dcjs wrote:
Looks like the f/1.4 produces a significantly stronger background blur at f/2 than the f/2 version, quite interesting.
I am not sure. The shot # 17 with the 1.4 seems to be focused ever so slightly more to the front. This might cause the background to be more blured. At the 2.0 version the mans hair is still a bit sharper to the back of his head, wheras at the 1.4 version the left part of the statue is slightly sharper. That's 100% though, very hard to manually focus entirely the same.
It is hard to judge from just a couple of photographs. It is interesting though, that the characteristics of the lenses are so similar.
The more intense saturation and clarity shows well in the bike shot.
thanks Philipe for doing this comparison, and taking the time to work on the pics! As everybody is so curious, this is really interesting to investigate.
You were able to point to quite a few differences, which I find is a tough job within that little amount of time. Well done!
Hugo, you make absolutely gorgeous photos, but they practically cry out for a nice frame. Personally I would also find the text nicer if it were more subtle, i.e. less colours and simpler fonts, but perhaps that is just my Scandinavian taste versus your Latin taste
Ruben, Hugo, lovely shots! It is so good to see some Portugese green amid all the white and grey we get from our Scandinavian friends!
Almass, lovely colours and composition, but, in my case, your ultra-thin DOF bothers me more than it helps. This is strictly me, though.
philber wrote:
ultra-thin DOF bothers me more than it helps. This is strictly me, though.
it might be, because the iris isn't sharp but rather the eyebrows.
I also think that portraits with the 85 at 1.4 often have not enough DOF. I prefer 2 to even 2.8 sometimes. I am also tempted to use 1.4 because I can ;-) but often it doesn't work out.
carstenw wrote:
Hugo, you make absolutely gorgeous photos, but they practically cry out for a nice frame. Personally I would also find the text nicer if it were more subtle, i.e. less colours and simpler fonts, but perhaps that is just my Scandinavian taste versus your Latin taste
philber wrote:
Ruben, Hugo, lovely shots! It is so good to see some Portugese green amid all the white and grey we get from our Scandinavian friends!
Almass, lovely colours and composition, but, in my case, your ultra-thin DOF bothers me more than it helps. This is strictly me, though.
Philbert, thank you for your comment, I replaced the pic with another version.
The reason to use the 85/1.4 is indeed for the thin DOF and the full intention is always to use it wide open for Portraits and the look is a soft look as intended.
I also got the Leica R Lux 80/1.4 for the exact same reason and dislike the Nikkor 85G for not being able to emulate the Zeiss or the Leica!!
When I need Sharp, I use the ZF2 100/2 or the Leica R APO 100/2.8 or the 90AA and sometimes the Nikkor 200 /2. But I do not like Sharp Portraits and prefer the softness or what I call the Evanescence of the soul
Almass wrote:
Philbert, thank you for your comment, I replaced the pic with another version.
Not meaning to critisize the image, but for me her skin is just smoothened to much in PP. Therefore there is a very harsh contrast between her skin and the eyebrows.
There is still reference to how her skin originally looks on her forehead just below where her hair begins, if I am not mistaken.
Hugo and Ruben Feritas your photos shines, they're really beautiful, i'll be more than happy if you help me how to process images, i have 21ZF AND 50MP on my D700 but not close to your works
Recently I got the chance to go and visit the new Museum of Old and New Art which has opened last month in Australia. It's a A$70m museum built by professional gambler David Walsh to house his A$100m+ art collection. Philanthropy on this scale is very uncommon in Australia, and MONA is open to the public and is free. The museum's first exhibition, Monanism, centres around Walsh's favourite works and has a lot of pieces centering around sex and death, and many pieces were controversial when first displayed.
I took a few photos around the complex, which is on 3 levels built into the side of a cliff. Unfortunately it's not very photo friendly, as there are no exterior windows and the ambience is very dark.
Uzay wrote:
Hugo and Ruben Feritas your photos shines, they're really beautiful, i'll be more than happy if you help me how to process images, i have 21ZF AND 50MP on my D700 but not close to your works
Uzay you don't have to process much, because the 21mm (or any Zeiss lenses) already give you everything you need.
But my PP consists on curves, vibrancy,contrast, WB and a little bit of sharp after resizing.
