35mm's Snapshots
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That thing is cool, bet it doesn't help in the rain though.
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I can't believe how much of the frame is in focus at sub 2.0 aperture values. I tried to do the same while in Amsterdam on a few shots but it being a manual focus most of the shots are all out of focus...
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I'm guessing he is stopped down a bit as the Voigtlander is pretty soft on the edges wide open.
@35mm - loving the colors in that.
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Oh... I was thinking the value at the bottom of the images was it as shot, not the lens..
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Indeed, the information is only about the lens used, not the EXIF data.
But let me just add that having "much of the frame in focus" in this scene is simple, since everything is pretty much at the same plane (i.e. parallel to the sensor). It's only when you have much depth present that you'll have trouble getting everything in focus - for example, #1475.
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I guess looking back at that structure you and I like so much, it seems like all of those were with the 15mm.
The biggest problem I have right now, is that the Rokinon is pretty much a macro lens, as the rangefinding goes from 0.25ft, 0.35, 0.5, 1.0 then to infinity. There's only so much space in that area near infinity where almost everything far away is focused, and it's causing a lot of unfocused shots with the plane too far back or froward. Going live view is just about the only way to stop it, but sometimes you just can't use it for some shots..
The biggest problem I have right now, is that the Rokinon is pretty much a macro lens, as the rangefinding goes from 0.25ft, 0.35, 0.5, 1.0 then to infinity. There's only so much space in that area near infinity where almost everything far away is focused, and it's causing a lot of unfocused shots with the plane too far back or froward. Going live view is just about the only way to stop it, but sometimes you just can't use it for some shots..
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That is usually the case with wide-angles lenses (nothing to do with macro). After 1~3 meters, the depth of field is so huge that pretty much everything's in focus - and that's exactly what the scale is telling you.
It's weird that you're getting trouble achieving focus. With a lens like the 15mm or the 20mm, I pretty much focus by guessing.
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Same... I now have somewhat of a better understanding of what range and how close to the infinity mark to get. Of course, I only use infinity for shots about 300-400 yards away, but it's about 1mm per every 10 feet to adjust, and there's really not that much room for something from 5 feet to 50 feet..
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I don't want to hi-jack 35mm's thread, but you should spend some time playing around with this DOF calculator to help you understand the relationship between focal length and DOF.
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Odd that one building on the left is so bright compared to the others..
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Because whiter.
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Well duh, but has the building always been like that? I know when I was in Amsterdam last weekend I learned something new that the buildings in the canal district cant be painted differently or changed colors. I was just wondering if the same might apply here, as the bottom of it is still bare clay brick.
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Sorry, I couldn't tell you.
Starting on #1449, these are all shots from my two day vacation in Seville. It's all new to me.
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I think you would have a lot of fun with a tilt-shift lens
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