Lensbaby

Could someone who is familiar with the Soft Focus Optic characteristics please give me an idea of what is going on in this photo?

I get this chromatic abberation from time to time when using the SFO and haven't been able to figure out what is causing it. I am pretty sure it is not due to camera shake. Exif data indicates that this photo was shot at 1/320th of a second. I've considered that it may be part of the characteristics of this particular optic but there are times when it doesn't appear in the least.

For the record I was using the #2 SFO multi-hole aperture on this shot.

Anyone?

Thanks in advance,

John

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. (Thomas A. Edison)

This is OOF halation introduced by the smaller holes around the main aperture. I think. tony

It's a typical characteristic of soft focus lenses. Every point of light going through the lens is blurred out by the optic (hence the name ;-) ).
The effect is especially visible at points where there is high contrast as you see in your photo.

You will also see this effect in some zone plate and plastic optic photo's (and probably other optics).

I hope this was helpful

Koen

TG and Koen have the right idea - if you want to reduce the halation just switch to a smaller "regular" aperture (my favorite is the f/4) - the optic will still add a dreamy softness but the highlights will be a little less halated.

Experiment and let us know how it goes!
Best,
Michael

I'm glad I asked. Thanks for the various replies. I've learned something that will assist me in producing better results with a lens I really like.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. (Thomas A. Edison)