Late to the party, but tsdevine & jman (et al) are on board with my perspective @ rendering & drawing style.
Lens A renders more CA than Lens B
Lens B renders colors with more saturation than Lens C
Lens C renders less contrast than Lens D
Lens D renders more central sharpness than Lens E
Lens E renders corners sharper than Lens F
Lens F renders smoother bokeh than Lens G
Lens G renders more distortion than Lens H
Lens H renders more vignetting than Lens I
Lens I renders more flare than Lens J
And the list goes on ...
Optics are always a culmination of factors and series of compromises, with some of them being diametrically opposing in design. How a lens is designed to accomplish this myriad of characteristics and attributes varies with each lens, FL and design.
Now, for some ... they couldn\'t give a rat\'s patootie about the differences between lens drawing style or rendering. For others, they can spot the difference from a country mile.
Personally, when I want smooth tonal transitions, I have certain glass that I grab. When I want contrasty tonal transitions, I choose other lenses. The same can go for central sharpness vs. edge performance, etc.
Rendering or drawing style is simply a way of indicating the encompassing culmination of a lens\' combined characteristics and attributes ... good, bad or indifferent, depending on your perspective and preference.
For me, the variance in a lens drawing style is akin to the variance in a painter\'s brushes. Some painters do their work with only one brush that they can use universally. Others have a myriad of brushes, each suited to different tasks with their own sets of pro\'s & con\'s for utilization. In that regard each brush has a different \"drawing style\" or \"rendering\" ... so it goes with glass ... choose your preference, choose your poison.
Late to the party, but tsdevine & jman (et al) are on board with my perspective @ rendering & drawing style.
Lens A renders more CA than Lens B
Lens B renders colors with more saturation than Lens C
Lens C renders less contrast than Lens D
Lens D renders more central sharpness than Lens E
Lens E renders corners sharper than Lens F
Lens F renders smoother bokeh than Lens G
Lens G renders more distortion than Lens H
Lens H renders more vignetting than Lens I
Lens I renders more flare than Lens J
And the list goes on ...
Optics are always a culmination of factors and series of compromises, with some of them being diametrically opposing in design. How a lens is designed to accomplish this myriad of characteristics and attributes varies with each lens, FL and design.
Now, for some ... they couldn\'t give a rat\'s patootie about the differences between lens drawing style or rendering. For others, they can spot the difference form a country mile.
Personally, when I want smooth tonal transitions, I have certain glass that I grab. When I want contrasty tonal transitions, I choose other lenses. The same can go for central sharpness vs. edge performance, etc.
Rendering or drawing style is simply a way of indicating the encompassing culmination of a lens\' combined characteristics and attributes ... good, bad or indifferent, depending on your perspective and preference.
For me, the variance in a lens drawing style is akin to the variance in a painter\'s brushes. Some painters do their work with only one brush that they can use universally. Others have a myriad of brushes, each suited to different tasks with their own sets of pro\'s & con\'s for utilization. In that regard each brush has a different \"drawing style\" or \"rendering\" ... so it goes with glass ... choose your preference, choose your poison.
Late to the party, but tsdevine & jman (et al) are on board with my perspective @ rendering & drawing style.
Lens A renders more CA than Lens B
Lens B renders colors with more saturation than Lens C
Lens C renders less contrast than Lens D
Lens D renders more central sharpness than Lens E
Lens E renders corners sharper than Lens F
Lens F renders smoother bokeh than Lens G
Lens G renders more distortion than Lens H
Lens H renders more vignetting than Lens I
Lens I renders more flare than Lens J
And the list goes on ...
Optics are always a culmination of factors and series of compromises, with some of them being diametrically opposing in design. How a lens is designed to accomplish this myriad of characteristics and attributes varies with each lens, FL and design.
Now, for some ... they couldn\'t give a rat\'s patootie about the differences between lens drawing style or rendering. For others, they can spot the difference form a country mile.
Personally, when I want smooth tonal transitions, I have certain glass that I grab. When I want contrasty tonal transitions, I choose other lenses. The same can go for central sharpness vs. edge performance, etc.
Rendering or drawing style is simply a way of indicating the encompassing culmination of a lens\' combined characteristics and attributes ... good, bad or indifferent, depending on your perspective and preference.
