I think a brick wall would be a better subject. Objections? The subject shouldn't matter as long as it is sharp. A static object makes for the best test IMO.
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 5:03 PM, John <johnsess...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On 7/16/2013 3:43 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: >> >> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013, Bruce Walker wrote: >>> >>> >>> Zos, eyebrows are my litmus test for system sharpness. Get a well-lit >>> headshot of somebody and examine their eyebrows. You should clearly >>> see the individual hairs. Any time I handhold to get such a shot the >>> eyebrows are invariably a gaussian smear. You cannot do clean >>> retouching of such images. >>> >>> I can show you a 100% crop of my model's eyebrows from the last beauty >>> shots I took using a tripod with my K20D and DA* 50-135. Clear, sharp, >>> detailed. I defy you to get that clarity handheld, no matter the >>> shutter speed. >> >> >> Let's make sure we're testing the same thing. What percent of frame >> should the person's head be? Any other requirements? >> > > Unless you're shooting for CSI, you want the person to have all of their > head. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
