I think Bil was being facetious. I don't see anything soft about the unadulterated images. Although it's impossible to determine sharpness conclusively from a small web-based image, the look of her eyes suggest that these are quite sharp.
> Wait a minit. I thought the 77 was supposed to be extremely sharp - some > saying even too sharp for portraits. Perhaps what you're getting is in part > the effect of the softness digital brings to an image, not so much the > quality of the lens by itself? > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: William Robb > > > > Hi Bill ... > > > > > > My favorite is: > > > > > > > http://users.accesscomm.ca/wrobb//pictures/flannery/sharp/IMGP7182ns.html > > > > > > The degree of softness on these pics is, imo, just right. > > > > > > > Thanks Shel. Thats the native softness of the 77 at f/8. > > > > William Robb > >
