Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The link doesn't work? Tina On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Paul Roark <roark.paul at gmail.com> wrote: > My latest acquisition is the 135mm lens. I must admit, I'm having to > re-learn a few things. This lens on the 42mp Sony is reminding me that DOF > is really just differing degrees of unsharpness. What I, in the past > (pre-135 Apo), thought was my "infinity" focus set target across a canyon > from my back yard, turns out not to be at "infinity." This lens-camera > combo has no DOF. Getting focus right-on is nearly impossible due to the > potential this combo has. > > At any rate, since I like the appearance of things being sharp, the first > non-test shot a couple of days ago turned into a test of whether I could at > least approach the potential of the lens in a real world, relatively fast > shooting, hand held, focus stacked shot. Here is the answer: > > OldAlamoPintadoHouse_SantaYnezValley.jpg > > (After a few years of drought in So. California, the greenery this year was > something I could not resist. So, this one is in color.) > > This took 19 shots. (Farm workers where moving into the field just to the > right, so my tripod was not an option.) A fair amount of PS work was > required to mash the exposures together, but the bottom line is probably > within what I'd call acceptable results from a technical point of view. > > It's not perfect, but by comparison, it beat the 90mm Canon Tilt-Shift, > which I used to think was a great lens. (Not so much any more.) > > So, bottom line, I think I'll be able to use this optic, but it's not > forgiving at all. > > BTW, I suspect the "used" "Mint" lens I bought from a major dealer was, in > fact, "new" pre-6-bit-coding unit from inventory that they are dumping. > > Paul > www.PaulRoark.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html