Hi Peter,
I really enjoyed your page on AF testing. Confirms the same thing I've
found with the ZX5N, although I've also found a decent amount of error at
infinity with some lenses too.
Thanks,
Ed
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From: "Peter Spiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 10:50 PM
Subject: Re: Pentax FA 35 mm f2.0 AL vs Stylus Epic
> The Stylus Epic has a great lens for the price, and generally gives very
> nice results. I have actually done comparison shots between it and my
> Pentax 40mm f/2.8, both at about f/5.6, and the Pentax was noticeably
> sharper in the details (e.g., small letters on a sign).
>
> Probably the most significant problem with the Stylus is the perverse
> program that's built into it, which is very much biased toward fast action
> (or photographers with really shaky hands). Until the light is enough to
> give you a shutter speed over 1/200th, it shoots with the lens wide open
at
> f/2.8. This gives you very limited depth of field, and no lens is at its
> best wide open. So you need to use ASA 400 or 800 film with it unless you
> are always going to be in bright sunshine.
>
> I do like its tiny size, and I use it for travelling when an SLR is just
too
> bulky (or I'm using the SLR for slides and the Stylus for prints). A few
> shots I've taken with it can be found at
> http://ca.geocities.com/spirope/photopage.htm
>
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