Best 3d effect lenses...suggestion?

peterqd · Expire: 2014-01-04

It is our eyes and brain that makes the impression of 3D, based on the perspective (i.e. the reduction in size of the background). If the background is so blurred it becomes indistinct, then the impression of 3D is lost.

I think the most important aspect, more than the depth of field, is the ratio of the distances from camera to subject and subject to background. The focal length has to be factored in as well.

Minolta Tele-Rokkor MC 3.5/135

rwg · Joined: 13 Aug 2011 Posts: 20 Location: Holland

while lens formula probably a big factor in this. it determines how micro-contrast sharpness bokeh ect. ect. is handled.

It cant be just lens formula or els we would have had an answer to the OP question already. because in that case certain formulas would always generate 3d/pop pictures. And it would be easy to point out the different lenses.

metallaro1980 · Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2011 5:31 pm Post subject:

Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1.4/50

pst · Expire: 2013-08-17

peterqd · Expire: 2014-01-04

uhoh7 · Joined: 24 Nov 2010 Posts: 1300 Location: Idaho, USA

nikkor 55/2.8

you don't have to try hard with that one

impressive since there is so little contrast--- pen 42/1.2 @ f/8 +

1956 canon LTM 85/1.5

one last:

leica 50/2 M v4

when shaded subjects pop.....

the newer CV RF lenses really pop---the 50/1.1 is a real 3D machine stopped down some.

timo832000 · Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 544 Location: Germany / Cologne

Here is my thought:

Leitz Summicron-R 2/50 wide open. Shot was captured with K10D stitched from 2 images.

Timo

ChromaticAberration · Joined: 23 Dec 2010 Posts: 819 Location: Portugal

metallaro1980 · Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:00 am Post subject:

3D?

metallaro1980 · Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:19 am Post subject:

Plasticity is the ability of a lens to convey the images exposed on the film the precise sense of photographed volume (a ball looks like a sphere or a circle?).

Difficult to explain in words (but only a few minutes and two lenses, one plastic and the other not-plastic, to make it clear to anyone what I'm talking about)

So plasticity is an objective parameter ... impossible to measure.

i think you mean plasticity not 3d

Frogfish · Joined: 06 Apr 2010 Posts: 57 Location: Shanghai

Great thread and some wonderful shots !

One of my first shots with my new C.Zeiss 85/1.4. Sat at a cafe waiting for a client. Shot at f2.8.

metallaro1980 · Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:20 pm Post subject:

Orestor 2.8/100
the bokeh!!!!

O.O

nixland · Expire: 2012-07-29

muddus · Joined: 27 May 2011 Posts: 233 Location: Suomi

OM 28/2 A nice landscape lens.

metallaro1980 · Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:46 pm Post subject:

Orestor 2.8/100

Dco · Joined: 17 Aug 2009 Posts: 19 Location: Vigo, Spain

Very interesting topic!
Well, it isn't a MF lens, but i really love the 3D rendering of my Pentax 31mm Limited. The best lens I've ever used:

Closer:

Even closer:

Samyang 85mm f1.4 is very good for subject isolaction, but not so good for 3d, because of the longer focal length and the telephoto compression -I think- compared with the 31mm, but a I can get what I consider a "3d effect" image from time to time, especially with far subjects:

WallyJr74 · Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Posts: 146 Location: Canada

Awesome!

metallaro1980 · Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:56 pm Post subject:

Planar 1.4/50

ManualFocus-G · Expire: 2014-11-24

metallaro1980, you need to tell us what lenses you are using Wink

AhamB · Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Posts: 733 Location: Germany

Last picture in this post is a great example of the 3D that the Contax 35/1.4 can produce: http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/839374/60#9903386

sinner79 · Joined: 02 May 2011 Posts: 157

Hi, do you think Planar 50mm 1.7 T*, has a good 3d effect? Any example of this lens? Better Distagon 35mm T*? Thanks.

FlyPenFly · Joined: 09 Jun 2011 Posts: 14

Zeiss ZA 85mm F1.4?

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Zeiss 21mm F2.8 ZF.2 on A850

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Pancolart · Expire: 2013-11-18

Despite strong purple (green) fringing it works great.

AhamB · Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Posts: 733 Location: Germany

Mos6502 · Joined: 20 Jun 2011 Posts: 961 Location: Austin

The Meritar gives good 3D effect. Laughing

Getting the "3D" look has more to do with the composition than the lens. If you go around shooting fast lenses at their largest apertures, you end up frequently with a lot of images that look like objects were pasted into a blurred background.

Kind of like in this photo (just for example, if I may):

If you compose for a more gradual focus fall off, I think the effect is better.

I would say this image provides more of a 3D effect:

You can see the fence come into focus, then go out again. It's when things travel through the depth of field that the effect is most striking. The blur indicates distance better here.

Although I feel like the effect works best actually if you avoid using really wide apertures. For a 50mm lens, probably between f2.8 and f5.6 depending on the point of focus (if the point of focus is farther away a larger aperture may work better though). If you shoot wide open at close distances you start getting that "pasted on" look again.