SteveKarr
23-Jan-2010, 17:52
This is for the Lens Guru's out there. (Please keep in mind I only shoot people & love the romance in the image.)
I own a 11.5" Verito & have on loan (maybe buy) a f6.7 Collinear of about the same length.
My question is I have seen this photo here ( I disrespectfully forgot the photographer, I'm sorry, it is a Super Great Image) and LOVE the look. I do remember he shot it at F5.6 (1 stop down on this lens)
300mm Heliar, I love this ...
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4486/8x10fromheliar300mm5619.jpg (http://img297.imageshack.us/i/8x10fromheliar300mm5619.jpg/)
So I love that. My question is, is the look to those who know the same as the Collinear? My experience with that lens is it is pretty sharp'ish and avarage looking. A good look when you need it, but doesn't look like the photo above. I also have an Apo Nikkor 420mm for when I need sharp.
I was wondering if the Heliar 300mm is giving that great focus fall-off by its signature, or what? To get something like this from the Verito I need to stop down to F11 or f16. too Slooow to be any good to me.
Sorry to talk in circles, but I can barely afford to play with glass in this economy, and any advice would save more than time.
So what do yea think?
Thanks~
Steve
My Collinear
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/9229/collinearwideopenf67.jpg (http://img168.imageshack.us/i/collinearwideopenf67.jpg/)
My Verito
f/8
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/3126/veritof8.jpg (http://img522.imageshack.us/i/veritof8.jpg/)
f11
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/2138/veritof11.jpg (http://img245.imageshack.us/i/veritof11.jpg/)
I own a 11.5" Verito & have on loan (maybe buy) a f6.7 Collinear of about the same length.
My question is I have seen this photo here ( I disrespectfully forgot the photographer, I'm sorry, it is a Super Great Image) and LOVE the look. I do remember he shot it at F5.6 (1 stop down on this lens)
300mm Heliar, I love this ...
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4486/8x10fromheliar300mm5619.jpg (http://img297.imageshack.us/i/8x10fromheliar300mm5619.jpg/)
So I love that. My question is, is the look to those who know the same as the Collinear? My experience with that lens is it is pretty sharp'ish and avarage looking. A good look when you need it, but doesn't look like the photo above. I also have an Apo Nikkor 420mm for when I need sharp.
I was wondering if the Heliar 300mm is giving that great focus fall-off by its signature, or what? To get something like this from the Verito I need to stop down to F11 or f16. too Slooow to be any good to me.
Sorry to talk in circles, but I can barely afford to play with glass in this economy, and any advice would save more than time.
So what do yea think?
Thanks~
Steve
My Collinear
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/9229/collinearwideopenf67.jpg (http://img168.imageshack.us/i/collinearwideopenf67.jpg/)
My Verito
f/8
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/3126/veritof8.jpg (http://img522.imageshack.us/i/veritof8.jpg/)
f11
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/2138/veritof11.jpg (http://img245.imageshack.us/i/veritof11.jpg/)