Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Does anyone have one of the Leica DOF Guide they always drop hints about in their brochures? At 08:14 PM 1/22/98 -0600, Eric Welch wrote: >At 10:58 AM 1/22/98 -0800, you wrote: > >>Does anyone else agree that the 35/1.4 is not that great wider than f/4, or >>is >>this a technical fault of mine? > >Francesco. I would disagree. I liked that lens very much. At 1.4 in very >bright light it's vignetting is a bit disconcerting. But that is not where >you want to shoot at 1.4 with this lens. > >I used to use it a lot at f/2 and 2.8 and never had any complaints. Very >sharp lens, nice and contrasty. But focusing is a bit tricky because of >narrow depth of field. There still might be a slight bit of vignetting at >f/2, but it's easy to correct in printing or Photoshopping. The benefits of >this lens, in my opinion, far outweighed its disadvantages. >========== > >Eric Welch >St. Joseph, MO >http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch > >There's no such thing as nonexistence. > Francesco Sanfilippo, Five Senses Productions webmaster@5senses.com http://www.5senses.com/