Pictures taken with different lenses at their widest opening. Which one u like

[Robert Evagelista]

Which do you prefer among this
Pictures taken with different lenses at their widest opening. Aperture priority.
ISO = fixed at 200
Tried to maintain the same field of view.
Please try to ignore the exif data.

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[Robert Evagelista]

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Why di you like it... compared to others..

 

[OrdinarilyInordinate]

It was between 3 and 1 for me--picked 3. I liked the higher contrast in 1, but overall there is a better balance in 3, and I liked that you can make out the plant leaves more in 3 for some context and interesting shapes against the couch texture, and an overall balance of light and color. When a background is blurred enough to be unrecognizable, it should make sense for the composition or color balance, and in this case I think the shots where the green is too blurred are not as balanced. Also the cord is distracting

 

[cerich]

1 or 3, too much extra distracting stuff along the top of the others

 

[lapdog99]

#3 sharp bottle balanced background

 

[Tony8232]

I prefer the ones that are stopped down. There is enough subject isolation and the the bottle because more of it is in focus looks better. #2 because of the size of the bottle and its angle.

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[Martin Ocando]

Feel Free to comment after you pick one.
Why di you like it... compared to others..

Ahh, 45mm 1.8

After selecting my choice, I was gladly rewarded with the fact that it was shot with the lens I currently have on Amazon's shopping cart. Just waiting a couple days to hit Checkout :-D

I've been saving gift cards for quite some time. Is now time to collect ;-)

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[Jim Vincent]

I agree it is between 1 & 3, but, for me 1 is preferred.

(Ignoring the EXIF data makes sense since all the shots say they are the 45 f/1.8. If 3 is the 45, I'm guessing 1 is the 75)

 

[gr1fter]

At first i liked 4 but then reconsidered to 3. 3 the whole bottle is completely sharp, balanced background. 4 the bottle cap is soft / out of focus.

 

[Jim Salvas]

I picked number 2 based on contrast, but number 3 seems to be the only one with the whole bottle in focus, so it wins on that count. Number 4 seems to be the favorite for bokeh, but apparently none of the other lenses actually have wide apertures at 45mm, so that's not much of a deal. If I wanted bokeh, I'd step back and shoot this with the 75 at 1.8, but that's not an available choice.

BTW, it might be interesting to see the comparison of all of them at the same aperture, which i guess would have to be f6 (which is now the 12-50, I presume).

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[Hithertoo]

Number 2 is the sharpest.

 

[Vlad S]

I picked #1 because all of the bottle is in focus, and the foliage has a pleasant bokeh. In the super-shallow DOF shots the bottle cap is blurry, and it was really disconcerting to me.

Vlad

 

[Astrotripper]

I don't like the look of bokeh on 3 at all. And 2 is pretty bad as well.

4 is a bit too much, I feel like it takes away from the main subject (too much of it is obviously outside DOF).

Frankly, 5 might have been the best looker if there were no distracting elements in the background and it would be more uniform (a lot more bushes would be needed I guess ).

So I settle for 1, as a best compromise.

 

[s_grins]

#3 for my eyes (I'm in minority here when it comes to DOF)

 

[Tony8232]

The two f1.8 lenses I like the least in this particula shot. I have the 45mm f1.8 and it is a great lens but to me this type of photo should have been shot at f/4 or more, just enough to blur the background but enough to bring the foreground into even focus.

 

[OrdinarilyInordinate]

I think the fact that #4 is winning the poll illustrates the very problem of people being obsessed with shallow depth of field to the point where if it starts eating at the subject, it's ignored in favor of as much blur as possible. Just like all the close-ups I've been seeing using maximum apertures of fast lenses, and a flower being only half in focus, or even less so.

Ever notice how people who get DSLRs to take photos of their gear on electronics forums often use the P mode or Auto and end up with indoor photos that have very shallow depth of field with only a small part of their subject being in focus. They might think it's artsy, but it just blurs what they are trying to show, and I find it distracting.

 

[Garry Schaefer]

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[Martin.au]

I like 3 because of the background. Just enough blur to show the depth, but also enough definition to show that it's a bottle in a nice environment, like a tropical island.

 

[banosser]

No 3 and it's not even close..

 

[ShutterNot]

4 has the best bokeh, but that alone doesn't make the best picture.

Best picture for me is 3. Nice balance of in focus ubject. The thins wire surrounding bottle is totally in focus. Nice color satoration of the scotch.

My only complaint - I prefer Single malt scotch.