Hi Everybody,
Here's the town on the Hudson River while it was still day time -- it was a gray day so I added color.It was all done in Photopaint X6. I wonder if Corel will fix P X8 so that it at least matches X6.
Any opinions on this version versus the night version.
Phil
Hi David
Sounds like the fun has begun. Your results are part of why I still shoot film my lenses are f1.8- f2.8 and f4. the depth of field effects aren't as visible above f 2.8 . Longer focal lengths also won't effect the depth of field so your results are as expected. If you have a camera around with a 50mm lens it is likely 1.8 ore 2.8 shoot a shot wide open and f16 you will see it.
Digital does make a difference the d50 captures an area roughly 1/3 smaller than full frame 35mmshown below so the angle of view is different and depth of field less apparent
I was checking out digital a while ago an equivalent body is 3,000 the digital 400 mm 2.8 lens is 11,000 so fil I use.
Here is an article on focus testing and a free file for you it fits with your tech stuff.
http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/technical/focus_testing.html
are you able to download other profiles to your camera I know Nikon have changed theirs over time to provide better detail in highlights?
Ross
Eskimo said:I think you might find that you could get a lot of use/enjoyment/education from Nikon's 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX.
Some of the reasons that I recommended the 35 mm f/1.8:
For some users (I'm raising my hand here), a prime lens can be beneficial sometimes to remove the temptation to "zoom in".