Finally! A Way to Avoid Sharp Focus
Oct 18, 2017 08:04:06 #
We all know how annoying it can be when our photos are razor sharp. If only they could have softer focus. Leica comes to the rescue! They are reviving their 1935 soft-focus lens!
https://www.dpreview.com/news/1684022694/leica-is-resurrecting-the-soft-focus-thambar-90mm-f2-2-portrait-lens-from-1935
https://www.dpreview.com/news/1684022694/leica-is-resurrecting-the-soft-focus-thambar-90mm-f2-2-portrait-lens-from-1935
Oct 18, 2017 08:05:52 #
You could have just come to me Jerry. I am a master and avoiding sharp images.
Oct 18, 2017 08:11:05 #
EnglishBrenda wrote:
You could have just come to me Jerry. I am a master and avoiding sharp images.
Lol
Oct 18, 2017 08:41:02 #
EnglishBrenda wrote:
You could have just come to me Jerry. I am a master and avoiding sharp images.
I know what you mean. It always surprises me when one shot out of a group will be out of focus. Just one of those things. I blame the camera.
Oct 19, 2017 07:17:52 #
Well, I certainly don't need a special lens for that, my regular lens does a fine job of it (much to my dismay 
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).Oct 19, 2017 10:50:26 #
Let’s see - a mere $6495 to get out-of-focus shots. Something else I don’t need. At 81, out-of-focus is very easy to achieve!
Oct 19, 2017 11:34:05 #
I have not tried this... However...
If you want a "soft focus" lens.... Try this on your camera.
If you want a "soft focus" lens.... Try this on your camera.
Oct 19, 2017 13:56:58 #
Only $6500 for a lens that provides images I have been trying to avoid for over 65 years! Such a deal!
Oct 19, 2017 14:23:28 #
vaseline (or KY jelly not flavored) applied thinly on a clear filter. Soft focus trick for decades.
Oct 19, 2017 16:45:13 #
Yrs ago you could buy a 'soft' filter or as my stepfather did.....put a light coat of vaseline on the filter.........(I tried it and what a mess to remove)
At least it was cheaper than purchasing an entire lens.
At least it was cheaper than purchasing an entire lens.
Oct 19, 2017 16:48:11 #
I imagine slipping some plastic wrap over the lens would do the same.
Oct 19, 2017 20:40:12 #
I use to have, in fact it is still in one of my camera cases, a filter that was clear in the center and was foggy around the edges. I used it for one of my brides shots. It saved some darkroom work.
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