New glass!

Post #361,039 by pwhysall 7/20/12 12:02:53 PM Reply	New glass! http://flic.kr/p/cAmeQY First shot: http://flic.kr/p/cAmfCN
Post #361,040 by drook 7/20/12 12:22:34 PM Reply	Looks like the glass is better than the body now The detail in the fur around the eyes is really nice, but the nose looks pixellated. Low-light performance is still my biggest gripe with most affordable digitals. -- Drew
Post #361,042 by pwhysall 7/20/12 12:37:00 PM Reply	Er, that's a shallow DoF... Seriously. There's no pixellation and very little noise. There's a little chromatic aberration due to the fact that I'm at 10mm and wide open. Check the original size: http://www.flickr.co...o/in/photostream/
Post #361,044 by drook 7/20/12 1:05:25 PM Reply	Pixellation is the wrong word I don't know the right word, but digital cameras have a distinctive look when they are at the limits of their dynamic range. It's probably not "worse" in any absolute sense than the way film displays its limits, but as someone who grew up with film I still find it "unnatural". -- Drew
Post #361,065 by pwhysall 7/20/12 6:51:31 PM Reply	Dynamic range of what? It's not a badly exposed image. I reckon what you're seeing there is what pretty much what you'd see on film, all else being equal.
Post #361,067 by Another Scott 7/20/12 6:59:06 PM Reply	I think you mean the mild "fish eye" effect. It's a short focal length lens. It's working as designed. E.g. the goat here - http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=13706 - scroll down. You can get the same effect in cheap cameras, but the detail, sharp focus, good chromatic aberration control, etc., show this is a good lens. HTH. Cheers, Scott.
Post #361,077 by static 7/20/12 9:39:31 PM Reply	Maybe you're thinking of the noise profile. Which will be different between an image sensor and film. :-) Wade. Just Add Story http://justaddstory.wordpress.com/
Post #361,118 by drook 7/21/12 1:46:40 PM Reply	Bingo I don't always know the right terms, but I know what I mean. :-) -- Drew
Post #361,121 by Another Scott 7/21/12 2:13:00 PM Reply	Sorry for the misdirection on my part.
Post #361,072 by Ashton 7/20/12 7:50:36 PM Reply	At least one thing is clearest of all: Alfie Knows ... ..what it's all about.
Post #361,080 by pwhysall 7/21/12 5:01:36 AM Reply	He most certainly does. Zendog.
Post #361,236 by pwhysall 7/24/12 4:49:18 PM Reply	Re: New glass! More wide-angle tomfoolery: http://www.flickr.co...90/in/photostream http://www.flickr.co...28/in/photostream And a less obviously "woo! I gots me an UWA lens!" one: http://www.flickr.co...14/in/photostream
Post #361,242 by drook 7/24/12 5:34:10 PM Reply	That last would be awesome with a Lytro -- Drew
Post #361,243 by pwhysall 7/24/12 5:41:25 PM Reply	Impossible to achieve with a Lytro The crappy optics in the Lytro would deny you, unfortunately.
Post #361,244 by Ashton 7/24/12 7:59:29 PM Reply	Guisborough.. On the Trail Perhaps the WA effect: Had to stare a while to decide if that was Alfie ?! or a cat! (This even after seeing subsequent, a groomed Alfie, but face-on!) How can a dog--in an odd perspective--seem like a Cat!!11ONE!

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