On Fri, 12 Mar 1999 09:51:45 +1300 "Curfman, Donald (GEIS)"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > . . . . I have an 85/1.8AF . . . . I was thinking of
> > upgrading to the D version . . . . would the 105
> > or 135 DC lenses be a better upgrade for
> > portraiture . . . . I'm not sure how much usage
> > the Defocus Control would get.
>
> Just look at the pictures you've taken, and ask
> yourself what percentage of them would look better
> if the background or foreground was blurred little
> bit more. That's about the percentage of your
> photography where DC would be useful.
I don't think it's just a question of a little more blur. It has to do with the
type of bokeh, and using a DC lens can change ni-sen bokeh into smooth bokeh,
which can have an important effect on a photograph, although it may be difficult
to verbalize what the difference is.
