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Re: Which lens? (was Re: test post only)


  • From: "Willem-Jan Markerink" <w.j.markerink@xxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: Which lens? (was Re: test post only)
  • Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 21:27:17 +0000

On 24 Nov 96 at 19:43, Robert Long wrote:

> Whether a wide-angle is best for IR work obviously depends on the
> subject matter and the intended treatment.  But yes, I find I use a
> 28mm most of the time.  It add subtly to the surreal quality of the
> pictures.  I wish I could justify the expense of a 16mm fisheye to go
> whole-hog in that direction--as Willem did with one of his snow
> pictures, I believe.

On the Gallery there are at least two of them, maybe even three. I 
have two beauties with a frozen/snow clogged 'road sign' in it, and 
one where the white branches of a tree seem to stick in your eye.
Both were taken with my Russian 16mm/f2.8 and a #25 red filter.