Ralf B

1. Fast lens: Better The less DOF a lens has wide open, the better the "contrast" of things in focus and OOF wide open 2. Long lens: Better The longer the lens, the lesser DOF wide open. Result:...

The 18-55 is a true 18-55 zoom lens, just that its image circle is limited for the smaller APS-C sensors. So the Field-of-view equivalent of your 18-55 DT is 27-82.5 on that crop sensor. The 50/1.7...

.. to say the scenery was "quite something". With the weather fully cooperating and the well chosen vista points the first three shots I'd consider "stunners"! Question: Which lens did you use on...

Long answer: Gary (Bush) is right. Exposure meters in any cam are "calibrated" to a target called "18% grey", coming from an average of light reflectivity found in an average scene in daylight. Now...

Make sure you have set the cam body to MF so that the screw drive motor is disengaged. If the lens MF ring is stiff even then or when the lens is off the camera body, something is very wrong with...

Pardon? these are nice pics as far as photography goes, with some overdoings in PP perhaps. Agree on the oversharpening. But: The same applies to your overall tone and composition of your...

Pro's: Great mood by composition and the lonely hunter's pose and facial expression! Great highlight preservation in this counterlight, too! Con 1: Shadow noise I guess it is oversharpening which...

... and thinking of DPR's future, how come I find more and more sources of good digital photography elsewhere compared to 8 years ago? A lens rental site disclosing the quality assurance process...

Hats off to Dave! Reading his post made me feel like having been there myself.
More give that guy some more sake and let him negotiate a joint venture of IR and DPR with Simon...

Hats off to Dave! Reading his post made me feel like having been there myself.
Now give him and Simon some more sake and let them negotiate a joint venture of IR and DPR ...

Hats off to Dave! Reading his post made me feel like having been there myself.
Now give him and Simon Joinson some more sake and let them negotiate a joint venture of IR and DPR ...

Such killer looks - well they did kill your cam. i am sure your cam died happy, though. What a sweet death! Make sure your new a65 does not come close that model too soon...

DOF / focus point: The front of the lens including the type markings on top are OOF, while the middle part of the lens is stunningly sharp. Stop down a bit more and focus a tad more towards the...

When I lived in Norfolk, VA, nine years ago, I had admission to the U.S. Navy's harbour and visited the carrier fleet when they were 'at home'. One has to see these ships in real life to get an...

The whole series spells "calm down" - apparently a great vacate, Stan!

In # 1, unfortunately the right corner of the balcony is cropped. Would have been great to have the whole thing in the frame.