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On the newer Pentax bodies, the automatic removal of chromatic aberrations makes the DA 16-45 an even better lens, as CA was this lens' main weak point. Cheers! Abbazz -- The 6x9...

What a strange statement! How can Panasonic's approach be better than Olympus', considering Olympus cameras have something Panasonic cameras lack? With Olympus' approach, you get the better part...

Image quality is pretty good for F/4 (in fact, it's more like F/13 with the stacked converters), and considering the focal length. I often read on photography forums that teleconverters are...

Thank you for the great pictures. They do indeed prove that your skills are not limited as you want us to believe, and certainly not by the old lens' optical quality! Cheers! Abbazz -- The...

Of course, 24 -- or even 17mm -- would be great. But I have the Arax 35/2.8, which is much more versatile than a non-shift 35mm lens. In fact, it's very easy to make perfect stiching with a few...

As far as I know, the Arsat branded lens is a shift only lens, based on a Russian lens originally designed for a short-lived 4.5x6 SLR. The Arax factory (not the same company as Arsat) manufactures...

Thank you Ryan, I think I'm blushing ;) The Tamron 135/2.5 might not be as good as the Voigtländer 125/2.5, but it's a lot smaller, has very decent sharpness, nice colors, good bokeh and weights...

You're welcome, David. Congratulations on your purchase! Cheers! Abbazz -- The 6x9 Photography Online Resource: http://artbig.com/ http://artbig.com/broch1b.jpg

A very good lens, quite sharp, even wide open, and with nice colors. Lateral chromatic aberration is pretty much absent, but there is a bit of longitudinal chromatic aberration ("bokeh" CA). The...

Nice veggies! Here's a tomato from my garden (Pancolar 85/1.8): http://abbazz.zenfolio.com/img/s11/v27/p402604772-5.jpg Cheers, Abbazz -- The 6x9 Photography Online Resource:...

Here's a (mediocre) picture of mine taken wide open without any teleconverter that illustrates the so-so bokeh of the Pentax F*300/4.5 (which is indeed optically the same lens as the...

Hi Ron, The F* 300/4.5 is a great lens, very sharp and contrasty, but it exhibits an ugly bokeh when used wide open with a background not so distant form the main subject. So this particular...

Thanks, johnny. Har har!......

Great picture! You must be a lucky guy to have shot such a nice photograph, as everybody knows that the 35 Macro Ltd is *not suitable* for macrophotography of live critters! At least, it seems...

Although very compact, Olympus XA is indeed a rangefinder: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympus_XA Cheers! Abbazz -- The 6x9 Photography Online Resource:...

I like the old FA 24-90 zoom. Its not huge, has a fairly useful range, good image quality and can be bought at a reasonable price. Highly recommended. Cheers! Abbazz -- The 6x9 Photography...

The Q-System should be great for birders and other extreme telephoto users... Imagine what they will be able to do with a good 200 or 300 mm lens in front of one of these small...

As for its bigger sibling the FA 35/2.0, the main defect is the annoying longitudinal chromatic aberration. If you like your out of focus background objects lined with broad green fringes, and your...

+1 Cheers! Abbazz -- The 6x9 Photography Online Resource: http://artbig.com/ http://artbig.com/broch1b.jpg

But Pentax does have an entry level full frame 645: http://www.kenrockwell.com/pentax/645/images/645/D3S_4698-645.jpg Picture credit: Ken Rockwell Here's the...