all3nizzle
Member
how do you take bokeh shots with a rf?
i have a yashica mg-1 and i know that unfocusing the lens will take blurred photos
thanks guys!
any other tips on taking awesome photos will be greatly appreciated
i have a yashica mg-1 and i know that unfocusing the lens will take blurred photos
thanks guys!
any other tips on taking awesome photos will be greatly appreciated
Mcary
Well-known
how do you take bokeh shots with a rf?
i have a yashica mg-1 and i know that unfocusing the lens will take blurred photos
thanks guys!
any other tips on taking awesome photos will be greatly appreciated
That fact the MG-1 is limited by not having a large aperture lens, IE under F 2.0 and a low max shutter speed of 1/500 does make taking pictures with limited dept of field (DOF) harder but not impossible. To get around the above limitations try shooting with a slower film say 50-100 ISO in day light or ISO 400 in limited light. Then when you're shooting leave the lens on F 2.8 and adjust the shutter speed to get the correct exposure.
Note: the greater the distance between camera and subject the greater the DOF at a given aperture. So you'll have to work fairly close to your subjects.
Pickett Wilson
Veteran
Most people think of BOKEH in relation to the out of focus areas of the photo; but, you don't want the entire photo out of focus. Limited Depth of Field is the key and that means large apertures (f/2.8 on your camera). You want the subject in perfect focus, though. As Mcary points out, you need to shoot whatever film speed will allow you to shoot wide open (at f/2.8) in the light you are shooting under. Getting close to the subject will also decrease apparent DOF and increase the "BOKEH" effect. It's easier to see with an SLR because you can see the effect in the finder, but you can learn to visualize in your mind the effects of distance and aperture on DOF with practice.
Use f/2.8, get close to your subject, focus on subject, take picture, develope film, look at your bokeh!
payasam
a.k.a. Mukul Dube
As others have said, use the widest available aperture and be fairly close to the subject (not as close as possible, because then you get distortion). I'll only add that the subject should not be close to the background: the greater the distance, the more defocussed the background will be.
For good photos, correct exposure and correct focus are the starting points. Then you add composition and, in many cases, timing. A picture of a fire-breathing dragon may inspire awe.
For good photos, correct exposure and correct focus are the starting points. Then you add composition and, in many cases, timing. A picture of a fire-breathing dragon may inspire awe.
Proteus617
Established
Take it from a fellow newb. Forget about bokeh. Fire up Wikipedia and search for "depth of field", "circle of confusion" and "hyperfocal distance". That will clear up the bokeh stuff for you and will help quite a bit in getting the most out of a rangefinder. Once, when bored I made a spreadsheet using the equations from the Wikipedia articles. You enter the focal length of the lens, the fstops on your barrel, and an acceptable circle of confusion, and it calculates HD and DOF for a set series of focal distances. Not only has the chart been useful, but forcing myself to do the math really helped me understand how these concepts fit together.
all3nizzle
Member
ohh i see
thanks guys for the tips!
i really need to educate myself about aperture
does the lens focus matter at all?
all i know is that when the double image in the viewfinder lines up, it will be clearly focused...
neophyte i know haha
thanks guys for the tips!
i really need to educate myself about aperture
does the lens focus matter at all?
all i know is that when the double image in the viewfinder lines up, it will be clearly focused...
neophyte i know haha
Frontman
Well-known
Shooting at wide apertures gives very minimal depth of field at closer distances. Anything not in the plane of focus will be blurred. The wider the apertures, the narrower the depth of field, and the stronger the out-of-focus blur will be. Highlight outlines in this blurry area are popularly referred to as "bokeh".
The closer you get to your subject, the narrower depth of field becomes. If you are shooting close-up macro shots, the depth of field can be a millimeter. You'll get out of focus areas behind your subject even at F16 or F22.
I think "bokeh" (for the most part) is overrated gimmickry. For decades no one really knew or cared what bokeh was, but now people seem to be judging the quality of a lens more for it's bokeh than for more important qualities.
This is the reason that fast lenses have become so expensive in recent years. A fast Nikkor or Canon 55/1.2 lens is bulkier and less sharp than it's slower counterpart, yet these lenses now command very high prices because of the bokeh fad.
I'm not complaining, I'm cashing in on the fad by buying and reselling fast lenses on the big auction site. Adding "great bokeh" to the selling description seems to get an extra 20% in price...
The closer you get to your subject, the narrower depth of field becomes. If you are shooting close-up macro shots, the depth of field can be a millimeter. You'll get out of focus areas behind your subject even at F16 or F22.
I think "bokeh" (for the most part) is overrated gimmickry. For decades no one really knew or cared what bokeh was, but now people seem to be judging the quality of a lens more for it's bokeh than for more important qualities.
This is the reason that fast lenses have become so expensive in recent years. A fast Nikkor or Canon 55/1.2 lens is bulkier and less sharp than it's slower counterpart, yet these lenses now command very high prices because of the bokeh fad.
I'm not complaining, I'm cashing in on the fad by buying and reselling fast lenses on the big auction site. Adding "great bokeh" to the selling description seems to get an extra 20% in price...
all3nizzle
Member
woah thats pretty interesting frontman
im sure it is a trend in photography but its fun to do
cant really deny that
good business though haha
im sure it is a trend in photography but its fun to do
cant really deny that
good business though haha