Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas Sharp wrote: >All it tells me is that it was shot with a pretty abysmal lens - and >that someone has possibly overdone it with some very ham-fisted noise >reduction. The detail has all but disappeared - probably shot with a 100 >USD kit lens (which can deliver, but often doesn't, depending on the >light) like the one sold together with the 300D (D-Rebel). > >wildlightphoto@earthlink.net wrote: >> George Lottermoser wrote: >> >> >>> The highlights look fairly decent in this sample. >>> The shadows look like absolute plastic mush - devoid of fine detail. >>> ;~( >>> >>> >>> On Nov 1, 2008, at 3:06 PM, wildlightphoto@earthlink.net wrote: >>> >>> >>>> http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/eos5dm2/downloads/2_landscape.jpg >>>> >> >> And the chromatic abberation is horrendous. Why Canon would post this as >> a 5DII sample is beyond my comprehension. I refuse to believe the camera >> is that bad. >> > I believe the lens was the 24-105mm f/4L IS USM. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com