Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Always entertaining, Kyle. I must be doing it all wrong so very often. And the ultimate heresy, Dr T in colour and at f/5.6. Forgive me. http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/144872730 Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 23 October 2014 07:00, kyle cassidy on the LUG <leicaslacker at gmail.com> wrote: > > In reading lens reviews I'll often see something like "this portrait lens > really starts to shine at f5.6" and I think "f5.6? who in their right mind > would ever stop down to f5.6 with a portrait lens? Open it up all the way > and solder down the aperture ring." But then occasionally I think "eek, my > DOF is a little narrow there" and I resign myself to the possibility that, > occasionally, f4 is warranted if you want to get both the lion and the > gazelle in focus. > > Not that I'll likely ever do it, but I'll accept it may be true. > > Here's a high res portrait that may or may not be sharp enough. > > http://www.kylecassidy.com/lj/2014/stars-flower-high-res.jpg > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >