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when trying it out I got concerned when I was shooting in cold weather and experienced the good old Nikkor 17-35/2.8 AF-S "squeak" in the focus mechanism. So it's a no go for me at the moment.

I have been looking onto the mushy grass issue but can't deliver an explanation for it. What my example in another thread (http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/51397106 ) shows is that ACR 7.4 has...

I am fully aware of the colour blending in my spirals but for any practical matter the issue is not really there as far as I am concerned. But, on a pixel level your test is good.

which I managed to reproduce. However, when I tilted the camera 30-40 degrees relative to the target the vertical pattern in the green target disappeared. Any thoughts?

Yes, I was quite surprised that ACR struggled this much.

So I am still learning to know the X20... After DPReview's review I decided to see if there is truth to the smudging results when using ACR. Yes there is! Here's a sample where I massaged the ACR...

I did not miss it :-) But you are just like I was back then when I got my sample. There was D3 engraved in my technique and it took a while to adjust. But as I said, great tool and the files are a...

there is motion blur in your photo. On the other hand, congrats on your "plunge"! Such a great, but demanding, camera.

Thanks! Yup, tis a cloud.

Camera data: ISO 100, f/8, 6 sec, 28mm (24x35mm equivalent)

yup, that's my friend Erik. I had to grind off a wee portion of the rear element as well.

I agree it can be confusing. I like the terms nearer- and farther focus. As for Nikon's AF fine tuning: minus is pulling the focus nearer and plus pushing it farther away.

I am just about to finish installing a CPU (modified Dandelion) in my 50/1.2 Ai-S.

If you say so it must be true.

None. The heading says LV rendering pre- and post the latest firmware. The issue is very much real and has been subject to many threads. Some have made the claim that the latest firmware...

For critical focus, zooming in to more than 100% is not a drawback. This works fine on other cameras like the D600 an 5DMkIII so it would not hurt if the D800 could offer the same thing.

Do you suggest there will be better rendering at 100% view with the new FW?

Here's a link to a movie clip showing the "no difference". Both cameras with exact same settings. http://www.facebook....527181023926224