It is also important to specify what is the subject of your focus and at what apertures.
Did you read post #12 on last page?, I\'d be happy to elaborate.
Yeap, but not clear what do you photograph....a car of a portrait of a kid where you want eyes to be sharp.
Eyes or eye, I often choose the latter if it tells you something. I do just the things you mention, cars would be an example of things furthest away, while a kid portrait would be the closest such as this a couple of pages back https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/839374/92#10721605
Now, if you do that, that\'s exactly why you should get a EG-S type of screen and none of those with split screens as it enables you to focus anywhere in the frame. Recomposition does not work with a thin focus plane such as the 35/1.4 (or 50/1.4 for that matter).
+1, actually this type of portrait is only possible with Manual lens and S-type screen. Nothing faster than see it in your eyes when shooting. AF will slow you down and focus accuracy won\'t be better than \'you\' at this distance with side AF point.
Wfrank, with 35mm 1.4 ZF.2, at close distance, I don\'t have much trouble to nail the focus of eyes, but longer distance say 2M to 5M, I have a lot trouble nail focus if I shoot portrait, might be OK if shoot other urban subject. If C/Y can pop into frame, it is definitely better than ZF.
Jul 25, 2012 at 10:43 AM
Previous versions of zhangyue's message #10832375 « The official Zeiss 35/1.4 thread »
