Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not bad. How about in broad daylight? Slobodan Dimitrov - ---------- >From: Sonny Carter <sonc@sonc.com> >To: Slobodan Dimitrov <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Subject: Re[2]: [Leica] Digital Leica? >Date: Wed, Nov 19, 2003, 9:31 PM > > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html