You could go the luxe route and get a nice 85mm f/2.3 Soft Focus (K-Mount)
that is quite nice and offers variable sharpness.
See
http://whitemetal.com/kids_10_2000/tom_face_03a.jpg
http://whitemetal.com/kids_10_2000/tom_pumpkin_02.jpg
You could seek out a Kenko Soft-Cross for a nice cross-screen that gives a
nice effect; smear a regular cross screen with vaseline or something like
that; shoot through a nylong stocking, etc.
ppro
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Scooterman
> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 6:45 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: professional
>
>
>
> Jeeez guys..... let it die
>
> It's getting so that grease spot that used to be a dead horse is nearly
> gone.
>
> Like many, I am a Master and an accredited Journeyman at some other
> vocation (making photography my avocation?).
>
> When doing work within my vocation, if I use a tool that isn't rated as
> professional does that mean I am doing less than a *Professional* job?
>
> To tie it to this list, if a professional used my NIKON One Shot, are
> they less of a professional?
>
> Who cares?
> Ansel Adams wasn't a Pro when some great shots were taken ... neither
> were many more. And there are Pro's whose work SUCKS.
> (Check out some homes "Professionally Decorated"). <g>
> ===============================================================
> professional \pre-fesh-nel, -fe-she-nel\ adjective (ca. 1748)
> 1 a : of, relating to, or characteristic of a profession
> b : engaged in one of the learned professions
> c (1) : characterized by or conforming to the technical or ethical
> standards of a profession
> (2) : exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, and generally
> businesslike manner in the workplace
> 2 a : participating for gain or livelihood in an activity or field of
> endeavor often engaged in by amateurs <a professional golfer>
> b : having a particular profession as a permanent career <a
> professional soldier>
> c : engaged in by persons receiving financial return <professional
> football>
> 3 : following a line of conduct as though it were a profession <a
> professional patriot>professionally adverb
>
>
> professional noun (1811) : one that is professional; esp : one that
> engages in a pursuit or activity professionally
>
> (C) 1996 Zane Publishing, Inc. and Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
>
>
> Scoot
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