On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 7:04 PM, Walter Gilbert <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: > Just wanted to share a few shots I took today with a lens I bought a couple > of months ago, but have yet to really use beyond just pointing it at > something to check out sharpness. It's a Promaster EDO AF LD 70-300mm > 1:4-5.6 tele-macro (1:2). I noticed some pretty severe fringes at f/4, but > otherwise, I feel it's a pretty competent lens for under $200 US. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4983990651/#/photos/walt_gilbert/4983990651/lightbox/ > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4983990651/#/photos/walt_gilbert/4983935877/lightbox/ > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4983990651/#/photos/walt_gilbert/4984529590/lightbox/ > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/4983990651/#/photos/walt_gilbert/4983925255/lightbox/ > (Note the blue around the nostril in this one -- I'll need to do some > desaturation on that.) > > Anyone else had any experience with this lens, and advice on getting the > most out of it? > > And, of course, suggestions, critiques, and inappropriate comments are > always welcome. >
Not a bad lens at all, if these samples are representative. I have no idea how to get the best out of a lens. I just shoots pictures is all. I like the saturated colour renditions of these, though. Interesting photos, too - well done, all of them! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
