Colin, *both* shots have a quite distinct greenish cast. Are you shooting a grey card and doing WB correction? The simplest, fastest and cheapest solution.
The 50/2.8 wins that shootout hands-down. Nice detail! Not just your little black spots, but the entire image is clearer. At what aperture were these shot? On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 3:36 PM, Collin Brendemuehl <[email protected]> wrote: > > There was a locally-available A50/2.8 macro in excellent condition for $180. > A quick shot for these results: > > With the kit 18-55 zoom > http://brendemuehl.net/images/macro/part1z.jpg > > With the A50/2.8 macro > http://brendemuehl.net/images/macro/part1m.jpg > > It's a simple item shot, but what stood out to me was two things: > 1) Down in front of the item are a couple little black spots. > They are much more distinct in the macro shot, as they should be. > 2) The kit lens shot has a green color cast. > I've been wondering about the results this week and was blaming my > Samsung display as things did not look quite so greenish on the laptop. > But there was still a difference. This proves to me that the issue is > the lens and not the screen or the lighting. > > I went and got this without asking. If the boss balks, then I'll keep it. > It's such a nice lens. > > Sincerely, > > Collin Brendemuehl > "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" > -- Jim Elliott -- -bmw -- 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.
