Time to snap up any remaining rolls of Kodachrome 25! :)
Jim Couch
Skip Williams wrote:
> Sue,
>
> Thanks for the comments. Your response was just what I had in mind when I
> posted that URL for the F/1.0 shots. I was very surprised to (at first)
> get several snobbish remarks, i.e., "Wow, look at the vignetting", or "yea,
> yea, I can do that with a 50/1.2 too.". But after a day or two, there have
> been several posts relating to the images.
>
> I for one am encouraged by this "challange" to the list to take some wide
> open pictures with F/1.4+ lenses. The problem is that you have to find a
> workable combination of slow film, moderate light, and suitable subjects to
> shoot wide open without a ND filter.
>
> Keep on shooting,
>
> Skip
>
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> >From: "Sue Pearce" <bspearce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [OM] While we were fighting...[originally mailed Thurs. AM]
> >Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 16:48:37 -0500
> >
> >Just when I thought things couldn't get worse, we [finally] get an email
> >from the Nigerian scamsters. What sort of honor does this bestow on us?
> >
> >It's really a shame that while we were all being childish, someone posted a
> >link to a site showing photos shot with a 50/1.0 wide open. I've gone back
> >to this site several time to reexamine the photos. The composition is
> >variable, and a couple could benefit from some fill flash. Still, several
> >of
> >the shots of the children are masterful in capturing the kid's world, and
> >the shots of the trees? I really want to see a print of these. Each of
> >these
> >shots could achieve their ends with other lenses, but the lack of depth of
> >field is notable in one way.
> >
> >Just glance at each one, especially the third and fourth. On a cursory
> >examination, I automatically assume they were shot with a long, fast tele.
> >Only after more careful examination do we see the clues that they were shot
> >with a shorter lens. The ability to fool the semi-trained eye is something
> >to examine. These photos would make good tricks to play on Gary's students
> >at exam time.
> >
> >Let's take time out from less productive pursuits to examine these more
> >closely. Those of us with 50/1.2's should take time to try some wide open
> >shots. I'm going to!
> >
> >Bill Pearce
> >
> >
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