Yes, I don't use it often too although I have dreamed of owning one for many years.. But it's worth exploring it's capabilities. Looking forward to do some outdoor portrait work with it.
Jannik Peters wrote:
Yes, I don't use it often too although I have dreamed of owning one for many years.. But it's worth exploring it's capabilities. Looking forward to do some outdoor portrait work with it.
Exactly your opinion Yannik. Hope the page is filled with wonderful pictures. Think if the new 100mm Stf appears, some pictures will come.
The images are truly beautiful, but please help me out here. How are they different from my Canon 135 f2L shooting wide open? Of course side by side, I may see it but I do not know what to look for in these examples.
stevesanacore wrote:
The images are truly beautiful, but please help me out here. How are they different from my Canon 135 f2L shooting wide open? Of course side by side, I may see it but I do not know what to look for in these examples.
check out the stf bokeh comparison halfway down the page.
^ That is a great comparison. Really shows off how the STF is just plain unique. Well, the 135/1.8 is, too. Love that lens. Its crazy that 2 of the most uniquely excellent 135mm's are made by Sony. May have to switch to A mount.
Very interesting how the STF lens creates soft three dimensional spheres in comparison to flat discs of specular's in the out of focus regions. Certainly beautiful images.
I didn't think front filters would work that well but I was thinking maybe a lens like my old 300 2.8 Tamron adaptall with rear filter drawer might work.
The lens is already a nice enough portrait lens but one of these might make it better still.
I would not make one myself but have to buy one and from my limited search, they might be pretty pricey and especially since the ones I found are not made in the size of my lens filter drawer so would need to be custom made.
Yes, and a custom made apodization filter is likely very expensive. A DIY apodization filter could work, but likely worse than a real one. And very likely it takes some experiments till it works.
But the position of the filter drawer is likely near the iris.
ZoneV wrote:
Yes, and a custom made apodization filter is likely very expensive. A DIY apodization filter could work, but likely worse than a real one. And very likely it takes some experiments till it works.
But the position of the filter drawer is likely near the iris.
I was thinking instead of a speedbooster an apo filter in its place.
