----- Original Message ----- From: "John Whittingham"
Subject: Re: Samples from today's shoot with the FA 80-320
I didn't think it was all that bad a lens, my test target was an office tower, and there is more than sufficient detail showing in the images
That's better, shows what the lens is capable of, did you use a tripod?
What focal length?
Hand held, probably ISO 200. That series shows a range from 80mm right out to 320.
All 4 images originated as in camera jpegs and recieved the same post processing, which was resizing for the web and a couple of shots of unsharp mask, 50% @ .5 pixels.
To me, it looks a tad soft through the middle of the range, but quite tight at either end.
I didn't test every aperture, so it may perform better if a sweeter aperture was chosen.
William Robb
