the decrease in sharpness shouldn't be overwhelming by closing down 2 stops from optimum. the DA 14 overall isn't as sharp as the DA 16-45, which also has an optimum MTF near wide open, but i which also shoot at f11 or f13 most of the time.
Herb.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 1:46 PM Subject: Re: Banff and Lake Louise > > i need to shoot at around f11-13 to get the depth of field i want. > > Fine, but that's a different thing. We were talking sharpness, weren't > we?