Fast Lenses
Sep 19, 2020 07:40:05 #
HallwoedHill
Loc: Chattanooga,TN
joer wrote:
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I like fast lenses not because of the shallow depth of field but because they focus better in low light. They really pay off in early morning or late evening.
I like fast lenses not because of the shallow depth of field but because they focus better in low light. They really pay off in early morning or late evening.
Sep 19, 2020 09:44:42 #
That's where the old depth of field scale on lenses was so handy, you could determine what would be in focus.
Sep 19, 2020 21:47:20 #
polyman wrote:
That's where the old depth of field scale on lenses was so handy, you could determine what would be in focus.
Not really. They only show the DoF.
The distance scale and witness mark show what will be in focus.
Sep 20, 2020 15:43:21 #
To each his/her own! I own a bunch of F1.4 lenses, a few F1.8, a couple F2s, a slew of F2.8 and a couple of F4s. None of my lenses are variable aperture. I have specific situations for specific lenses. As a sports shooter I use my 400/2.8 heavily and in many cases nothing else will do for the images I need to produce for my clients, not even a 200-400/4 which I also own. When I move to indoor sports, I break out the faster primes. My 105/1.4 is my go-to for headshots and portraits. It's about bokeh, but it is also about focusing speed. I shoot all-the-way down to F16 upon occasion, and sometimes I follow the old rule "F8 and be there". What guides me, and my work, is choosing the right lens for the job. My older 20/2.8D is light and my 200/2 is NOT! YMMV. Best of luck.
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