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Do you have a unique or "classic" book?

Started Jul 12, 2019 | Discussions thread
Seedeich Veteran Member • Posts: 3,034
Re: Do you have a unique or "classic" book?

David Kieltyka wrote:

It's interesting to see what aspects of photography were valued & emphasized at the time compared to what we value & emphasize now. For example, in the section on using fast lenses (the 50/1.5 & 85/2 Sonnars) the discussion is all about taking pics in low light. Shallow depth of field: zero mention.

I wonder why they don’t mention DoF.
Maybe they are interested in praising the low light capabilities of the fast lenses.
Better not mention, that you can’t get sharp images at the same time.

Depth of field was certainly discussed in the books, from which I learned photography in the 70’s.

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