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Yes 5.6 is a little too close to the edge. I did like 6.3 better as it is safer. We have to be careful sometimes in shots like these for clients that expect you to bring home the bacon. So hopefully this is a little lesson for aspiring shooters to pay attention to what you get and what your client expects.
Rico I also agree if the angle was more turned to the side I could have got in real trouble with DOF and it is thin as a pancake for sure. My one saving grace was I was not so tight to subject . Once you move in to let's say just the head your going to need F8 for sure. These I have to get a little space for different sizing for the client so you can crop to their needs. Shooting for myself I would have been closer. Again hopefully another lesson when working with clients. They do some weird stuff to your images as far as production end results. I'm secretly saying cover your ass.
rico wrote:
f/5.6, Guy likes to live near the edge! Great work as always. At 135mm, I prefer f/8 to get more angling options and, even then, DOF is in short supply.
As for Batis alternatives, I cover this FL with the Rok, Leitz Tele-Elmar, Nikkor 70-200/4, and always near f/8. The 100 STF is a trickier beast because it wants to be used at f/4 effective DOF to work the magic. For new technology, my drool contenders are from Canon and optical master Myazaki. The Canon 135/4L TS-E macro is due out shortly, and will be a killer: Day 1 purchase for me. The other is from MS Optical and goes by the name Fluorit Super Apochromat Aporis 135mm F2.4 Full MC. The design is Ernostar with one flourite element in M mount. MC refers to manual control of a floating group for SA correction! You can choose which side of the focus plane to put the good blur, as with Nikon's DC lenses. These alternatives are manual focus but we're not scared of that, right? Pricing is Batis range.
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http://www.japancamerahunter.com/shop/ms-optics-fluorit-super-apochromat-aporis-135mm-f2-4-full-mc/...Show more →
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