Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I try not to stop down all the way unless I absolutely need the maximum depth of field and can stand to deal with some of the defects. If my lens goes down to f32 I'll try to shoot at least at f22 if not 16 if I want deep focus. My experience with most lenses is they are ok if they are opened up one or two from the smallest f stop. People on this list have said bizarre stuff like don't shoot at f8. Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:23:50 +0200 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>, <leicareflex at > freelists.org> > Subject: [Leica] IMG: More hairy(spiky) legs - Crab Spider revisited > > Still there after three days > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/_MG_4312.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/_MG_4313.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/_MG_4319.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/_MG_4324.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/album150/_MG_4327.jpg.html > > It actually seems that stopping down as far as f32 > reduces the sharpness to some extent and brings out all > the gunge and micro-dust on the sensor. > > Must be something to do with pixel sizes or something > else technical that's beyond my comprehension. > > Any way, these may be only reasonably sharp, but I > think the subject is posing very nicely on what's left > of its Dahlia:-) > > Cheers > Douglas > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information