primes VS Zooms

[jeff7id]

One more pic just for you bro... :devil:

50/1.2 Ais shot @ F1.4

Nice pics Bro !
You are lucky to have pretty wife who like to be a model

 

[Ben Ang]

stop it stop it!:sweat: i know the power of primes...dark sided primes. but i have to be more :angel: for now...

sigh....more OT coming to me and from me:bsmilie:

(the urge getting stronger...35?85?105?135?...see how la)

my girl :heart:=) 50 f1.2 @ 1.2

50 1.2 =P render's skin tones really really well.

or can get them all and see which to keep =P i ve never tried the 35 1.4 nor the 84 1.4, but the 135 f2 has super smooth bokeh, and the 105 1.8 is needle sharp with v good contrast yet beautiful bokeh.

 

[homan]

Why don't has my answer,it is half and half. :angry:

 

[jeff7id]

my girl :heart:=) 50 f1.2 @ 1.2

50 1.2 =P render's skin tones really really well.

or can get them all and see which to keep =P i ve never tried the 35 1.4 nor the 84 1.4, but the 135 f2 has super smooth bokeh, and the 105 1.8 is needle sharp with v good contrast yet beautiful bokeh.

I like the skin tones very well ! Is it taken with D200 ?

105 1.8 ? Maybe what you meant was 105 f/2.8 ?

 

[Ben Ang]

I like the skin tones very well ! Is it taken with D200 ?

105 1.8 ? Maybe what you meant was 105 f/2.8 ?

yup. with d200. simple processing with nikon editor free ware.

and yes, 105mm f1.8 ais =P http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/105mmnikkor/105mm18.htm many ppl call the 105 2.5 the best, but thats just cos they ve never tried (or never heard of) this lens. colours are richer and its just as sharp even at f/1.8. i used it about a year back and replaced it with the 135 f2.0 ais. but i just re aquired it. it s really a special lens.

gotta dig for better pics, but heres a quick one:

shot with extension tube and at f/1.8. a little bit soft cos had to balance the dof so focus point is some where just behind the leaves.

 

[alantkh]

Is there any examples showing that a f1.4 pic looks better shot at f1.4 compared to f2.8?

I shoot mainly portraits of my family during travels and I find that many times, the pic looks better if you keep the background recognizable.

That usually meant f4 to f8. For full body shots, probably around f2.8 - 5.6. Especially so with tele lens. 35mm or 24mm f1.5 could be useful but I thought for lens like 85mm onwards, f1.4 is just not very useful.

 

[Ben Ang]

it all depends. if your aim is to show where your family has been for holiday, then f/8-11 will be better. if u want to accentuate your subject, then shallow dof might be better. it also depends on what better means to you.. sharper/softer? more or less contrast? more/less internal flare? in this case, how much of the bg do you want vissible? all can be made to work for or against yr subject.

to illustrate, here are 2 pics i took recently. (not the best, but i ll try =)

f8

f2.8

thought at f8 i get abit more contrast, better sharpness and more definition, the bokeh in the f2.8 shot draws attention to the leaves while the f8 one distracts. so its really up to you to control it. tokina 35-70 f/2.8 btw.

if your like me and love shallow dof & bokeh, then theres no substitute for longer, faster lenses.

135 f2 ais @ f/4.0 <------- edit here, wrongly put 2.0 previously. sry!

regards,
benjamin

Is there any examples showing that a f1.4 pic looks better shot at f1.4 compared to f2.8?

I shoot mainly portraits of my family during travels and I find that many times, the pic looks better if you keep the background recognizable.

That usually meant f4 to f8. For full body shots, probably around f2.8 - 5.6. Especially so with tele lens. 35mm or 24mm f1.5 could be useful but I thought for lens like 85mm onwards, f1.4 is just not very useful.

 

[jeff7id]

if your like me and love shallow dof & bokeh, then theres no substitute for longer, faster lenses.

135 f2 ais @ f2.

regards,
benjamin

This 135 f2 ais @f2 is very good.
I like the sharpness on the feather of the bird.

 

[alantkh]

Have you tried the below shot at f2.8? I suspect there probably isn't much difference....

if your like me and love shallow dof & bokeh, then theres no substitute for longer, faster lenses.

135 f2 ais @ f2.

regards,
benjamin

 

[Ben Ang]

Have you tried the below shot at f2.8? I suspect there probably isn't much difference....

o dear, i'm very very sorry... i got the exif wrong. that shot was done at f4. but i managed to dig up this one that was shot at f/2.0.

once again, sorry if my mistake gave u guys the wrong impression. there is an appreciable difference.

regards,
benjamin