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Thirsty

January 28th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Photography

Then came the Canon EF 50mm F1.8 II :) This fix-lens became my 2nd lens beside the 18-55 kit. The reason I bought this lens was because of the recommendation from my friend that although it’s quite cheap (perhaps the cheapest among Canon’s lenses), it produces great portrait images. The F1.8 gives a nice blurry out of focus effect (known as ‘bokeh’) which emphasizes the depth of field of the shot. Then, when I was visiting my brother, he allowed me to test his 50mm lens as well. My decision, it’s a ‘must have’.

This shot of Adrian was taken with the 50mm at Kebun Raya Bogor. The ‘bokeh’ effect makes him stands out even more than the surroundings.

Thirsty!

Another shot taken with the 50mm when we took the kids to Kebun Raya Bogor. Priceless moments like this that makes me feel having a DSLR (and good lenses) is really worthed. :)

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Testing The Focus

January 9th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Photography

Testing The Focus

Some camera and lenses have production defect on it which is called “Front/Back Focus”. Front/Back Focus is the defect (whether it comes from the camera or the lens) that the focus is fall on the back or in front of the object you’re shooting at. If you wonder why every shots you take seems blurry although your eyes is fine and the camera auto-focusing is working fine, then maybe your gear has the Back/Front Focus defect.

There are several ways to test the focus. If you Google it, you’ll find many tips about it, some even provide you with the ‘focus test chart’. Here’s one of it. But the easiest way is to use 3 batteries like the picture above. Put the batteries about 3-5 cm among each other on the table in the sufficient light environment. Take your camera and use the auto-focusing aimed at the head of the middle one. If the result shows that the head of the middle battery is indeed sharp/focus, then your gear is fine. But if it turns out that the sharp/focus area is on the head of the front or back battery, then most likely your gear has the defect. Consult the store or the authorized dealer of the camera to check on it.

If you try it with different lenses and the results are the same, that means it’s the camera that has the defect. But if you try with another lens and the result is fine, that means the previous lens you use may have the defect. Hope this help.

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