If a tiny image is soft would a bigger image be less soft? I�m sure you can get a sharper image by stopping down some and using tripod. And yes, I would like to see more images, possibly shot at the nominal 320 focal length. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 11:34 PM Subject: Re: PAW: Pretty Lady > It's not all that soft, considering that the lady is walking rapidly > and this is a hand held shot. Later, I'll post some portraits I shot > with it. Perhaps even some 100% detail. You're looking at a tiny web > image, Raimo, and drawing unfair conclusions. > Paul > On Oct 23, 2004, at 4:25 PM, Raimo K wrote: > > > Yeah, soft is correct... no matter who swears by this lens. > > The girl is soft, too. > > All the best! > > Raimo K > > Personal photography homepage at: > > http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 11:10 PM > > Subject: RE: PAW: Pretty Lady > > > > > >> The lens has a nice, soft quality about it. I like that, and the > >> bokeh in > >> this pic looks pretty decent as well. > >> > >> Shel > >> > >> > >>> [Original Message] > >>> From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >>> Decided to spend a few minutes trying out the FA 80-320/4.5-5.6 that > >>> I > >>> bought this week. I know it's not highly rated -- it's obviously a > >>> consumer zoom -- but I'm rather pleased with it. I shot people > >>> walking > >>> down the street with the camera set to continuous autofocus. This > >>> young > >>> lady was probably the most photogenic. This shot is at 320mm, f6.7 @ > >>> 1/500, ISO 400. I'm beginning to really like autofocus zooms for > >>> informal, just for fun shoots. Until this year, I had never really > >>> shot > >>> with a zoom and had never owned an autofocus camera. There's > >>> something > >>> to be said for sloth <g>.. > >>> Paul > >>> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2813285 > >> > >> > > >
