If I might stick my nose in, without having read each and every post in this thread, I have a thought or two to present for consideration. We're talking Pentax *istD or Ds, aren't we? And the DA offering for that body? (Since I own _neither_ right now, you can see why I let some posts slip by...)
However, Don's question prompts me to ask:
Perhaps the two subjects you're talking about differ in what they present to the CCD, to wit, buildings are essentially all horizontal and vertical edges and lines, where your setup performs well, while the shingled tooftops present some diagonals?
Diagonals seem to wreak havoc on a lot of digital cameras, so that seems a possible way of separating the two subjects, perfornamce-wise.
Just a thought, simple as it is...
keith whaley
Don Sanderson wrote:
Godfrey, I wasn't worried about the DA in general. I was confused as to why *MY* DA didn't seem to be doing as well as others did. As a matter of fact I'm still at a loss to explain why it does well on buildings and not on shingled rooftops. Can YOU explain that? I can't.
And if you feel discussing Pentax products on the "Pentax DISCUSS Mailing List" is stupid then perhaps you joined the wrong list.
Don
-----Original Message-----
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 9:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: The DA retested and loved again!
On Apr 5, 2005, at 4:52 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
On 5 Apr 2005 at 8:00, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
I've been very happy with the quality of the DA16-45/4 and don't understand all this flap about it. It's a very good lens.If by "flap" you mean discussion, yes that's what it is. It's not
subversive effort to denigrate and undermine other listers purchases, just a discussion and comparison. Sit back, relax and enjoy, you might even learn something, LOL
Cheers big ears,
Sure, big nose.
I learn by using my own lens, thank you. There's been nothing in this thread to learn from. 40-odd messages worrying about a lens that is well known to be a good performer, if not as good as the finest prime, is just stupid.
Godfrey
