Thanks, Dave.
It's a pretty old, banged-up lens and there's absolutely zero snap in
the aperture ring. But, thankfully, it's an A lens, and I tend to shoot
in Av mode more than any other when the option is feasible. It's a bit
of a brute, not all that great as walking-around lens. But, I may just
have to suffer the burden if it performs as well as it seems to so far.
-- Walt
On 9/11/2011 9:27 AM, David J Brooks wrote:
I like this one a lot.
Dave
On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 7:24 PM, Walt Gilbert<[email protected]> 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
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.
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
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