Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I just picked up some photos that I took with a Canon 35 1.8 ltm > lens. I purposefully shot wide open to see what the lens could do. The > subjects are in focus, but everything looks grainy as if I were using a > fast film. It is was a 100 speed print film that I normally use. I > usally get good results and I got it processed where I normally go. Is > this just an idication of the poor performance of the 35 lens wide open? Grain has nothing to do with lens performance. However, grain shows up much more clearly in large areas of undetailed midtone, which is exactly what you get when you use a fast lens wide open in areas other than the area of focus. My guess is this is what you're seeing. - -- Johnny Deadman "One must have a heart of stone to read the death of Little Nell without laughing" - Oscar Wilde