Just think how things would be if "is my xxx sharp" threads were outlawed.

Between those posts and the "what should I buy next" threads they have to constitute a large volume of the bandwidth on this site. I wonder how many people would be completely happy with their new glass had they not posted or ever read a sharpness thread.

It would look a little like this:

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Almost as quiet as a deserted island.

if only I could find an animated gif of a tumbleweed.

cosworth is the smiley fairy
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all I need is a bank robber smiley bringing me LOTS of money

deadpass wrote in post #3304999
I wonder how many people would be completely happy with their new glass had they not posted or ever read a sharpness thread.

I for one would have been! Moving up from my S2 would have been an even more enjoyable experience. But nooooooo I had to go and get L envy! I've had this damn camera barely 3 weeks and I'm already looking for a 20D! WTH??? This is the best camera I've ever owned and is it good enough for me? NO! I blame this board. ALL OF YOU!!!!!!

LucyRoberts wrote in post #3305418
WTH??? This is the best camera I've ever owned and is it good enough for me? NO! I blame this board. ALL OF YOU!!!!!!

DOH!!

pepperoni wrote in post #3305739
DOH!!

Yeah, I scared ya, huh?

What should I buy next?

Is Nikon sharper than Canon?...

deadpass wrote in post #3304999
Between those posts and the "what should I buy next" threads they have to constitute a large volume of the bandwidth on this site. I wonder how many people would be completely happy with their new glass had they not posted or ever read a sharpness thread.

Or found out about 'pixel peeping/100% crops'. Honestly how many times have you looked at a developed photo at 100% and though, "way too soft"?

There was one thread started not too long ago where someone wanted to know if their lens was 'sharp'. Now I dont know who it was nor do I care, I honestly dont....really...dont, nor am I bashing the person. But the O.P. took a photo of a helicopter, probably flying several hundred feet in the air, and posted a 100% crop of the heli and asked if it was sharp.

A severe case of pixel peeping I thought. But it can happen very easily when so many threads critique sharpness to death.

Cause and effect.

Then you got the 'which lens to buy'. I try to stay away from those when buying something, there will always be someone who doesnt like the suggestions and recommend something else. I made that mistake myself (starting the thread not the lens choice) and somehow it got completely off topic.

There is probably a 'trousers on the net' forum somewhere and right now some Dumbo is posting 'do my trousers look sharp' and 'do my trousers make my ass look fat'. The world is filled with the insecure, the inexperienced and the incompetent. They need room. Bandwidth is cheap these days. Many collude. One can simply not respond.

condyk wrote in post #3306354
There is probably a 'trousers on the net' forum somewhere and right now some Dumbo is posting 'do my trousers look sharp' and 'do my trousers make my ass look fat'. The world is filled with the insecure, the inexperienced and the incompetent. They need room. Bandwidth is cheap these days. Many collude. One can simply not respond.

Oh man you found out my shameful secret

Yup, sorry dude ... you got a fat ass and those bold checks don't help. Try some stripey trousers y'all. They will slim ya