my only Sigma lens, a 8mm fisheye, is waiting to being compared to Pentax 10-17 fisheye zoom. this discussion may just lower the activation barrier to let me take a few pictures of a USAF resolution chart...
than again, no matter what, there's simply no alternative to 8mm (except belorussian Peleng, which I don't have and don't want) best, mishka On 4/26/06, Keith McGuinness <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mishka wrote: > > *istDL resolves ~53 lpmm -- quite undemanding wrt resolution. > > Between lenses I used I could see differences in contrast, > > color saturation, etc -- but not resolution. At least, not at the center > > at reasonable apertures. If Sigma cannot pull that out, > > it's gotta be made out of a coke bottle. > > Perhaps not a coke bottle...but, then, who knows? > > BTW, having done one quick and simple test, there are also rather > marked differences in the features you mention: contrast and > colour saturation. The Sigma has more of both. (Not that this is > an issue because a small tweak in Rawshooter fixes things quickly.) > > Thanks for the response. > > Keith McG > >
