March 27

Between wintry showers, cherries!

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D850  24-70/2.8

 Talking to the moon

I’m a bit surprised by the 135DC. I guess I usually use it cranked way out of where it delivers peak sharpness. I’ll have to give it a try with middle settings

From the article you linked to

"The results have been very good to excellent but it seems to be very sensitive to the magnification ratio and amount of extension needed. "

That is for 67mm lens.

I'm asking because one can get surprises -- in either direction -- when playing around with specialised optics like these scanner lenses, CRT optics etc. For example, the Nikkor CRT 55mm f/1.2 is wonderfully sharp when used for its designated 1:4.4-1:5.5 range, but for infinity it is barely sharp just in the very centre, on the optical axis, everything else is pretty much blurred. For my Rodenstock TV-Heligon or Oude Delft Rayxar 50mm f/0.75 the behaviour is the exact opposite. In neither case the lens is a "generalist" behaving like ordinary lenses across a wide focus range.

All such behaviour makes of course playing with suchlike items more enjoyable and a little exciting. Stock up on the positive experiences and save the others for a rainy day.

A visit today gave an opportunity to use the Sachtler fsb 8t indoors. I have already use it for video, as intended, but for picture taking is an amazing tool as well -as stated here many times-. A lot of words to say it is a dream to use. Very, very easy and precise.

  D850, 105mm 1.4e, fsb8t head. Live view. Window natural unmodified light

Excellent portrait!