Re: MTF Charts of EOS Lenses & 400 DO IS

2001-12-10 Thread Gary Russell
-Original Message- From: Robert Meier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >... It's just that from a $6000 lens (price of cameraworld for the >400/4DOIS) I would expect considerable better results. Even more so as >it is not much less expensive then the 400/2.8ISL which gives you 2.8 >vs 4. I wonder h

Re: MTF Charts of EOS Lenses & 400 DO IS

2001-12-10 Thread Robert Meier
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > "Doesn't look very good"? The 400 4.0DO has slightly higher > MTF curves (is sharper) than the 400 5.6L I own - especially > in the 30 lines/mm curves. Hm, are we looking at the same charts? The charts on Canon's webpage show better curves for the 400/5.6L then the

Re: MTF Charts of EOS Lenses & 400 DO IS

2001-12-10 Thread lmichael
> I was looking at the chart for the 400 DO IS. Doesn't look very good or > am I missing something? Is this the compromise one has to take for a > shorter and lighter lens? Does anybody made any real world comparison > between the 400/2.8IS and the 400/4DOIS? Robert, "Doesn't look very good"? T

RE: MTF Charts of EOS Lenses & 400 DO IS

2001-12-09 Thread Chip Louie
> > Canon now includes the MTF charts for their lenses on their new > webpage. Check it out at > > http://www.usa.canon.com/eflenses/lineup/index.html > > I was looking at the chart for the 400 DO IS. Doesn't look very good or > am I missing something? Is this the compromise one has to take for a

MTF Charts of EOS Lenses & 400 DO IS

2001-12-09 Thread Robert Meier
Canon now includes the MTF charts for their lenses on their new webpage. Check it out at http://www.usa.canon.com/eflenses/lineup/index.html I was looking at the chart for the 400 DO IS. Doesn't look very good or am I missing something? Is this the compromise one has to take for a shorter and li