Re: Adorama piece on fast fifties

2010-12-29 Thread David Parsons
The sensels are constructed the same way, so it's reasonable that they'd have the same characteristics. Just using the center of the lens won't negate that the sensels don't respond well to obliquely angled light. On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 6:41 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Steven Desjardins > >

Re: Adorama piece on fast fifties

2010-12-29 Thread Steve Sharpe
At 2:04 PM -0500 12/29/10, Steven Desjardins wrote: Interesting to me, at least: http://www.adorama.com/ALC/Article.aspx?alias=50mm-lens-shoot-out-f18-or-f14&utm_source=ET&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=EmailALC122910 Interesting comment about how a lens hood improves the image quality of the

Re: Adorama piece on fast fifties

2010-12-29 Thread Steven Desjardins
I should have pointed out the part I found interesting given that Pentax isn't mentioned. I did wonder about the smaller sensor because of the "cropping" of the image with an FA lens. On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 6:41 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Steven Desjardins > >> I know,.  It was the sensor

Re: Adorama piece on fast fifties

2010-12-29 Thread John Sessoms
From: Steven Desjardins I know,. It was the sensor statements that I hadn't heard before. And no "dis" intended, but I'd be more interested if they had included the Pentax sensors. One of the conclusions is that the faster lens allows light to hit the sensor at oblique angles at the edges,

Re: Adorama piece on fast fifties

2010-12-29 Thread Steven Desjardins
I know,. It was the sensor statements that I hadn't heard before. On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 4:05 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Steven Desjardins > >> Interesting to me, at least: >> >> >> http://www.adorama.com/ALC/Article.aspx?alias=50mm-lens-shoot-out-f18-or-f14&utm_source=ET&utm_medium=Email&

RE: Adorama piece on fast fifties

2010-12-29 Thread John Sessoms
From: Steven Desjardins Interesting to me, at least: http://www.adorama.com/ALC/Article.aspx?alias=50mm-lens-shoot-out-f18-or-f14&utm_source=ET&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=EmailALC122910 Canikon vs Nikanon. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdm