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arozenfeld
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 Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 6:57 am Post subject: Portraits with Nokton 58mm f/1.4 SL II + A7R II |
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 Excellent! #7 favorite
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Cameras: Sony ILCE-7RM2, Spotmatics II, F, and ESII, Nikon P4
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M42 Asahi Optical Co., Takumar 1:4 f=35mm, 1:2 f=58mm (Sonnar), 1:2.4 f=58mm (Heliar), 1:2.2 f=55mm (Gaussian), 1:2.8 f=105mm (Model I), 1:2.8/105 (Model II), 1:5.6/200, Tele-Takumar 1:5.6/200, 1:6.3/300, Macro-Takumar 1:4/50, Auto-Takumar 1:2.3 f=35, 1:1.8 f=55mm, 1:2.2 f=55mm, Super-TAKUMAR 1:3.5/28 (fat), 1:2/35 (Fat), 1:1.4/50 (8-element), Super-Multi-Coated Fisheye-TAKUMAR 1:4/17, Super-Multi-Coated TAKUMAR 1:4.5/20, 1:3.5/24, 1:3.5/28, 1:2/35, 1:3.5/35, 1:1.8/85, 1:1.9/85 1:2.8/105, 1:3.5/135, 1:2.5/135 (II), 1:4/150, 1:4/200, 1:4/300, 1:4.5/500, Super-Multi-Coated Macro-TAKUMAR 1:4/50, 1:4/100, Super-Multi-Coated Bellows-TAKUMAR 1:4/100, SMC TAKUMAR 1:1.4/50, 1:1.8/55
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Contax Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 28-70mm F3.5-4.5
Pentax K-mount SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:3.5 35~105mm, SMC PENTAX ZOOM 1:4 45~125mm
Nikon Micro-NIKKOR-P-C Auto 1:3.5 f=55mm, NIKKOR-P Auto 105mm f/2.5 Pre-AI (Sonnar), Micro-NIKKOR 105mm 1:4 AI, NIKKOR AI-S 35-135mm f/3,5-4,5
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Sciolist
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Sciolist wrote:
I really like these portraits. Great separation. Great softness. Pic #4 is my favourite. For some reason I immediately, and weirdly, thought of Diego Velazquez when I saw #4. I have no idea why. |
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dan_ wrote:
Ye, very nice portraits. They succeed in transmitting a certain mood and that's art.
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| Pic #4 is my favourite. For some reason I immediately, and weirdly, thought of Diego Velazquez when I saw #4. I have no idea why. |
You are right, it has something from Velazquez. Could be the skin colors?... the sense of reality? .... the overall atmosphere? Probably all together. |
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Sciolist wrote:
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Ye, very nice portraits. They succeed in transmitting a certain mood and that's art.
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| Pic #4 is my favourite. For some reason I immediately, and weirdly, thought of Diego Velazquez when I saw #4. I have no idea why. |
You are right, it has something from Velazquez. Could be the skin colors?... the sense of reality? .... the overall atmosphere? Probably all together. |
Could it be the facial expressions arozenfeld caught, dan? |
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sarrasani wrote:
excellent for my tastes.
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arozenfeld
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arozenfeld wrote:
thank you guys!
Shooting portraits of people is something I love doing and can’t stop doing. I’m glad you like them. And I think it’s a great lens for that!
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Teemō
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Teemō wrote:
You're a very good portrait photographer - some of the best work I've seen. The subjects are quite natural yet engaging.
I can't help but feel that the Nokton 50/1.5 has the better bokeh, which is disappointing because this seems like the better lens overall, and I love the 58mm focal length - having started manual lenses with a Minolta MC-I 58/1.4.
Does the bokeh butter up at F2, perhaps? |
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arozenfeld
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arozenfeld wrote:
Thank you so much for the comments, Teemō!
I have personally the opposite impression. 50 1.5 is a bit sharper and modern, and I like the 58 1.4 bokeh a bit better. But of course it's very personal. I do like "character bokeh", whatever that means  In any case, they are both great, and even if they are so close in focal length, I frequently take both with me for portraits.
The other day I used Minolta Rokkor PF 58mm 1.4 for a series in which I am shooting photographers using their favorite lens in each case. And the bokeh was among the smoothest I've seen. Even at f/4, super smooth bokeh and strong defocusing!
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You're a very good portrait photographer - some of the best work I've seen. The subjects are quite natural yet engaging.
I can't help but feel that the Nokton 50/1.5 has the better bokeh, which is disappointing because this seems like the better lens overall, and I love the 58mm focal length - having started manual lenses with a Minolta MC-I 58/1.4.
Does the bokeh butter up at F2, perhaps? |
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