For anyone still interested in my Hawkeye Brownie saga..
One thing I still haven't been able to zero in on is getting a picture of
someone without it being blurry. The background is nice and sharp
but the face anyone in the shot is not.
I figured the problem was not being within the fixed focus of the meniscus
lens, so I took shots at the advertised 5 ft. then 8 ft. and finally 12 ft. point
to gauge the effect. Ambient lighting, no flash.
In each shot the background detail seems sharp enough but the face isn't.
Is the model moving ever so slightly (i.e. breathing)? Hmmm.
I decided to try out a couple of other lenses on my camera.
The first one is a No.13 close up lens.
Again, I played around with distance and found 48" to be the sweet spot.
Again, no flash.
Then, I tried out a Portra +1 lens.
All three with the improvised e-flash at 2, 3, and 4 ft.
Ya, 2 foot from someone's face isn't going to make them want to let you
take more pictures
I really liked it at 36 and 48"
Still amazed at what this humble camera can do with 400 speed film.
One thing I still haven't been able to zero in on is getting a picture of
someone without it being blurry. The background is nice and sharp
but the face anyone in the shot is not.
I figured the problem was not being within the fixed focus of the meniscus
lens, so I took shots at the advertised 5 ft. then 8 ft. and finally 12 ft. point
to gauge the effect. Ambient lighting, no flash.
In each shot the background detail seems sharp enough but the face isn't.
Is the model moving ever so slightly (i.e. breathing)? Hmmm.
I decided to try out a couple of other lenses on my camera.
The first one is a No.13 close up lens.
Again, I played around with distance and found 48" to be the sweet spot.
Again, no flash.
Then, I tried out a Portra +1 lens.
All three with the improvised e-flash at 2, 3, and 4 ft.
Ya, 2 foot from someone's face isn't going to make them want to let you
take more pictures
I really liked it at 36 and 48"
Still amazed at what this humble camera can do with 400 speed film.
