In the case of my Blue Tit shot you will notice the tail is out of focus due to the limited DOF. The shot was taken with a 300 @f8 with the lens just about on it's MFD of 8ft (DOF is about 1 inch). Because of the need to maintain a high shutter speed without pushing the ISO into the very noisey region I was investigating different lens setups to try and squeeze abit more DOF into the shot at this distance. That is when I realised that even if I used my 24-70 and got even closer to the subject I would be no better off.
I think the point Don is trying to make is the flattening effect on the vanishing point perspective which is more to do with focal length and lens to subject distance.
Rob
Last edited by robski; 23-12-05 at 10:06.
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