Visual interpretation of DOF

DOF as in depth of field. To me the most important aspect of the technical part of photography. Even more important than bokeh and sharpness. That's why I love primes. And that's why I'll use primes 'till I die. Zooms are just necessary evil, I avoid using them whenever possible.

Visual interpretation of DOF taken with 350D and 85L II at f1.4 (enlarge it!):

A nice bokeh quote

Taken from dpreview forums, I couldn't agree more:

Give me a world with no edges,
A happy space knowing nothing about outlines.
Grant me, please, the round joy
Of thoughtlessly floating on the blurred
Background of my photographs.

If someone doesn't get the picture, here's what I mean:

My 85 1.2L review published

Complete review is available here www.slo-foto.net .

My 350D looks like new:)

It has been cleaned and polished (Maxi Brill rox!). Sensor is finally dust free, the dust "build up" was impressive. But who'd notice that, if he/she uses f1.8 almost exclusively. Lately even f1.2 (unfortunately these good days are over). Finally studio shots won't be full of spots:). Ok I rarely shoot in the studio with my camera, but nevertheless it's nice to know, that if I'll shoot in the studio, I won't have to clone the dust spots away.

Canon 1D mkIII hands on preview

Unfortunately a 5 minute preview. But enough to see the significant step forward, that Canon has made with this model. The size remains the same, while being a lot lighter. The specs don't show the real picture regarding the camera weight. It feels like it's half as light as its predecessor. They finally got rid of the clumsy controls, AF is even faster, now it's insanely fast. And the sound of the shutter at 10 fps is orgasmic.

When production model (this was pre-production) will be available, I'll do a complete test. I guess sometime in June...

I don't wanna return this kit tomorrow!

Kit=Canon 1Ds mkII+85 1.2L II.


Photo: Andrej Jerše

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Canon 1Ds mkII+85 1.2L II. Fresh, straight out of the camera (through rawshooter ofcourse).