Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Headshot lens
From: Mike Quinn <mlquinn@san.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 09 May 2001 22:13:49 -0700

Yes, the 90/2.8 can do the second photo, but perhaps not the first or third.
You may need to practice with your lighting to goof up the eyes that way and
you can smear a little vasoline on the lens to achieve the desired
distortions...

Hope that helps,

Mike Quinn



Craig Semetko wrote:

> Hello All,
> 
> I am considering doing headshots for actors as I live in LA and am an actor
> myself. I currently have an M6TTL am considering using my skinny 90
> tele-elmarit 2.8. I am not totally confident in it's ability to do this
> well. I also have an R7 and the 80-200 zoom F4. I have a few questions. How
> wide does the f-stop have to be to get the eyes in focus and the ears
> slightly blurry and the shoulders a little blurrier, but still discernable?
> I would attempt to do shots like that of the blonde woman in the second
> picture at this web address:
> 
> http://hometown.aol.com/mjrgold/index.html