John, > I may have oversharpened the first web sized attempt on > this but I didnt alter the levels on this shot > from the capture, it was already pegged from > full black to full white on the histogram as > captured (most likely due to the blazing highlights > in the chrome struts) and the limited dynamic > range of the camera. I dont prefer soft or > prefer contrasty, I prefer accurate reproduction > of whatever the lens was aimed at. Actually, based > on my experience, It is ususally indicative of > a good exposure and good lens whenever the histogram > reaches a full spread like that.
that's your choice and I did not criticized it in any way. Whether the image accurate reproduces the scene in front of the lens I don't care too much, whether it captures one's attention or evokes one's emotions I do care. > Anyway, heres another attempt at this one (larger still) , hopefully > it better shows this RMC tokina 17mm F3.5 lens to actually be pretty > good in my opinion. > > http://www.jchriso.com/temp/17MMRMCTOKINASAMPLE1L.jpg full size version looks indeed even better than the intermediate one yet it's still too sharp/contrasty for my taste. ;-) But when considered it was shot to JPEG it's actually pretty good. Cheers, Peter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
