the time I use my 180/2.8 at f2.8-5.6.. I just
remembered that even my F300/4.5 is superb already at f/5.6!
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From: Kostas Kavoussanakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 4:41 PM
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Subject: Re: "late" performance
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Subject: "late" performance
>From: "Winston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>I'll second that. 43 is an excellent lens, it's just that the optimum
>performance comes 'late' at f/8-f/11.
I get the impression that this is fairly
On 25 Feb 2004 at 15:26, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Most modern Nikon lenses seem to peak about f/5.6-f/8.0 which is a better
> fit for me--I rarely see f/11! With few exceptions, most lenses are
> pretty nasty both wide open and fully stopped down (due to diffraction).
Most modern Pentax lense
>From: "Winston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>I'll second that. 43 is an excellent lens, it's just that the optimum
>performance comes 'late' at f/8-f/11.
I get the impression that this is fairly typical for Pentax designs.
Is this because they use fairly simple and traditional optical formulas,
or per
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