So if your aperture was set to f/11, because of better visual acuity than assumed by the engravings, you REALLY SHOULD USE the engraving marks for about f/5.6. For example, with 50mm lens on Hassy set to f/11,
- First of all it is important to understand that 'within the DOF zone' means only that "on a 8x10 inch print, things which are 'within the DOF zone' are not blurred enough for your brain to interpret as 'not in focus'...but they ARE BLURRY, just not objectionably so...only things at the plane of focus are perfectly sharp!
- Next, one has to understand that DOF markings on lenses, and DOF tables and most calculation programs are based upon 'manufacturer standard' assumptions about human visual acuity which are NOT EVEN AS GOOD as what your optometrist corrects you vision to achieve!
- the f/11 DOF zone engravings would have you wrongly believe that DOF zone is from 1.8m to Infinity when the focus plane is 3.7m away.
- But, the viewer with 20/20 corrected vision actually sees that things outside the true DOF zone of 2.8m to 5.6m are out of focus!
- So using the lens DOF scale marks at f/5.6 show the DOF zone to be 3.2m to 4.5m, which is much closer to approximating what the 20/20 visual acuity vision would detect!
Although I could not completely understand what you are saying due to complicate English, I guess you are with Norman Koren camp. Thanks!
Although I could not completely understand what you are saying due to complicate English, I guess you are with Norman Koren camp. Thanks!
No, you make the right choice, the Rolleiflex SL66se can have battery problems. That comment was from someone who is jealous that he did not buy one.
More like the North Korean camp.
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... After seeing the films returned from Film Develop Lab, I was greatly disappointed at the results. ...
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From a 35mm negative, exposed in a Trip 35 that I paid $2.10 for:
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Ah, but the point is, the expense of the camera isn't what matters the most. If you already have a camera that works well for you, what you have already will do the job.Stop that! Stop that! First there was Rockwell's dented Trip 35, then other people on websites singing it praises ... and now this! As a retiree, I cannot afford to buy another camera, even at $2.10
Rolleiflex SL66, not SE model, doesn't require any battery while it provides with tilt shift function. I know it has a couple of weaknesses such as magazine problem and bellows light leak. Frankly speaking, I should have bought a Hasselblad Flexbody instead of 503CX because my primary usage of medium format film camera is landscape photography. At that time, I didn't know about Flexbody at all.
Thanks for your clarifying reply. Sorry for causing you an inconvenience.
Disappointed in the prints? Are the negatives sharp? If the prints are disappointing and the negatives are sharp, it is a problem at the lab. Sometimes I have had very bad results from even good labs (in my case, I had it printed again elsewhere, then took it back to show them).
I didn't print it, but scanned with Nikon Super Coolscan 9000 ED. The scanned output was not sharp, precisely speaking acute, and I couldn't judge sharpness on the negaive film using a loupe on the light table.
Glad to hear that! I hope she liked staying in Korea. Being 68 yers old, I just started film photography after a long DSLR photo life. I just wanted to start a new life right from the beginning, so I read books and did an extensive googling. I am looking forward to outing to the field in September. As you might be aware of, it's too unusually hot to go out here in Far East area like Korea and Japan.Please feel free to ask any questions. My youngest daughter taught English as a second language in South Korea for two years.
Huh? wanna interpret that comment for us?More like the North Korean camp.
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Huh? wanna interpret that comment for us?
Yes because, Carl Zeiss is very conservative with their assumption of Coc bu still, true sharpness only exists at the focal plane.I was explaining the concept. Once someone understands it, then if they choose, they can put infinity a little inside the f/stop mark. With the Hasselblad, putting infinity at the f/stop is still very sharp.
bu still, true sharpness only exists at the focal plane.
You wish !No, you make the right choice, the Rolleiflex SL66se can have battery problems. That comment was from someone who is jealous that he did not buy one.
me too!I never had the 60mm lens since it is too close to the 80, I have the 50 and I am very happy with it.
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