And others that were not posted, such as a still life made in my family room, some shots of tools, and a pic of a wine label. I didn't post them because, in order for them to be meaningful to someone else, they'd have to be large files, and, as we all know, I have a slow connection. I just pointed to the pics mentioned because they were already on line, and because they were the type of photos about which I had concerns. I chose to make the tests inside the house to avoid the possibility of movement and shake by the wind, both of the camera/tripod combination and the subjects.
Paul's right Boris - I was testing and comparing lenses, not how steady I can hold a camera. Shake Reduction? Bring it on! <LOL> Shel > [Original Message] > From: Paul Stenquist > You're wrong. Handheld tests are meaningless no matter if they're "real > life" or not. However, Shel pointed out that his blue jean shots were > indeed done with a tripod. So his conclusions are much more valid than > I first thought. > > Paul, my I humbly point out that tests of a lens for test sake (taking > > measurements) indeed should be taken in controlled environment. Correct > > me, if I am wrong, but I think Shel was referring to test as in - > > seeing > > how the lens performs in real life usage (as per Shel's own style as > > well) situations... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
