Flaunting tauntingly? Good. Paul via phone
> On Dec 15, 2015, at 6:13 PM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well, it would be appreciated, but > I expect others will soon be happily > flaunting this lens tauntingly. > > J > > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 15, 2015, at 2:59 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Well, when I can shoot some pics I will post them. Still socked in with gray >> skies and lots of work. >> >> Paul via phone >> >>> On Dec 15, 2015, at 5:52 PM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> OK, but in this this case, >>> listers will >>> be hoping to make a realistic judgment of the lens' practical performance. >>> >>> J >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Dec 15, 2015, at 2:37 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I’ve found that K3 images in general require very little sharpening, >>>> depending on the lens of course. This seemed particularly true in >>>> comparison to K5 images. However, I always do some sharpening when working >>>> on a photo for presentation. I work for a best subjective look, but do it >>>> at 100% on my 2560 x 1440 monitor. But for testing purposes, I don’t >>>> sharpen. That’s particularly important when shooting for fine focus >>>> adjustment. Being able to clearly differentiate the difference in >>>> sharpness is helpful. Here, I wanted to see exactly what the lens and >>>> sensor could accomplish on their own. That being said there’s some default >>>> sharpening in a photoshop RAW conversion. Mine is set at Adobe’s default >>>> value, whatever that may be. >>>>> On Dec 15, 2015, at 5:02 PM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Paul, >>>>> I recall your mentioning not having done any sharpening to the 150-450 >>>>> examples you posted. >>>>> I think that some moderate sharpening certainly and even a tad of ERC >>>>> "clarify" would be >>>>> reasonable and more realistic. >>>>> I believe it's intended that digital images be sharpened. >>>>> >>>>> J >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Paul Stenquist" <[email protected]> >>>>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 1:03:01 PM >>>>> Subject: DFA 150-450, first impression >>>>> >>>>> The 150-450 zoom arrived today. It’s dark and gloomy in Michigan and >>>>> raining intermittently, so I resisted the urge to go looking for birds >>>>> and instead set the fine focus adjustment, then took a couple of sample >>>>> pics. My tests showed the lens was back focusing a bit, and a +4 setting >>>>> brought it right in throughout the range. It’s built like a tank, there’s >>>>> no wobble or looseness, and the zoom is as tight as any lens i’ve ever >>>>> owned. (One reviewer mentioned zoom creep. If that ever was a problem, >>>>> it’s definitely been resolved. You have to expend a fair amount of effort >>>>> to change the focal length.) I shot some dead ferns off a tripod at >>>>> 450mm, ISO 3200, f5.6, 1/60th. >>>>> >>>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18141845&size=lg >>>>> >>>>> Here’s a 100% crop of the area where I placed the focal point >>>>> >>>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18141846&size=lg >>>>> >>>>> Very pleased thus far. Can’t wait to try it out on some birdies. >>>>> >>>>> Paul >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
