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Olympus 7-14mm f/4.0 Zuiko Digital Zoom

10/02/2010 10:13:54 PM · #1

Managed to get to play with one of these bad boys at a wedding yesterday - very very hard to focus and at f1.0 it isnt sharp as one would like, but easily fixable in post.. However at 1.2 its incredibly sharp - but I just had to pump a few out at f1.0 for bragging rights..

one2one

Olympus E-5

10/02/2010 11:12:21 PM · #2

This is at f1? I would have thought the dof to be shallower at that aperture with a FF sensor. Good to know.

dd1989

Fujifilm X-T2

Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS

10/04/2010 05:21:17 AM · #3

I think I could get that DOF with a 50mm F2 on my E-510...

Olympus 7-14mm f/4.0 Zuiko Digital Zoom

10/04/2010 06:47:44 AM · #4

Originally posted by dd1989:

I think I could get that DOF with a 50mm F2 on my E-510...

actually forgot about the crappy 2x crop factor so you probably could.

Message edited by author 2010-10-04 06:53:51.

one2one

Olympus E-5

10/04/2010 06:52:10 AM · #5

Originally posted by Simms:

Originally posted by dd1989:
I think I could get that DOF with a 50mm F2 on my E-510...

on a full frame at that distance to the subject? nah, you couldn't.

The game is afoot.

I too think I can achieve this DOF without your million dollar equipment. :)

Leica 18-56mm f/3.5-5.6 Vario Elmar-T ASPH

10/04/2010 07:19:05 AM · #6

Originally posted by Simms:

Originally posted by dd1989:
I think I could get that DOF with a 50mm F2 on my E-510...

actually forgot about the crappy 2x crop factor so you probably could.

When I say crappy - I meant to say "much sought after 2x crop factor"...

phew - think I managed to get out of that one.

MAK

Leica CL

10/04/2010 07:29:59 AM · #7

Are you busy making friends again Mark.... how nice.

SaraR

Sony Alpha a7R III

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM

10/04/2010 08:36:09 AM · #8

I see you have gone up in the world MAK! Nice!

one2one

Olympus E-5

Olympus 7-14mm f/4.0 Zuiko Digital Zoom

10/04/2010 11:12:49 AM · #9

Originally posted by Simms:

Originally posted by Simms:

Originally posted by dd1989:
I think I could get that DOF with a 50mm F2 on my E-510...

actually forgot about the crappy 2x crop factor so you probably could.

When I say crappy - I meant to say "much sought after 2x crop factor"...

phew - think I managed to get out of that one.

We'll let you off easy, this time. ;)

Seriously though, I'm going to give it a shot anyway. I'm curious. I have an old 50mm f1.4 OM lens that has crazy dof, like almost nothing.

franktheyank

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra

10/04/2010 11:22:18 AM · #10

How come your data on the photo shows you using a 24-70mm 2.8L lens?

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

10/04/2010 12:20:40 PM · #11

Originally posted by franktheyank:

How come your data on the photo shows you using a 24-70mm 2.8L lens?

'Cuz he...

1. Likes to confuse us, or

2. Is too lazy to override the default settings in the data fields?

R.

mitalapo

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra

10/04/2010 02:35:16 PM · #12

Originally posted by Simms:

Originally posted by dd1989:
I think I could get that DOF with a 50mm F2 on my E-510...

actually forgot about the crappy 2x crop factor so you probably could.

I would think that for a given aperture and focal length the crop factor has nothing to do with DOF. It is like cropping the center part of the image, no?

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

10/04/2010 02:44:26 PM · #13

Originally posted by mitalapo:

Originally posted by Simms:

Originally posted by dd1989:
I think I could get that DOF with a 50mm F2 on my E-510...

actually forgot about the crappy 2x crop factor so you probably could.

I would think that for a given aperture and focal length the crop factor has nothing to do with DOF. It is like cropping the center part of the image, no?

Correctomundo...

R.

Cory

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

10/04/2010 03:06:38 PM · #14

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by mitalapo:

Originally posted by Simms:

Originally posted by dd1989:
I think I could get that DOF with a 50mm F2 on my E-510...

actually forgot about the crappy 2x crop factor so you probably could.

I would think that for a given aperture and focal length the crop factor has nothing to do with DOF. It is like cropping the center part of the image, no?

Correctomundo...

R.

However, perceived DOF can be different, because you tend to get closer to subjects with a full-frame camera, thereby decreasing the apparent DOF. This is why nothing creates creamy smooth bokeh like a fast lens and a FF body...

10/04/2010 03:12:37 PM · #15

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by franktheyank:
How come your data on the photo shows you using a 24-70mm 2.8L lens?

'Cuz he...

1. Likes to confuse us, or

2. Is too lazy to override the default settings in the data fields?

R.

3. I don't own the lens so don`t feel compelled to add it to my profile for one picture.

LVicari

Canon EOS-50D

10/04/2010 06:01:10 PM · #16

Ps is a cheap way to achieve that creamy effect.
I know you will chime in with the whole.. light, fast lens blah,blah
I just don't get what all the drooling is about.
What am I missing?

Maybe I am just not an equipment nerd. :)

OM System OM Systems - M.Zuiko Digital ED 50-200mm F2.8 IS PRO

10/04/2010 06:43:45 PM · #17

Originally posted by LVicari:

Its the light and its a fast lens..

blah blah :)

To be honest the lens is more of a novelty than a useful tool - its only really sharp at f1.2 and above and so easy to throw the focus out with the tiniest of movements along the Z(?) axis - even focussing on the eye and recomposing can throw it out of focus..

but come on man - its a freaking F1.0 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

rooum

10/04/2010 06:55:15 PM · #18

Originally posted by Simms:

but come on man - its a freaking F1.0 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know much about the technical/history but how much faster do lenses get? There is the Rodenstock 50mm f/0.75 i've come across. Any advances on that? An f/0.50 even?

Message edited by author 2010-10-04 18:56:05.

Phocal

OM System OM-1 Mark II

10/04/2010 06:58:59 PM · #19

Originally posted by clive_patric_nolan:

Originally posted by Simms:
but come on man - its a freaking F1.0 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know much about the technical/history but how much faster do lenses get? There is the Rodenstock 50mm f/0.75 i've come across. Any advances on that? An f/0.50 even?

OMG I want one of those.

10/04/2010 07:09:56 PM · #20

Kubrik used a Zeiss 50mm f0.7 to shoot a scene lit only by candlelight..

ARTICLE

A snippet

As a technician and not a creative artist, I asked Kubrick the obvious question: Why were we going to all this trouble when the scene could be easily photographed with the high-quality super-speed lenses available today (such as those manufactured by Canon and Zeiss) with the addition of some fill light. He replied that he was not doing this just as a gimmick, but because he wanted to preserve the natural patina and feeling of these old castles at night as they actually were. The addition of any fill light would have added an artificiality to the scene that he did not want. To achieve the amount of light he actually needed in the candlelight scenes, and in order to make the whole movie balance out properly, Kubrick went ahead and push-developed the entire film one stop - outdoor and indoor scenes alike. I am sure that everyone who has seen the results on the screen must agree that Kubrick has succeeded in achieving some of the most unique and beautiful imagery in the cinematic art.

Message edited by author 2010-10-04 19:11:49.

LVicari

Canon EOS-50D