Believe what you will, Paul. Perhaps we're talking about different things ... but I've gotten finer detail than a picture of an engine, which shows no really fine details at all. Here's something of an example of what I mean: http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/jeans/rumpledjeans_2.html
This was made with the 16-45 and does not compare favorably with a similar image made with one of my primes. Tonality is rougher, the image needed much more sharpening, and looks a bit rougher. What you photograph works well with the lens, but the lens comes in a very poor second with some of the things I photograph, and the kind of detail and resolving power I'm looking for. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Date: 8/24/2006 4:46:18 AM > Subject: Re: CF v SD Cards > > Horse doo-doo. A 6-megapixel sensor can't record any more detail than > what is shown there. Remember you're looking at detail from a picture > that would be something like 6 feet wide. > On Aug 24, 2006, at 7:38 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > This photo doesn't show any fine detail. Not by my standards. That > > may be > > why you're so satisfied with the lens. > > > > Shel > > > > > > > >> [Original Message] > >> From: Paul Stenquist > > > >> This is by no means a definitive test, but it does demonstrate how > >> well > >> the DA 16-45 records detail. It's shot at f8, 1/45th with electronic > >> flash in a reflector. There might be a tiny bit of ghosting from the > >> relatively slow shutter and the flash combination, but the detail > >> edges > >> are apparent in the crop. Here's the entire frame: > >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2829588&size=lg > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
