Brian said:
Hi Folks,
It usually puzzles me to see several well-respected Zuikoholics write that
they prefer lenses that deliver less rather than more, contrast.
I just don't understand it.
I kind of agree, myself. I can understand reducing contrast for an
esthetic purpose, but it seems to me that is probably better taken
care of with the choice of film or processing manipulation. However
manufacturers still successfully sell soft focus lenses and filters.
Lenses, as far as I am aware, cannot make the contrast range of the
subject greater in the focused image, i.e., it can only focus what is
there. I think lowered contrast then is caused by a less capable
lens where light is scattered from the light parts into the dark
parts of the image, and could be then considered an aberration. I can
understand though how some people are comfortable with a certain
rendition with their normal film and lens combination, but for
certain purposes they can get a different "look" by just changing
lenses. It may be more subtle and preferable to other ways of varying
the image.
--
Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
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