Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 1/2/02 7:42:53 AM, alexpix@worldnet.att.net writes: << My question after 4 decades of professional shooting 2 of them in Washington D.C., shooting side by side with many of those folks mentioned by Sal, is there really any discernible difference between any 180mm lens wide open focused at 7 feet rendering of the OOF background? This question applies to any focal length used in a like manner. >> I don't know about 180 mm lens, but as far as a 135mm lens, Minolta makes a 135mm lens that is designed to "wage war on the out-of-focus areas" of your shot. It's called a 135mm STF. There are some shots on the web of what it produces, but someone did a comparison between the old 135mm and the new, same images at f4.5. http://www.munitions.com/jgreely/stf135/page1.html. I know that in a Leica group, Minolta probably holds little water, but at least to this camera manufacturer, "bokeh" meant enough to design a lens dedicated to it as well as the in-focus areas. - -kim ps. I personally would love to own this particular lens...so if anyone on the LUG owns one and is willing to part with it.......... - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html