Re: PESO: Detail of Two Ice Creams and a Wide Open Shot
On 6/26/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For all those with an interest in the DA 50-200, here's a 200% detail from the girl with two ice creams shot. I think it was Denny who said he saw a drip. Bingo! He get's the eagle eye award. I think the sharpness is good for this large a magnification. There's a bit of CA where the straw dontrasts with the hood of the car, but that's an extreme example. I didn't see any CA in other areas. In any case, the detail version is here: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487715size=lg That's pretty good detail for such an extreme crop! Someone else asked to see a wide open shot. This one is at 5.6, 1/1500th, ISO 400. By coincidence it happens to be another young lady. And no, I didn't chicken out and shoot her going away. I got her on the approach as well (she smiled). But I like this shot better: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487689 Geez, how many straps does she need to have showing on her shoulders. I count one for her top, one for her undershirt (I guess that's what it is), one for her bra, and (on one shoulder at least) her purse strap. Are straps the in accessory this year? I gotta say, I don't find the bokeh particularly pleasing - rather harsh, to my eye. Cool shot, though... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: Detail of Two Ice Creams and a Wide Open Shot
Thanks Frank. Yes, straps are in this year. A common sight on the street these days. I tend to like the bokeh that this lens yields. It smooths without distorting. Paul On 6/26/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For all those with an interest in the DA 50-200, here's a 200% detail from the girl with two ice creams shot. I think it was Denny who said he saw a drip. Bingo! He get's the eagle eye award. I think the sharpness is good for this large a magnification. There's a bit of CA where the straw dontrasts with the hood of the car, but that's an extreme example. I didn't see any CA in other areas. In any case, the detail version is here: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487715size=lg That's pretty good detail for such an extreme crop! Someone else asked to see a wide open shot. This one is at 5.6, 1/1500th, ISO 400. By coincidence it happens to be another young lady. And no, I didn't chicken out and shoot her going away. I got her on the approach as well (she smiled). But I like this shot better: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487689 Geez, how many straps does she need to have showing on her shoulders. I count one for her top, one for her undershirt (I guess that's what it is), one for her bra, and (on one shoulder at least) her purse strap. Are straps the in accessory this year? I gotta say, I don't find the bokeh particularly pleasing - rather harsh, to my eye. Cool shot, though... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Re: PESO: Detail of Two Ice Creams and a Wide Open Shot
I tend to like the bokeh that this lens yields. It smooths without distorting. Paul Actually, that was my first thought on both of the photos that you've posted as examples. In this one, in particular, http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487689 DOF selection did you quite well. *Very* nice bokeh, IMHO. - Jerome
Re: Re: PESO: Detail of Two Ice Creams and a Wide Open Shot
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2005/06/27 Mon PM 01:07:32 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: PESO: Detail of Two Ice Creams and a Wide Open Shot On 6/26/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For all those with an interest in the DA 50-200, here's a 200% detail from the girl with two ice creams shot. I think it was Denny who said he saw a drip. Bingo! He get's the eagle eye award. I think the sharpness is good for this large a magnification. There's a bit of CA where the straw dontrasts with the hood of the car, but that's an extreme example. I didn't see any CA in other areas. In any case, the detail version is here: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487715size=lg That's pretty good detail for such an extreme crop! Someone else asked to see a wide open shot. This one is at 5.6, 1/1500th, ISO 400. By coincidence it happens to be another young lady. And no, I didn't chicken out and shoot her going away. I got her on the approach as well (she smiled). But I like this shot better: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487689 Geez, how many straps does she need to have showing on her shoulders. I count one for her top, one for her undershirt (I guess that's what it is), one for her bra, and (on one shoulder at least) her purse strap. Are straps the in accessory this year? No - but stripey suntan is. 8-) I gotta say, I don't find the bokeh particularly pleasing - rather harsh, to my eye. Cool shot, though... cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson - Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/
Re: PESO: Detail of Two Ice Creams and a Wide Open Shot
In a message dated 6/27/2005 9:16:38 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I got her on the approach as well (she smiled). But I like this shot better: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487689 Ummm, would it be possible for those of us who like approaching shots to see the other one? ;-) Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane égalité, liberté, crawfish
Re: PESO: Detail of Two Ice Creams and a Wide Open Shot
Thanks Jerome. I tend to like lenses that soften without distorting. The lenses that seem to draw the most complaints in regard to boke, distort the background a great deal, yielding strange patterns. The degree of softness in the background is more a function of the spatial relationships of lens, subject, and background, rather than the way the lens delivers the image to the film plane or sensor. Harsh is sometimes used to characterize a background that is not completely out of focus. That's not the fault of the lens, but is instead a function of the composition. Paul I tend to like the bokeh that this lens yields. It smooths without distorting. Paul Actually, that was my first thought on both of the photos that you've posted as examples. In this one, in particular, http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487689 DOF selection did you quite well. *Very* nice bokeh, IMHO. - Jerome
Re: PESO: Detail of Two Ice Creams and a Wide Open Shot
