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p.1 #1 · From the Bargain Basement Newbie . . .

Here is an image I shot with a Sigma 600mm F:8 Mirror Lens (no longer in production) on a Pentax K100D DSLR body (900mm equivalent), 800 ISO and using both tripod and image stabilization. I am curious of your thoughts on the sharpness and overall image quality of this shot (I am a newbie here).


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Nov 30, 2007 at 12:42 PM

Bob Jarman
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p.1 #2 · From the Bargain Basement Newbie . . .

Welcome to the forum!

I think I had one of those many years ago - did you meter & focus manually or does your body handle that?

Nice shot - I'd like to see more of the eyes - quite dark on this monitor but then it has that tendency, too.

Bob

Nov 30, 2007 at 03:54 PM

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p.1 #3 · From the Bargain Basement Newbie . . .

Quite beautiful. Very nice capture. In terms of judging sharpness, looks ok at this size, but it would be more important to see a print.
Welcome to the forum.

Nov 30, 2007 at 06:38 PM

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p.1 #4 · From the Bargain Basement Newbie . . .

Quite beautiful. Very nice capture. In terms of judging sharpness, looks ok at this size, but it would be more important to see a print.
Welcome to the forum.

Nov 30, 2007 at 06:38 PM

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p.1 #5 · From the Bargain Basement Newbie . . .

Looks really good. Especially for ISO 800

Why would you use image stabilization if you are using a tripod. Image stabilization only stabilizes the shooter not the subject. I have heard that image stabilization is prone to "seek" and cause vibration (noise) when held still.

Nov 30, 2007 at 11:13 PM


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