For me, the variance in a lens drawing style is akin to the variance in a painter\'s brushes. Some painters do their work with only one brush that they can use universally. Others have a myriad of brushes, each suited to different tasks with their own sets of pro\'s & con\'s for utilization. In that regard each brush has a different \"drawing style\" or \"rendering\" ... so it goes with glass ... choose your preference, choose your poison.
Late to the party, but tsdevine & jman (et al) are on board with my perspective @ rendering & drawing style.
Lens A renders more CA than Lens B
Lens B renders colors with more saturation than Lens C
Lens C renders less contrast than Lens D
Lens D renders more central sharpness than Lens E
Lens E renders corners sharper than Lens F
Lens F renders smoother bokeh than Lens G
Lens G renders more distortion than Lens H
Lens H renders more vignetting than Lens I
Lens I renders more flare than Lens J
And the list goes on ...
Optics are always a culmination of factors and series of compromises, with some of them being diametrically opposing in design. How a lens is designed to accomplish this myriad of characteristics and attributes varies with each lens, FL and design.
Now, for some ... they couldn\'t give a rat\'s patootie about the differences between lens drawing style or rendering. For others, they can spot the difference form a country mile.
Personally, when I want smooth tonal transitions, I have certain glass that I grab. When I want contrasty tonal transitions, I choose other lenses. The same can go for central sharpness vs. edge performance, etc.
Rendering or drawing style is simply a way of indicating the encompassing culmination of a lens\' combined characteristics and attributes ... good, bad or indifferent, depending on your perspective and preference.
For me, the variance in a lens drawing style is akin to the variance in a painter\'s brushes. Some painters do their work with only one brush that they can use universally. Others have a myriad of brushes, each suited to different tasks with their own sets of pro\'s & con\'s for utilization. In that regard each brush has a different \"drawing style\" or \"rendering\" ... so it goes with glass.
Late to the party, but tsdevine & jman (et al) are on board with my perspective @ rendering & drawing style.
Lens A renders more CA than Lens B
Lens B renders colors with more saturation than Lens C
Lens C renders less contrast than Lens D
Lens D renders more central sharpness than Lens E
Lens E renders corners sharper than Lens F
Lens F renders smoother bokeh than Lens G
Lens G renders more distortion than Lens H
Lens H renders more vignetting than Lens I
Lens I has more flare than Lens J
And the list goes on ...
Optics are always a culmination of factors and series of compromises, with some of them being diametrically opposing in design. How a lens is designed to accomplish this myriad of characteristics and attributes varies with each lens, FL and design.
Now, for some ... they couldn\'t give a rat\'s patootie about the differences between lens drawing style or rendering. For others, they can spot the difference form a country mile.
Personally, when I want smooth tonal transitions, I have certain glass that I grab. When I want contrasty tonal transitions, I choose other lenses. The same can go for central sharpness vs. edge performance, etc.
Rendering or drawing style is simply a way of indicating the encompassing culmination of a lens\' combined characteristics and attributes ... good, bad or indifferent, depending on your perspective and preference.
For me, the variance in a lens drawing style is akin to the variance in a painter\'s brushes. Some painters do their work with only one brush that they can use universally. Others have a myriad of brushes, each suited to different tasks with their own sets of pro\'s & con\'s for utilization. In that regard each brush has a different \"drawing style\" or \"rendering\" ... so it goes with glass.
Late to the party, but tsdevine & jman (et al) are on board with my perspective @ rendering & drawing style.
Lens A renders more CA than Lens B
Lens B renders colors with more saturation than Lens C
Lens C renders less contrast than Lens D
Lens D renders more central sharpness than Lens E
Lens E renders corners sharper than Lens F
Lens F renders smoother bokeh than Lens G
Lens G renders more distortion than Lens H
Lens H renders more vignetting than Lens I
And the list goes on ...
Optics are always a culmination of factors and series of compromises, with some of them being diametrically opposing in design. How a lens is designed to accomplish this myriad of characteristics and attributes varies with each lens, FL and design.
Now, for some ... they couldn\'t give a rat\'s patootie about the differences between lens drawing style or rendering. For others, they can spot the difference form a country mile.
Personally, when I want smooth tonal transitions, I have certain glass that I grab. When I want contrasty tonal transitions, I choose other lenses. The same can go for central sharpness vs. edge performance, etc.
Rendering or drawing style is simply a way of indicating the encompassing culmination of a lens\' combined characteristics and attributes ... good, bad or indifferent, depending on your perspective and preference.
Aug 15, 2012 at 10:30 PM
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