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dazedgonebye

dazedgonebye

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Well, I'm not sure what I did to that first roll to make things turn out so badly, but the rolls I just got back are much better. I'm scanning and working shots taken at the Getty in LA a couple of weeks ago.
The first are posted below with more to come as I finish them.
 
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More....

I should not be surprised that my percentage of keepers was much higher with this film camera than it usually is with my DSLR. I was keenly aware that I was spending the better part of a buck with every shot.
 
If at first you don't succeed......
These are lovely, anyhow. The third one in the first post is my favourite of that series, with that gorgeous sunlit edge, but both in the second post are super as well.
A question: post 2, #2...how did you adjust the zone focussing to get this sharpness from close to far? Amazing. I have a Baldax and am still working through its idiosynchrasies.
 
Thanks Lynn,
I think that #2 in the second post has lost its focus by the time you get to the distant parts, but it is close enough to look pretty good.
My method was very simple. I used 400 iso (Delta for this one), focused just a few feet in and stopped down as far as I could. I was able to rest the camera on the scupture and use a lower shutter speed.
I figure that the near objects better be in focus, or it will be obvious...less so with the distant objects.
 
dazedgonebye said:
Thanks Lynn,
I think that #2 in the second post has lost its focus by the time you get to the distant parts, but it is close enough to look pretty good.
My method was very simple. I used 400 iso (Delta for this one), focused just a few feet in and stopped down as far as I could. I was able to rest the camera on the scupture and use a lower shutter speed.
I figure that the near objects better be in focus, or it will be obvious...less so with the distant objects.
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You might try using another approach which might yield better results. Instead of focusing on the near subject try setting focus at infinity when stopped down. At that setting everything from the lens's near focus point to infinity is in perfect focus with no falloff.
 
I lacked confidence in the dof for that. I might have been ok, but I figured I'd have a usable shot as long as the foreground worked. I need to spend more time with dof tables.
Actually, I just loaded a program on my handheld for that.

remrf said:
You might try using another approach which might yield better results. Instead of focusing on the near subject try setting focus at infinity when stopped down. At that setting everything from the lens's near focus point to infinity is in perfect focus with no falloff.
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dazedgonebye said:
I lacked confidence in the dof for that. I might have been ok, but I figured I'd have a usable shot as long as the foreground worked. I need to spend more time with dof tables.
Actually, I just loaded a program on my handheld for that.
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"Trust in the Force Luke"....

The hyperfocal distance of the lens IS that point at which everything from near field to infinity is in focus when stopped down and with focus set at infinity. Every camera lens reacts the same way. The near focus point of a tele is farther away from the camera (film plane) than a normal or wide but no matter what focal length you are using the same rule applies. Try it. You'll like it. :D
 
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WOW. Great Shots - I'm in a Folder heaven too now, just waiting to get back my film from the lab. I got a few by now and enjoy using them. Your pictures help even more to get out and use these great old cameras.
George
 
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