Re: DA* 16-50 F2.8 repair update (question!)

2008-08-04 Thread Charles Robinson
On Aug 2, 2008, at 14:51, Mark Erickson wrote: Pentax USA replaced the lens with a different one. The serial number appears to correspond to an early batch, so I was a little suspicious. I finally got time to do a quick image test (resolution charts on the wall), and the results look

Re: DA* 16-50 F2.8 repair update (question!)

2008-08-04 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Aug 4, 2008, at 2:16 PM, Charles Robinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've wondered if this is normal or if I'm just pixel-peeping too much. Web-sized it's almost noticable... http://charles.robinsontwins.org/twinsdays/2008/content/IMGP2034_large.html 100% crop it's as obvious as the

Re: DA* 16-50 F2.8 repair update (question!)

2008-08-04 Thread Mark Erickson
Joseph McAllister pentaxian at mac.com wrote On Aug 4, 2008, at 2:16 PM, Charles Robinson charlesr at visi.com wrote: I've wondered if this is normal or if I'm just pixel-peeping too much. Web-sized it's almost noticable...

DA* 16-50 F2.8 repair update

2008-08-02 Thread Mark Erickson
Back in June, I reported the following: I sent my DA* 16-50 back this spring due to uneven sharpness across the frame. It came back worse than when I sent it. So it's back in Colorado again. I'm hoping it comes back in better condition. Maybe I'm a second time's the charm guy Here's

Re: DA* 16-50 F2.8 repair update

2008-08-02 Thread Joseph Tainter
Back in June, I reported the following: I sent my DA* 16-50 back this spring due to uneven sharpness across the frame. It came back worse than when I sent it. So it's back in Colorado again. I'm hoping it comes back in better condition. Maybe I'm a second time's the charm guy