On Tue, 31 Jan 2006, 12:51:48, pnstenquist wrote:
A fat guy squinting in the sun???
He's my financial advisor; I thought I'd put him to some honest work
for a change! I'd just received the lens and wanted a subject for my
tests of proper operation. A little softening did him a world of
A fat guy squinting in the sun???
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From: Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Thats amazing. Thanks Jim. I shows a much larger soft effect than I
> expected at 2.8. I dont think you can achieve this with cheap normal
> lenses as has been mentione
Thats amazing. Thanks Jim. I shows a much larger soft effect than I
expected at 2.8. I dont think you can achieve this with cheap normal
lenses as has been mentioned.
Jim King wrote:
Here is a link to some casual portraits illustrating the range of
softening available from the Pentax FA 8
I didnt notice the tone. My LCD display here is not the best for
viewing pics. At home I have a nice large color managed CRT which would
probably show it.
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Hmmm ... you didn't mention the slightly warmer tone ... were you not able
to see it? It's subtle. If you view t
Here is a link to some casual portraits illustrating the range of
softening available from the Pentax FA 85mm f2.8 Soft. lens:
http://www.pbase.com/jamesk8752/fa85_soft
Regards, Jim
Hmmm ... you didn't mention the slightly warmer tone ... were you not able
to see it? It's subtle. If you view the pic in PS, which is a color
managed space, the differences may become more apparent.
Glad you found the crop to your liking ;-))
Shel
> [Original Message]
> From: Gonz
> Very
Very nice, thanks. I see you touched up some of the blemishes, which I
debated doing or not. The crop is also very interesting, giving more
space to the right and not centering the face. Your crop looks alot
better to me. I appreciate your efforts. I learned something.
rg
Shel Belinkoff
Adjusted version:
http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/soft.html
The Gonz Original:
http://www.g0nz.com/images/k2softaprox.jpg
The differences are subtle, apart from the crop, so, if you can, you might
want to look at the two side-by-side.
Shel
> [Original Message]
> From: Gonz <[EMAIL PROT
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Hi,
You might consider getting an old lens, like an Auto Takumar, which can be
purchased for a reasonable price, especially if the front element has some
"cleaning marks."
They are surprisingly "sharp", however, compared to the effects of one
of the "soft" lenses like t
Hi,
You might consider getting an old lens, like an Auto Takumar, which can be
purchased for a reasonable price, especially if the front element has some
"cleaning marks."
Right now I'm looking for one of those - one recently went for $37.00 on an
auction site and was described as being in mint c
Thanks for the comments Derby. I think it might be useful to me to take
a picture with a soft lens to see what it actually looks like vs the
same picture using a normal lens. I might take up an offer that was
made by a member to let me borrow one.
The gaussian blur is only a layer that is pa
frank theriault wrote:
On 1/30/06, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Oops wrong pic. It should have been:
http://www.g0nz.com/images/k2softaprox.jpg
I like this one even better than the first one!
She has gorgeous eyes...
Thanks Frank. I like this one better too.
cheers,
frank
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On 1/30/06, Gonz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Oops wrong pic. It should have been:
>
> http://www.g0nz.com/images/k2softaprox.jpg
I like this one even better than the first one!
She has gorgeous eyes...
cheers,
frank
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"Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Gonz wrote:
Oops wrong pic. It should have been:
http://www.g0nz.com/images/k2softaprox.jpg
Gonz wrote:
Another one with a similar technique as "Soft", easier to do in PS.
http://www.g0nz.com/images/ksoftaprox.jpg
Comments welcome.
rg
I like "k2" much more than "k", which seems a l
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