I'm just wondering how the fancy deconvolution and AI sharpening tools work
with pinhole, zoneplate or whatever. Anyone here tried them ?
...Wayne
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> On 9/24/2021 1:27 PM, Mike Gordon via olympus wrote:
> > ZO'd Moosw writes:
> >
> > <<<And sometimes with a less than perfect lens, or perhaps no lens at all.
> The one I posted in this thread was taken using a zone plate.
> >
> > Interesting--which one do you have?
>
> The original LenBaby Pinhole/Zone Plate optic for their Optic Swap System.
> Reading several of the many "reviews" of LB's new Obscura non-lens, some
> real, although none I saw deep or complete, and others bits of fluff mostly
> regurgitating LB's own promo material, I saw no mention of the original
> version of years ago.
>
> > Renditions often seem similar to pin holes but much more light available.
>
> The new Obscuras add a Sieve filter to the pinhole and zone plate.
> Wandering through quite a few images on their site and reviews, I came to
> the same conclusion as before — which one gives the most pleasing results
> depends on subject, subject and background distances, lighting, etc.
>
> With more, and more frequent, experience, I imagine one may know ahead
> of time what will work . . . In this case, it was obvious in the VF that the
> pinhole wasn't going to please me; I didn't even shoot one.
>
> Here are a few shots that show the differences with a particular subject.
> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/tech/Lenses/Pinhole_Zone/PinvsZo
> ne.htm>
>
> As LB is careful to point out, although the glow of ZP looks soft, it
> actually has
> more detail than the PH.
>
> First two taken hand held, PH @ ISO 3200. I went out the next day with tripod
> for low ISO, that's why the lighting is different.
>
> I didn't like the PH shots, but it's worth looking at the further away bloom —
> it's much nicer that the foreground one.
> I think I like it better than the ZP shot in the second set.
>
> I'm tempted by the Obscura. The 16 mm one puts the "elements" much
> closer to the sensor than the one I have. I believe their tech for producing
> the elements is probably finer, too. As above, it's hard to say what that may
> do to the images.
> Interestingly, there are µ4/3 to Sony E mount adapters, for manual lenses.
> The Sony register distance is a couple of mm shorter. So one could see how it
> works with both systems.
>
> Tricksy Business Moose
>
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