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24 minutes ago, wda said:

Firoze, you get wonderful close-ups of plants with your V-Lux t.114, as you also do with your X-Vario. The latter has a bigger sensor and is my preferred choice because the macro setting is at the tele-photo end of the zoom. With the V-lux,  the reverse matches macro with the widest angle setting which forces too close a distance for shooting. Looking at the subjects above, what 35mm lens equivalent setting do you typically use for you floral close-ups using the V-lux ?

Thank you for the kind words David. With the V-Lux I try to use as long a focal length as possible, preferably 400mm, to get maximum background blur. The above two shots were at 315mm and 350mm respectively. The lens sharpness at long focal lengths is remarkable! I use minimum sharpening in post-processing, if at all.

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This one is at 396mm. (Unfortunately image quality is noticeably degraded due to resizing to forum requirements). 

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53 minutes ago, firoze said:

This one is at 396mm. (Unfortunately image quality is noticeably degraded due to resizing to forum requirements). 

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Firoze, what was the effectve lens aperture used? I think that what you see as degraded image quality is entirely due to the extremely shallow depth of field. Where it is sharp, it is very sharp which points to my conclusion.

That lens is very versatile and I am only just beginning to learn and appreciate its potential. I think that a focal length around the mid-point is a good compromise setting provided that suits the specific subject and level of accessibility.  Any longer setting has to yield clear benefits and lead, possibly, to the use of smaller lens apertures even if that entails the use of a rigid tripod.

Edited October 15, 2019 by wda

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11 hours ago, wda said:

Firoze, what was the effectve lens aperture used? I think that what you see as degraded image quality is entirely due to the extremely shallow depth of field. Where it is sharp, it is very sharp which points to my conclusion.

That lens is very versatile and I am only just beginning to learn and appreciate its potential. I think that a focal length around the mid-point is a good compromise setting provided that suits the specific subject and level of accessibility.  Any longer setting has to yield clear benefits and lead, possibly, to the use of smaller lens apertures even if that entails the use of a rigid tripod.

David, the aperture was f4 (wide open), shutter was 1/6000, ISO 125 (base ISO). The photo I posted is of acceptable quality, but the original is much superior in sharpness and textures. For your interest, I am posting three photos below with exposure details listed. Again, the originals are vastly superior in sharpness and texture. Let me know what you think.

Edited October 16, 2019 by firoze

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400mm, f7.1,  ISO 125, 1/400sec handheld

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191mm, f4, 1/1300 secs, ISO125

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284mm, f4, 1/1600sec, ISO125

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Firoze, f/4 at long telephoto settings is bound to give you shallow depth of focus which is evident in the pictures. That was your aim, after all, to throw the background out of focus. I do agree that compressing files for uploading does lead to some loss of crispness. Even so, in the last picture and also   picture #345, where hairs can be seen in high contrast areas, there is adequate sharpness for documentary purposes. Thank you for posting the exposure details (not always necessary but useful for this discussion).

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5 hours ago, wda said:

Firoze, f/4 at long telephoto settings is bound to give you shallow depth of focus which is evident in the pictures. That was your aim, after all, to throw the background out of focus. I do agree that compressing files for uploading does lead to some loss of crispness. Even so, in the last picture and also   picture #345, where hairs can be seen in high contrast areas, there is adequate sharpness for documentary purposes. Thank you for posting the exposure details (not always necessary but useful for this discussion).

My pleasure David, it's been an interesting discussion. I am still learning how much depth of field I get at each focal length focal length / aperture combination.

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22 minutes ago, firoze said:

My pleasure David, it's been an interesting discussion. I am still learning how much depth of field I get at each focal length focal length / aperture combination.

... And distance to your subject. That is another important variable. I intend to experiment further.

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The last hurrah of 2019

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While waiting in the passing loop at Gotherington on my local preserved line (Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway) for the southbound diesel service to pass I grabbed this shot from a window.  Token exchange has just completed.  Mistyness is due to steam/smoke from our loco, Foremarke Hall.  

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No post processing.  f8, 1/125 sec, ISO 200.

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The Bornholmer Strasse bridge, Berlin. 

This was a former crossing point between East and West Berlin, and the first point at which East German citizens crossed into West Berlin the night the wall came down; 9 Nov 89.

 

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Blue Phlox 

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Or maybe a form of Plumbago?

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Leaf from Sugar Maple in Autumn colors. 

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9 hours ago, wda said:

Or maybe a form of Plumbago?

Could be. It’s difficult to say which one it actually is.

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Diwali - the festival of light. Street decorations in Mumbai.
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