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p.3 #10 · p.3 #10 · Can you get shallower Depth of Field on FF 35mm than 44 X 33 sensors? | |
Rand47 wrote:
Hi Steve,
No argument from me on any of what you wrote. All I’m saying is that with the GF lenses I own (23, 32-64, 110 and 120) I have no problem at all achieving very shallow DOF if desired. I can’t imagine what my 50mm Mitakon 0.95 would look like if I adapted it to the GFX.
Rand
Hi Rand,
Yes, you can get very nice shallow depth of field with the GF lenses, but if Fuji makes the rumoured 75 f/1.4 I think people will find a use for that too. The 75 f/1.4 would be a lot like the latest Leica Noctilux, which by the way was made after digital and as a rangefinder lens certainly wasn't made to make the viewfinder brighter. Similarly the Leica 75 f/1.25 which came out this year wasn't about viewfinder brightness or shutter speed with film. There is a genuine desire by some to have lenses with shallower DOF capabilities. I totally agree it can be way over done but it is a tool I like to have available and it is nice to have if not over used. For example, on Sony I shoot the CV 40 f/1.2 a lot for portraits. I typically shoot it at f/2, but I do appreciate having the f/1.2 for an occasional shot. I feel the same about my Canon FD 55 f/1.2 Asph on my GFX. I typically shoot it at f/2.8, but I like that I have the capability to open it up for some shots and I try not to over use that.
What your 50 Mitakon f/0.95 would look like depends on the aspect ratio you would choose and the image circle of the lens. Assuming that it has about a 50mm image circle, if you crop to 3 X 2 it would look like a 45 f/0.9 (not all that different from how it looks on FF35). If you crop to 4 X 5 or 4 X 3 it would look about like a 40mm f/0.8, so it would appear wider in focal length and wider in aperture than on FF35. It would be noticeable but not a huge effect. If you cropped to square, however, it would look about like a 35mm f/0.7 on FF35, and I am not at all sure what that would look like. I think it would be a pretty unique look, however, and if I had the lens I would play with it and see if I might like it.
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