That could be arranged :-). In a message dated 6/27/2005 9:16:38 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I got her on the approach as well (she smiled). But I like this shot better: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487689 Ummm, would it be possible for those of us who like approaching shots to see the other one? ;-) Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane égalité, liberté, crawfish
PESO: Detail of Two Ice Creams and a Wide Open Shot
For all those with an interest in the DA 50-200, here's a 200% detail from the girl with two ice creams shot. I think it was Denny who said he saw a drip. Bingo! He get's the eagle eye award. I think the sharpness is good for this large a magnification. There's a bit of CA where the straw dontrasts with the hood of the car, but that's an extreme example. I didn't see any CA in other areas. In any case, the detail version is here: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487715size=lg Someone else asked to see a wide open shot. This one is at 5.6, 1/1500th, ISO 400. By coincidence it happens to be another young lady. And no, I didn't chicken out and shoot her going away. I got her on the approach as well (she smiled). But I like this shot better: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487689 Paul
Re: PESO: Detail of Two Ice Creams and a Wide Open Shot
On 6/27/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For all those with an interest in the DA 50-200, here's a 200% detail from the girl with two ice creams shot. I think it was Denny who said he saw a drip. Bingo! He get's the eagle eye award. I think the sharpness is good for this large a magnification. There's a bit of CA where the straw dontrasts with the hood of the car, but that's an extreme example. I didn't see any CA in other areas. In any case, the detail version is here: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487715size=lg Woo Hoo. I was right. I often miss small details but I picked that one. The sharpness is very good. But you've manage to do impressive things with the 80-320. ;-) Someone else asked to see a wide open shot. This one is at 5.6, 1/1500th, ISO 400. By coincidence it happens to be another young lady. And no, I didn't chicken out and shoot her going away. I got her on the approach as well (she smiled). But I like this shot better: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487689 As John Travolta said in Face Off, I hate to see you go, but I love to watch you leave very nice Paul. Paul
Re: PESO: Detail of Two Ice Creams and a Wide Open Shot
Paul, Look for another drop below the 1st, just above the auto head lamp. Regards, Bob S. On 6/26/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks David. I have to admit I never saw the drip. If I noticed it at all, I must have assumed it was a highlight on the hood of the car. I think any Pentax lens, save perhaps J or Takumar-K series lenses, can deliver at least very good results. I believe the exceptions we see are either due to damaged equipment or operator error. I could be wrong, but that's what I believe. Paul On Jun 26, 2005, at 8:04 PM, David Savage wrote: On 6/27/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For all those with an interest in the DA 50-200, here's a 200% detail from the girl with two ice creams shot. I think it was Denny who said he saw a drip. Bingo! He get's the eagle eye award. I think the sharpness is good for this large a magnification. There's a bit of CA where the straw dontrasts with the hood of the car, but that's an extreme example. I didn't see any CA in other areas. In any case, the detail version is here: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487715size=lg Woo Hoo. I was right. I often miss small details but I picked that one. The sharpness is very good. But you've manage to do impressive things with the 80-320. ;-) Someone else asked to see a wide open shot. This one is at 5.6, 1/1500th, ISO 400. By coincidence it happens to be another young lady. And no, I didn't chicken out and shoot her going away. I got her on the approach as well (she smiled). But I like this shot better: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487689 As John Travolta said in Face Off, I hate to see you go, but I love to watch you leave very nice Paul. Paul
Re: PESO: Detail of Two Ice Creams and a Wide Open Shot
Hi Bob, I'm not sure about that one. I looked at it at 400%, and it's not as round and uniform as the other drop. What's more, it's right on the headlight ring, which does show another specular highlight. Might be a drip, might be a highlight. We'll probably never know. Just another example of life's great mysteries vbg. Paul On Jun 26, 2005, at 10:49 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Paul, Look for another drop below the 1st, just above the auto head lamp. Regards, Bob S. On 6/26/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks David. I have to admit I never saw the drip. If I noticed it at all, I must have assumed it was a highlight on the hood of the car. I think any Pentax lens, save perhaps J or Takumar-K series lenses, can deliver at least very good results. I believe the exceptions we see are either due to damaged equipment or operator error. I could be wrong, but that's what I believe. Paul On Jun 26, 2005, at 8:04 PM, David Savage wrote: On 6/27/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For all those with an interest in the DA 50-200, here's a 200% detail from the girl with two ice creams shot. I think it was Denny who said he saw a drip. Bingo! He get's the eagle eye award. I think the sharpness is good for this large a magnification. There's a bit of CA where the straw dontrasts with the hood of the car, but that's an extreme example. I didn't see any CA in other areas. In any case, the detail version is here: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487715size=lg Woo Hoo. I was right. I often miss small details but I picked that one. The sharpness is very good. But you've manage to do impressive things with the 80-320. ;-) Someone else asked to see a wide open shot. This one is at 5.6, 1/1500th, ISO 400. By coincidence it happens to be another young lady. And no, I didn't chicken out and shoot her going away. I got her on the approach as well (she smiled). But I like this shot better: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3487689 As John Travolta said in Face Off, I hate to see you go, but I love to watch you leave very nice Paul. Paul
