On 2/1/2024 8:50 AM, Wayne Shumaker wrote:
At 1/31/2024 10:18 PM, Moose wrote:
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My desire is to make, on FF or smaller gear, photos that are like many old LF
photos. The particular example I always have in mind is Karsh's famous portrait
of Winston Churchill. I had plenty of uncrowded time with a full size print at
Boston's MFA. At normal viewing distance, it had what I might call a gentle
overall look. Close-up, there was a lot of fine detail, but without sharp
edges. I remember particularly the folds of skin on his knuckles.
Are you referring to this image?
https://www.artsy.net/artwork/yousuf-karsh-winston-churchill-38
One can zoom in with the mouse scroll wheel.
I noticed that perhaps the hand on the chair is slightly out of the plane of
focus.
But I think I can see what you mean in the face.
Yup. MFA has a big collection of Karsh prints, over 160.
The one you link to is likely too contrasty, at least in the lower tones. I recall seeing considerable details in the
shadows.
Even as large as it gets, it's not near the original, visually, and I think in
detail.
Search for this and click on "Images". You will see brightness and contrast all
over the place.
I guess I'm not quite clear on what you did?
I vote for TTArtisan Origiinal bokeh.
Yes, that's very nice. OTOH, the middle top one, regular zoom with filter, is
rather appealing to me too. The color/contrast can be modified to be more like
the TTArtisan, if desired. And I can do it with nothing more than a filter!
Swamp Slogging Moose
Thanks for the detailed explanation. I'm not hindered by the FF limit as I have
yet to find a reason to go back to u43. However, I have one lens that is quite
diminutive in LTM (m39), the Topcor-S 1:2 f=5cm. It is quite sharp stopped down
and might be great for travel. I don't have a lot of samples but here are two:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/8XdBSSTB8qZzuk8W6 wide open
https://photos.app.goo.gl/wS99F16N9hVuwkcu5 I think F6.3, or maybe not?, no
sharpening done
Oh yes, I recall those. I like the left side of the dragon one, but bokeh gets too edgy for the look of the primary
subject on the right.
Getting close to a LF look I have not thought about. Interesting question. Here
is one person's attempt to recreate LF look:
https://fstoppers.com/diy/how-get-large-format-film-effect-any-digital-camera-568513
Clearly not a portable solution :-)
A rather fun solution. Years ago, a few folks were using Canon LD scanners on
LF cameras.
Still Pounding the Pixels Moose
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