Yeah, mine was too with the rebate. You know how it is: Bad = This $400.00 piece of cr#$. Good = And I ONLY paid $200.00 for it! ;-)
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 8:22 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Shooting with a $500 Paperweight > > > Actually, mine was only $200. I bought it with my second *istD, when > they offered the rebate I was just quoting you (I thought) <g>. > On Apr 4, 2005, at 9:15 AM, Don Sanderson wrote: > > > Thanks Paul, that restores my faith in the DA in general. > > I think perhaps this lens lends itself more to the real, > > rather than scientific, tests. > > Which is, of course, what counts. > > Or maybe it's because your paperwright was $100.00 more > > my paperweight? ;-) > > > > I have a hunch that the subject matter makes an unusually > > large difference in results. > > I have some closeups taken with the DA that look very good. > > I'll have to take it for a "real world" spin later today. > > > > Don > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 7:56 AM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Shooting with a $500 Paperweight > >> > >> > >> After yesterday's brief trip to the nature center, I did a short > >> walkaround in downtown Birmingham with the *istD and the now infamous > >> DA 16-45. (That's the lens many of us loved last week.) I don't > >> normally do tests, but I happened to have these saps that lend > >> themselves well to a 100% crop. I was using autofocus with a selected > >> sensor. My blip was appearing on the top left portion of the clock, > >> right near the number 10. Below you'll find the entire pic first, > >> sized > >> for the web. It's followed by two 100% crops of the image just as the > >> RAW Converter processed it at actual size The first crop is at f4.5. > >> 1/1500. The second is at f8, 1/350. No, it's not scientific, but I'm > >> still in love with this lens. > >> > >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3252196 > >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3252208 > >> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3252212 > >> > > >
