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Not sure I'm feeling the Olympus 75mm f/1.8...

Started Jan 11, 2015 | Discussions thread
Vlad S Veteran Member • Posts: 3,766
I think there's some misunderstanding of perspective
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honeyiscool wrote:

This is about as close as I can get with my 75mm. It's not any greater magnification than my normal and 45mm lenses. What I really wanted was to be able to use the focal length to have a more natural perspective of tight shots, and I didn't realize how limiting the .10x magnification would be.

Your perspective depends not on the focal length, but on the distance from the subject. The point of a longer lens is that you can stand back further away, while maintaining the same framing as a shorter lens. Then a longer working distance creates a more natural perspective.

So by trying to come in closer you are fighting against exactly what the lens was created for: to put you further away from your subject. That extra distance is what is supposed to give faces a more flattering look, or to create a more realistic ratio of sizes between foreground and background.

If your distance from the subject is limited by close quarters then there's no focal length that will create a better perspective. You might try to change the projection method in post processing from rectilinear to something else, in a program such as Hugin. It's just an idea though, I never tried it myself.

Vlad

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