On 14 Apr 2004 at 23:45, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > I took this one today using TMAX100 in a 1964 > vintage Pentax spotmatic. Does it compete with the > *istD Pentax DSLR of 2003? I think so, especially > since I'm getting about 12 Mpixel with my FF > 3200 dpi scans. Looks grainier than than istD, > but sharper to my eye. The image is slighty cropped.
I don't know John, maybe I can quell your curiosity with a *ist D sample? The following file was shot (a moment ago) with the *ist D and A50/2.8 macro at f18, 1:1. The file was shot RAW and I've converted and saved it loss-less in jpg2000 file format at 48bit RGB with no added sharpening. It's a big file, just over 25MB (sorry dial-up comrades). Let me know what you think? ..and don't hassle me about the composition :-) http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/1to1_50mm_macro_f18.jp2 And for anyone not yet familiar with jpeg2000 and it's virtues see: http://www.jpeg.org/ Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
