jamiebonline
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Hi guys,
One of the top things people look for in a lens when they come to buying one appears to be its sharpness. The phrase 'tack sharp' pops up all over the place.
Recently I have started using some older manual focus lenses. I love the bokehs and the feel of them is just so good. I think they add something to my work but know there is softness in the corners in some of them. Worse at certain apertures, as is typical, I guess. However, I don't zoom into 100 percent and analyze them myself and I don't think most people, even other photographers, will notice or care either. Also I post mostly online on Facebook and Instagram and my online portfolio on shoot proof, the images are very small to moderately sized. I think it depends on the photography you do. If you are being paid a lot of money to do commercial work, for example, perhaps there is a duty to the client to use the sharpest lenses you can get your hands on, even if the client won't notice. Of course some sharpness is absolutely noticeable. Again it depends to what degree.
So what do you think? How important is sharpness for you? And if I may add a side question, how much do you analyze a lenses performance in other areas too such as chromatic aberration and so on. Would you reject a lens or pay a lot more for a lens based on extensive analyzes of them?
J.
One of the top things people look for in a lens when they come to buying one appears to be its sharpness. The phrase 'tack sharp' pops up all over the place.
Recently I have started using some older manual focus lenses. I love the bokehs and the feel of them is just so good. I think they add something to my work but know there is softness in the corners in some of them. Worse at certain apertures, as is typical, I guess. However, I don't zoom into 100 percent and analyze them myself and I don't think most people, even other photographers, will notice or care either. Also I post mostly online on Facebook and Instagram and my online portfolio on shoot proof, the images are very small to moderately sized. I think it depends on the photography you do. If you are being paid a lot of money to do commercial work, for example, perhaps there is a duty to the client to use the sharpest lenses you can get your hands on, even if the client won't notice. Of course some sharpness is absolutely noticeable. Again it depends to what degree.
So what do you think? How important is sharpness for you? And if I may add a side question, how much do you analyze a lenses performance in other areas too such as chromatic aberration and so on. Would you reject a lens or pay a lot more for a lens based on extensive analyzes of them?
J.