Search results

Probably the best explanation ever, well worth a viewing. The only thing it doesn't illustrate is the blades of the iris that give bokeh it's shape with light points. More blades gives a smoother edge to out of focus variations. Circle of Confusion Explained and Illustrated - YouTube

Hi folks, I've given critique so it's only fair I let others critique my photos. 35mm f1.8 1/4000th Post processed for saturation and contrast. There was a clear blue sky so I framed the tractor higher up than normal. Now I'm thinking more blue sky and less sand would have been better...

OK so I got a reversing ring from Amazon to have a go at macro with reversed lenses. Here are some pics to give a comparison. All pics are of the same AA battery. Using the 18-55 kit lens, set at 55mm (shorter focal length gives more magnification when the lens is reversed) 1st pic with a...

When I had my old film camera, it was almost always used in MF, using the D5100 it's almost always in AF. Reason is, my old camera had a split centre in the viewfinder to get lines straight. I'd have my old film camera back, over the D5100 if the film plate could be changed to an electronic...

If you know what it is, please just post that you know, so members can see it without the answer for a while.

Quite a lot if I'm honest. I've been looking through some old threads and seen such amazing photos from lots of members. There are lots of great photos of opportunities that would be missed by most people, and photos of things that only a few would see the potential. Then there are the obvious...

Hi folks, just seen the intro section after getting a few posts in already. Anyway this is me. UK member, my 50th coming up later this year. First camera was a Polaroid. Best proper film camera was a Minolta, loved that SLR but "moved on" to digital, it never was as good and when D-SLR's came...

Hi guys, newbie here so hi to you all before I jump in :D I've read and seen sample pics on the 35mm DX lens, it seems to perform best (sharpness of central focus area) at around f4 With the kit zoom lens set to 35mm and f5, it does a fine job with central focus and bokeh, so the question is...