> > On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I love Frank's sig: "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri >> Cartier-Bresson > >> So I thought I would ask PDML members for their opinions on which lens >> (or lenses) they would rank as the sharpest in their stable: >> Overall and Wide Open >
Every once in a while I have flirted with the notion of "testing" various lenses, but each time quickly realize two things. First, I have neither the patience nor the skill to properly do a comparative test. Second, it really doesn't matter. Some lenses feel right and give a pleasing result; other lenses I sell. So, a totally unscientific, very subjective answer to the question: 1. The only thing sharper than my FA* 200/4.0 macro is a Ginsu knife. 2. The A-120/4.0 macro (645 mount) was quite special also. 3. Of my more modern lenses, the 60-250/4.0 and 16-50/2.8 are both lenses that have no tradeoffs; i.e., I don't have to stop and think if I am sacrificing image quality in order to get the wide or long FOV I want. But the 50-135/2.8 is the one that is most often attached to a camera body. stan -- 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.
