IMO cats are one of the better subjects for testing a lens.

That's what I keep telling myself anyway :-)

Cheers,

Dave

2009/1/31 Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com>:
> John sent me an email this afternoon that his 50-135 had shown up and
> invited me over to check it, and some of his other lenses out. Playing
> with toys like that can certainly interfere with my decision to put
> more planning into my lens purchases rather than getting a hankering
> for something just because it's shiny.  I just hope he doesn't decide
> to sell them until I can afford and justify them.
>
> Playing with fast telephotos was a lot of fun. I could seriously covet
> the 80-200 f/2.8, and his A 200 f/2.8 is a real sweet lens. Though, I
> have a lot more need of wide primes for shooting indoors.
>
> Interestingly, I don't think I've shot pet cats before. It's something
> that would be fun to do when there's actually light. The close crops
> aren't quite as sharp as I'd like, but I put them up as a reminder of
> something to try again when I can do it right.  All shots hand held at
> ISO 800.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157613181556984/

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