I have two Tokina 400mm F5.6 lenses. One is a RMC 400mm F5.6 IF in M42 mount and the other is the AT-X 400mm F5.6 IF in PK mount. Both are exceptionally good on film. I can recommend them strongly as they are not very expensive and represent great values. JCO
-----Original Message----- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 1:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Opinions about Tokinas (Was Sigmas) Mark, That lens has done an *excellent* job of capturing the breast feathers' structure. I used to keep birds (parrots mostly) and that's what their breast feathers look like when seen close up. Robins are much the same. Godfrey --- Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.markcassino.com/temp/robin/ > > This shot was taken with the Tokina 400mm ATX, handheld. ... > > I guess I'd have to find a bird and hold it in my hand to know for > sure, but I really question the detail in the feathers. They > look like hairs, not feathers. My conclusion was that a low resolving > lens with low CA and high edge sharpness - which is what my tests > showed the ATX 400 to be - will create an image with clean edges and a > high degree of _apparent_ detail. I say apparent detail because I > don't think the birds breast feathers > would really look like that, I think that the primary ribs of the > feathers have been exaggerated and the connecting fibers have been all > but lost in this shot. Psychologically, one looks at that and thinks > "Wow - what detail!" but I really question that. > > Maybe I can find a natural history museum with a robin specimen > and can confirm my suspicions... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
