test on the 35 mm F1.8 at F3.5
 

straight from the camera.... just resize and a touch of sharp. had the model go into an empty room and do whatever and then a smoking pic out front. I'm impressed with the lens. :2 cents:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DVjluLjVMAAIxdS.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DVjluLjV4AENN-u.jpg
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What exact lens was it? Was it a daylight?

TAMRON | SP 35mm F/1.8 Di VC USD
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ..._f_1_8_di.html

with the nikon d800 body. just me and a girl and natural light. what you see is what came out of the camera other than resizing and a bit of sharp. not even so sure I needed the resizing. :2 cents:

this photo here was a 3.5f on a 35mm

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DUZIMOSX4AEzyNt.jpg

If I´d have used a 1.8f, the photo would have been more blurred on the face & defined or sharper on the ass cheeks & bubbles...

the point is, for a distance shot like you have, really 3.5 up to 5f is ideal & with the portrait the 1.8 or when you´re focusing on an actual area is relevant :thumbsup

for me, it depends on the background colours that are going to be blown by the open stop. I really need sharp eyes and facial features. then I start selecting the highlights and colours that will blow out as I set the lens framing and when I test lenses I use people because I'm a people photographer.

some models are more open to a relationship with the camera than others. my experience is amateur models tend to pull the chin and upstage shoulder out of the shot... in this instance, I choose a simple composition so that I could focus on lite because the model would just be too distracting if I had tried anything 'interesting to me'.


I was interested primarily in focus and colour rendition of the lens. I do have a Tamron 24-70 2.8, so I was willing to try out the Tamron 35mm. lenses have different optical coatings on the glass. the bokeh is partially created from the blades inside the lens that close the aperture and the lens coatings and lens shape. lens manufacturers have different formulas hence different renderings.

the point of low DOF is to compose with the bokeh, this offers a greater range of opportunities for dreamy or abstract compositions... the thing is this. some people take snapshots, some people compose carefully calculated imagery. every image I produce is carefully considered and designed. the below is an example I did not shoot. however, you can see the interesting composition aspects of low DOF

https://cdn-7.nikon-cdn.com/Images/L...JodyDole-1.jpg

18 years on film and tv crews, 25 years as a photographer... 18 years as a professional photographer... I possibly see the world differently than you do? I see angles, shapes, relationships, light and shadow. you might see houses, roads, trees or people... my eyes have been in training for over 35 years, and I shoot almost daily. most of the time I know what an image will look like, including post-production at the moment of creation.

I will use the low DOF creative aspects of the 35mm glass when I have a different model with different opportunities. I might even shoot a few sets tomorrow with this 35mm, all at F8 :winkwink:

Looks very clear/sharp... hmmm.... and hmm... no barrel distortion... or how it's called? Anyway nice pics! :thumbsup

how is it at f1.8?

tamron 35mm 1.8. I selected the 35 mm because it's the closest 'normal' view with the lest distortion. 28 mm will give barrel distortion, BTW there is a new lens that compensates for barrel distortion

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...ortion-laowa-1

haven't tried that. I like a wide stop mainly for light to enter the lens more than to shoot at 1.8.

I'll try and shoot close-ups @ 5.6 and wides at @ F2. shooting wider that F2 is very difficult and you need a great shooting environment.

thinking I'll do a content shoot at F8 with the 35 to see how I like it.. the distortion on the 28-70 freaks me out sometimes... the distortion in 70-200 freaks me out for sure...

I also have a 200 mm 2.0 sitting around somewhere and the 85 mm 1.4.... and I love the 17-35 2.8. I love the rendering of the lens. most beautiful skin. hard to believe in a lens not made to shoot people... right? however, the barrel distortion can get out of control...

cute girl, what is she smoking?