Overall I haven't been unhappy with any of my lenses on the *ist D. But then again, I *haven't* made critical comparisons. I know in general that I try to avoid the zooms I have, unless they are the only lens for the job at the time. Even they can turnout pretty darn good images or images that are good enough for their intended purpose.
I find it very subjective. If one does not/cannot/will not make a comparison for whatever reason and is happy with the results, and others are happy with the results, then there's little need to split hairs. My laptop screen saver plays my 30 favorite shots. Numerous people comment "wow", "I'm not ever going to show you my photos", etc., etc. As displayed on my laptop or printed on a small scale I think they're quite nice. Enlarge to poster size, and maybe not.
Tom C.
From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Manual Focus Pentax Glass on istD Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:19:36 +1000
On 21 Feb 2005 at 17:10, Tom C wrote:
> But... and here I lay myself out for attack... :) The finer details and the
> technical nuances do not a good picture make (not saying they don't have the
> potential to make may one it better). In the end, as with many things in life,
> it's the big picture, the entire composition that often wins out...
All else being equal would you prefer that once in a life time shot was captured with an average lens which doesn't make full use of the recording medium or a lens that does?
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
