After looking through my portfolio of images from over 15 years with many dozens of different lenses, I'd say the 50mm GM 1.2 can produce some of the strongest 3D pop from a single image, based on my experience. For even stronger 3D pop, I have also dabbled with some bokeh panoramas, but I guess that would be cheating on this thread
The Leica 1(A) was the first commercially available Leica 35mm camera. The Leica, designed by Oscar Barnack, was announced in 1924 and sold to the public in 1925. The Leica was an immediate success and was responsible for popularizing 35mm film photography.
Personal note I have been to Leica several years ago on a Leica workshop as a guest of Leica. Seen the whole factory this goes back to the M8 days
The way I look at it, 3d pop is the ability of a lens to retain the contrast on the border if the subject matter (in focus) and background.
Having your subject lit with light; presence of shadows; spacial separation with the background, smoothness of the OOF versus high-resolution subject matter; clearly noticeable border between the subject (full shape of it being in focus) versus generally monotone OOF background (which is contrasty to the subject matter) - all of these contribute to 3d effect.
And there you have it - high quality sharp glass with shallow DOF provides you that pop.
Interestingly, subject detached from the environment processed by our brain as poppier: compare human standing and jumping, provided all settings are the same.
I see more of the 3D pop with more of a cut and paste look with the more modern large aperture lenses that have high contrast when taken wide open. I haven't seen many images at landscape apertures that show the depth as that 1906 picture. Anyone know of any lenses for full frame that can produce a similar look?
This picture has more sense of depth with a less of the cut and paste feel to me
MikeEvangelist wrote:
I have -got- to stop looking at these images from the 50mm 1.2 GM. My wallet and my shoulder can't take that sort of strain.
I've bought the 50/1.2 GM 3 times now. It's seems so impractical, so I sell it. But then I miss the look and feel I can't seem to get with other lenses, so I end up buying it again. I'm on my 3rd copy, which I will hopefully keep this time. When will I learn? Thankfully, I live somewhere where it's quick and easy to buy and sell quality used lenses like this.
After looking through my portfolio of images from over 15 years with many dozens of different lenses, I'd say the 50mm GM 1.2 can produce some of the strongest 3D pop from a single image, based on my experience. For even stronger 3D pop, I have also dabbled with some bokeh panoramas, but I guess that would be cheating on this thread
cameraman72 wrote:
I see more of the 3D pop with more of a cut and paste look with the more modern large aperture lenses that have high contrast when taken wide open. I haven't seen many images at landscape apertures that show the depth as that 1906 picture. Anyone know of any lenses for full frame that can produce a similar look?
100 years ago photographers were drawing with light, they did it carefully by thinking of the composition and waiting for the right moment as they were limited by the tools in their possession. Photographer of today simply takes snapshots and waits for the tool to do it all for him/her.
cameraman72 wrote:
I see more of the 3D pop with more of a cut and paste look with the more modern large aperture lenses that have high contrast when taken wide open. I haven't seen many images at landscape apertures that show the depth as that 1906 picture. Anyone know of any lenses for full frame that can produce a similar look?
Everything is in shadows - hardly '3D pop' is possible here at all.
fotografur wrote:
Please post an image of yours that you see having more sense of depth so I can understand what you mean.
I can use this image: https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/983034/1#15157574
In-focus subjects not only pop on the blurry contrasty background but also have some play of shadow, relief and dimensionality.
I mean it is not only the ability of lens to produce the pop effect but also the light and some other brain tricks.
lensfan wrote:
I can use this image: https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/983034/1#15157574
In-focus subjects not only pop on the blurry contrasty background but also have some play of shadow, relief and dimensionality.
I mean it is not only the ability of lens to produce the pop effect but also the light and some other brain tricks.
I'm not surprised you wouldn't post one your own photos.
Just lot's of talk.
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