Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Slobodan sez:, SD> Speaking of which, anyone out there have any samples of digital shots at F2? SD> Slobodan Dimitrov well, not at f2. but f2.2 from my Panasonic lika Leica LC5 http://www.sonc.com/ladoris.htm http://www.sonc.com/napoleon.htm http://www.sonc.com/wannabe.htm http://www.sonc.com/oaks_fog.htm http://www.sonc.com/band_girl.htm http://www.sonc.com/kaffie_at_night.htm Regards, SonC SD> ---------- >>From: Roy Zartarian <rzartarian@snet.net> >>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital Leica? >>Date: Wed, Nov 19, 2003, 5:24 PM >> >> That particular characteristic of the digital camera struck home last >> summer when I was looking through the online portfolio of photos of a >> wedding I had attended. The pictures - especially the outdoor formals >> - just didn't look right with the background shrubbery in focus. >> >> One labor-intensive way to deal with this is the selective application >> of Gaussian blur. My attempt at at better bokeh through the blur is at: >> http://www.royzart.com/blur.html >> The picture, done with a Lumix, comes from the reception of the third >> wedding I've attended this year. I understand that it has now become a >> custom for a bride to dance with her mother. >> >> Roy >> >> >> On Wednesday, November 19, 2003, at 06:52 PM, Ted Grant wrote: >> >>>> At 02:04 PM 11/19/2003 -0800, you wrote: >>>>>> Looks like what I want, but I still want head-up info - and PLEASE >>>>>> can >>>>>> we have a minimum stop smaller than f11.<<<< >>>>> >>>>> Peter, >>>>> Why? >>>>> ted >>> >>> Tina Manley responded: >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital Leica? >>>> Right! Incredible depth of field is considered a problem for people >>>> who >>>> like bokeh ;-) One of the drawbacks of digital is that everything >>>> is in >>>> focus!<<< >>> >>> Hi Tina, >>> Some of the digi stuff I've been playing with has such a deep depth of >>> field >>> it's a pain in the butt because you can't get anything out of focus >>> even >>> when wide open. Nor can you get the same kind of film separation of >>> subject >>> from back ground. So I don't understand why Peter would want a smaller >>> aperture and what it would be required for. >>> >>> You sure can't get that at f 1.0 Noctilux look! ;-) >>> >>> ted >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe, see >>> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >>> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see >> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html SD> -- SD> To unsubscribe, see SD> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Best regards, Sonny mailto:sonc@sonc.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html