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Thanks for the write-up.  I've saved your mini treatise.

The lens made for a fine picture, but come on, don't ask us to judge sharpness on a down-sized photo treated with substantial software sharpening.

As a father of young kids, I dig taking pictures without lighting.  Though, as your photo shows, most people aren't that interested in sharpness.  As seen in the larger version of your photo (click...

Totally agreed.  Getting a 1/60 shutter speed at f/1.4 will deliver a sharper (or lower ISO = less noisy) image due to less camera shake and subject motion than a 1/15 shutter speed at f/2.8...

Hard to manufacture?  Personally, I'd rather see more f/2 lenses that are sharp wide open.  Still, an f/1.4 lens offers a noticeably brighter viewfinder as the lens is open to f/1.4 during...

It's demoralizing to kin and friends particularly since no one offered to help. You can be sure that the New York Post wouldn't have published a photo of a woman about to die.

LLD ?  (Lens Lust Disease)  I went with a 24-70mm f/2.8 and an 85 or 105.  Sometimes, I'll add a Sigma 150mm OS in the bag, but I can see how some would see that lens as a 70-200mm VR.  The Sigma...

But you can't get a new 70-200 VR 1.  Just compare new to new or used to used.  The supply of used 70-200mm VR1 is limited at the price you like, but a few people are able to buy it.  In a year,...

Generally, specks of dust do not affect image quality.  You may be able to see some closer to the rear element on a picture of a grey card (this is the case with my 24-70mm), but you will very...