On Sep 10, 2011, at 4:24 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > Hi all, > > As you can see, I've adopted a minimalist image titling convention. It > simplifies things. > > Aside from that, having packed up and shipped off my K-x to have the > viewfinder glass (hopefully) replaced (hopefully) under warranty, I broke out > the K100D Super that Mr. Larry Colen so graciously loaned to me while I was > out visiting in his eminently beautiful state. > > I threw the old Tokina SZ-X 28-200 f/3.5-5.3 on there and fired off a few > shots to see what it can do. I've shot maybe a total of 5 shots on that lens > before, just to see if there was anything wrong with it. I have to say, I > don't know why I haven't used it more. I'm extremely surprised at how sharp > the thing is. Considering I got it in a bunch of about 5 lenses for which I > paid a total of $100, I'm extremely pleased with it. > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/6134029469/ > ISO 800, f/4.5, 1/500, Av
Very nice! > > Yes, the background is a bit desaturated, and I know some (most?) aren't fond > of that sort of gimmickry. > But, I'm a contrarian. That, my friend, is the understatement of the week. > > In any event, comments and critiques are welcome -- even if it's just to > bitch about the desaturation. I was just so pleasantly surprised with the > sharpness that I had to share. Also, I'm pleasantly surprised with the noise > at ISO 800 on the K100D Super. I was expecting much more than is there. > Thanks, Larry! > > -- Walt > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
