Re: DA* 16-50 flare wide open (was Re: Comparing DA* 16-50 and FA*28-70)

2007-08-06 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Digital Image Studio" Subject: Re: DA* 16-50 flare wide open (was Re: Comparing DA* 16-50 and FA*28-70) > > I don't know what the cause of it is but the same effect can be > observed when shooting high contrast subjects using t

Re: DA* 16-50 flare wide open (was Re: Comparing DA* 16-50 and FA* 28-70)

2007-08-06 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 07/08/07, Mark Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was a little surprised to see the same thing you did. It looks like > "veiling glare" to me. I associate it with older single-coated lenses. We > all know that Pentax has wonderful lens coating technology; maybe there is > some internal

DA* 16-50 flare wide open (was Re: Comparing DA* 16-50 and FA* 28-70)

2007-08-06 Thread Mark Erickson
Digital Image Studio wrote: > > On 06/08/07, Jack Davis wrote: > > Apertures used notwithstanding, to my eye the 16~50 image is somewhat > > sharper than either the 16~45 or 28~70 and virtually equal to the 31. > > I know, an absolutely meaningless observation. > > They appear to be pretty close