This is uncropped on the flower. It also focuses really pretty quickly and silently. I was able to nail the swan above an this biker below very easily with AF tracking
Steve Spencer wrote:
Nice pictures and very nice chest you have made. Woodworking is one of my hobbies as well. I do like the mortice and tenon joints (really a variation of mortice and tenon that I haven't seen). It looks like you put it together without any hardware and just glue--very nice.
Thanks Steve and yes, only glue (so far) - I might have to reinforce the side rails, as they're only sitting in a groove and I have to attach handles somehow (no confidence in a long grain to end grain glue up).
As for the variations on the joinery, that's called me "winging it" I was following an actual plan, then veered off and started doing my own thing.
I need practice on my joinery, but this was my first project really using it, so I'm sure I'll get better. I will say, even with sharp chisels, cutting through red oak is like attacking steel with a wet noodle.
For whatever reason dxo somehow gives a higher sharpness score for wider aperture lenses. If you look at the sharpness field maps, they're about the same at each aperture with perhaps a slight advantage to the Sigma which reflects the Lenstip graphs.
bobbytan wrote:
That's quite different to the DXO tests/reviews:
According the DXO Sharpness Field Maps, the Olympus 75 has a slightly darker green than the Sigma 60 across the frame at all apertures, from f2.8.
FlyPenFly wrote:
For whatever reason dxo somehow gives a higher sharpness score for wider aperture lenses. If you look at the sharpness field maps, they're about the same at each aperture with perhaps a slight advantage to the Sigma which reflects the Lenstip graphs.
bobbytan wrote:
Time to upgrade to an iPhone Air with 4.7" sapphire crystal display.
I was playing with it a bit today and I'm not sure if I should trust these field maps. For example on the FE35mm F2.8 lens, it gets less sharp stopping down? This makes no sense to me.
I was following an actual plan, then veered off and started doing my own thing. 
