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Finally had a chance to test out my new 70-200 2.8 IS today....

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Nov 04, 2006 18:14 |  #1

What do you think? Does it look sharp to you? First picture is full and second is 100% crop. This is right out of the camera with no pp.


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Nov 04, 2006 18:22 |  #2

i think it looks pretty darn good to me.




  
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Nov 04, 2006 18:22 |  #3

aaaaarrghhhh...
me wants it.

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Nov 04, 2006 23:18 |  #4

Hmmm, mine has yielded sharper results than that, but you DID shoot that at 1/30 at 200mm, which is really impressive! Speed up the shutter and you'll be even more impressed at how sharp it is.

Gosh, I remember when even 1/100 @ 200mm handheld was unthinkable. (for me and my shaky hands at least) IS is such a wonderful thing!

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Nov 04, 2006 23:43 |  #5

Is the 2.8 IS sharper when stopped down anyone?

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Nov 05, 2006 08:00 |  #6

A01 wrote in post #2218087 (external link)
Is the 2.8 IS sharper when stopped down anyone?

ALL lenses are sharper when stopped down. That is only to a certain degree though, depending on the lens. At a certain f-stop (often in the upperteens of f stops) the quality/sharpness starts to deteriorate.

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Nov 05, 2006 08:22 |  #7

Just usa a little faster shutter speed, and stop down a couple of f-stops and see what your results will look like. Give us another example with those changes and you'll see a major improvement in sharpness. The lens is fantastic.

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Nov 05, 2006 08:26 |  #8

Looks alright to me for that shutter speed, too :) Nice bokeh.

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Nov 05, 2006 08:53 |  #9

A01 wrote in post #2218087 (external link)
Is the 2.8 IS sharper when stopped down anyone?

f/5.6 is the sweet spot on this lens, followed by f/8.0. Then again, this is the case for a lot of lenses.

Your shutter speed is what was lacking, not the lens sharpness.

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Nov 05, 2006 11:53 |  #10

Congrats on the new lens. I think it looks very sharp with those conditions, can't wait to see more.

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Nov 05, 2006 17:53 |  #11

THing is I took these using a tripod, mirror lick up and a remote shutter switch. There could have been some camera shake from the boardwalk and other people walking on it.

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Nov 05, 2006 19:29 |  #12

Could also be wind, moving the twig perhaps...

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Nov 05, 2006 19:36 |  #13

good pics...but where are the ducks....

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Nov 05, 2006 19:38 as a reply to  @ MJP's post |  #14

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Nov 06, 2006 00:11 |  #15

that dukw will do until a duck is posted.

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