Paul. All three look great,but the second 100% crop is better,but the first is not to bad either. The lens and the Sigma 500 Super are on my maybe list.
Dave > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 7:56 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Shooting with a $500 Paperweight > > > > > > After yesterday's brief trip to the nature center, I did a short > > walkaround in downtown Birmingham with the *istD and the now infamous > > DA 16-45. (That's the lens many of us loved last week.) I don't > > normally do tests, but I happened to have these saps that lend > > themselves well to a 100% crop. I was using autofocus with a selected > > sensor. My blip was appearing on the top left portion of the clock, > > right near the number 10. Below you'll find the entire pic first, sized > > for the web. It's followed by two 100% crops of the image just as the > > RAW Converter processed it at actual size The first crop is at f4.5. > > 1/1500. The second is at f8, 1/350. No, it's not scientific, but I'm > > still in love with this lens. > > > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3252196 > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3252208 > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3252212 > > >

