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Post by barbarian on Feb 28, 2011 20:21:31 GMT -5
My fastest lenses are a 1.5 Voigtlander Nokton, a 55mm 1.4 SMC Pentax, and a 55mm 1.2 Nikkor-S. That one is about as heavy as my Nikon EM. Works really well at open aperature, though.
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Post by barbarian on Mar 6, 2011 16:17:09 GMT -5
A couple from my daughter's second assignment:
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daveh
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Post by daveh on Mar 7, 2011 15:16:44 GMT -5
It will be interesting to hear what your daughter's tutor makes of her assignment photographs. They're not quite the subject matter people would normally take for themselves. A friend has been a photographic course. I looked at some of his assignments (I think on flickr) and have to say I thought many of them were not that good. He usually takes better photos. I bet his course tutor raved about them, though.
Anyway, I like your daughter's photos.
Dave.
Modified to correct a couple of errors.
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Post by mickeyobe on Mar 7, 2011 16:35:35 GMT -5
Barbarian,
She is good!
Mickey
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Post by grenouille on Feb 7, 2012 9:51:50 GMT -5
I use a f1.5 Summarit from time to time but for all practical purposes, I find that a f2.0/f2.8 lens suite me fine.
Hye
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Stan
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Post by Stan on Jun 14, 2013 0:14:50 GMT -5
These photos remind me of ones I took when I took a photography course one summer.
Oh, back on the original subject; I'm trying to learn a new lens my brother gave me. A Nikon 50mm/f1.4, converted to AI AND "chipped"! It's a fun lens, but I'm learning to hate the screen on my D300 though!
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Post by Dan Vincent on Jun 29, 2014 6:17:43 GMT -5
I did some comparison shots with various Minolta 50-58mm lenses and found that the "Faster" 1.4 lens did not give as much "Snap" or color saturation and contrast, as the slower lenses such as the 1.7 and 1.8. In photography we are constantly trading off shutter speed or depth of field and I always tried to use the middle of the lens range for maximum sharpness. Many photographers want an expensive lens that will deliver poster-size photos but in reality, how many photos make it to that size? When I was doing magazine articles the largest photo was on a magazine cover but in the articles they were sometimes as small as 2" X 3" so they could squeeze in more pictures. At some point I bought a Tokina 28-85 zoom lens which quickly became a favorite to use on my Minolta XE-7, XD-11 and X-700. My other go-to lens was a Minolta "Celtic" 100-200 Zoom to catch RC model aircraft in the air. The Celtic was a lower priced Minolta lens line than their Rokkors. Here's a magazine cover I took with the Tokina lens and flying shot with the Minolta Celtic. You don't need mega-dollar equipment for magazine work.
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