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first shoots with Helios 40 ;)
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Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:16 pm
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Great sampler. You can see the strengths and the weakness of this lens. Poor OOF rendition (too busy), deadly sharp, nice colours Thanks


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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:07 am
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patrickh wrote:
Great sampler. You can see the strengths and the weakness of this lens. Poor OOF rendition (too busy), deadly sharp, nice colours Thanks


patrickh


I agree that the bokeh is kinda busy buy one thing i realized is it looks predictable.. These kind of lenses get under your skin after some time as you figure out the cases that make the best of its OOF effect..


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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 2:21 am
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I am impressed. Great photos


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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:02 pm
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:02 pm
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Great Captures!

#13 is my favorite


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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:09 pm
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Impressive series, this lens is one of my all time favorite.


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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:09 pm
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When it's sharp it's fantastic. When it's a little out of focus it glows, as around the little boy's hat and the old man's shoulders. When it's a long way out of focus it's ugly. I'd like to have known the apertures for these shots - do you still get the glow stopped down?


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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:39 pm
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These shots confirm what I have always thought about this lens.
It's a very special lens. I love the "glow" that Peter mentions, but I really can't stand the highlight bokeh, it makes me dizzy.
This lens polarizes, either you love it or you would never spend that much money on it. I am in the latter group.
If I could get this lens for the price of a J9, I would take it, but since it costs three times as much, I'll stick with the J9 for the glow.
But it's nice that you like it!


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Carsten

Totally agree with your main points, but I would just like to add that when this lens is "right" it has a quality few others have. I think that is why so many of us really love it. Frankly I throw away more than half of the pictures I take with it, but the ones I keep I really love. She's like the little girl in our nursery rhyme : "when she is good she is very very good, but when she is bad she is horrid"

Very Happy Very Happy


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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:17 pm
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I can see your point, Patrick.

patrickh wrote:
"when she is good she is very very good, but when she is bad she is horrid"


Laughing Seems to be written for our daughter. Laughing


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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:29 pm
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From yesterday morning:


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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:31 pm
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How about looking at only people shots. Boy, old folks, stringed instrument player. Special!
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