I got a chance to shoot with a production Noctilux 0.95 ASPH last week. I've got some pictures and impressions on my blog.
Check it out at David Farkas Photography Blog
David
Check it out at David Farkas Photography Blog
David
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Download the trial version of Focus Magic and give it a try. It is transforming those ever so slightly OOF, body sway close-ups from my 50/1.4 ASPH. It also has an option to correct motion blur.Wow, I definitely have shots that could become keepers with this plug-in!!!!
I don't have enough of a hit ratio with my 50 lux to be even remotely interested in the nocti. Now the new 24 is something I drool over.
Works on my Mac Quad Core Intel Xeon tower. Read their instructions to switch PS/CS3 over to Rosetta. Yeah, it's slower, but who cares about a few more seconds processing time when salvaging a single gem of a shot?thanks for the info on Focus Magic, guys!
i was just playing around with 75 Lux the other day, focusing on my brother's face wide open. he was in the pool and quickly turned away. i loved the angle so i took it, knowing he wouldn't be in focus, and ended up with an absolutely superb shot. he loved it when i showed it to him on the screen and said he wanted to use it on his book jacket. unfortunately, he was disappointed when he saw it big (i knew he would be) so i've been fighting to salvage it into a moody, poet shot where you can actually see it is him (perfect focus will never be) if printed larger than the M8 screen!
i really appreciate the tip. i generally enjoy the narrow DOF on the Lux and the Nocti and am not bothered if what is traditionally supposed to be sharp is sharp (for instance, a hand can be even more expressive to me than an eye), but it's great to know there is something that may help when it matters.
(i love when i come across these little gems on this forum!)
edited to add: it doesn't work on intel macs!
Did you try your plug-in on shots with the Voigtlander 35/1.2 before you threw it in the trash?The Voight 1.1 sounds interesting for speed freaks like me, but I fell into that trap once before with the Voight 35/1.2 which was a decent lens until I shot a 35/1.4 ASPH next to it.
That's what Irakly said too, so I had to actually do one in front of him ... :ROTFL:sounds a little bit like a miracle going on with this software
I think I have to see mysekf before I am convinced that it works and looks natural
If your refereing to "Focus Magic" ... why is it a "Cop Out"? :wtf:another cop out
Why is that? Why a SLR? How do you "use" bokeh on an SLR? What you see in a DSLR viewfinder or on an LCD isn't really accurate to what you'll get in a print anyway.David,what an interesting blog,have to agree that the summilux is more than enough:also I feel that if the bokeh is that important then it has to be used on a slr and not a rf.