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Unless I've missed something in the manual somewhere I've come to the same conclusion as well.
The aperture goes up to f/15.6 in 300mm, which to me is rather pointless other than the fact that it helps in bright light circumstances, but the images get a bit soft as a result of diffraction.
Keep this in mind though (and I promise too as well), with such a small sensor, having a greater aperture range doesn't really give you much control over DOF. This is important to remember here.
The DOF is already great at the minimum aperture of f/3.5 at wide angle. If you want to control your dof more, you'll need not to think about using a compact in this regard.
Even the S10 module doesn't give you much control over DOF even with the additional aperture steps.
I find that if I want more oof backgrounds, I just use a longer focal length and focus closer to the subject.
You can still control your DOF a bit in this way, you just have to be willing to compromise a bit and try different things.
Otherwise, it's a crack little unit for such a small sensor. I did some comparisons to the S10 (which I happen to like quite a bit) unit and there's not too much difference in the way noise is handled overall. The S10 unit does have an advantage, but it's not as great as I thought it might be.
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The aperture goes up to f/15.6 in 300mm, which to me is rather pointless other than the fact that it helps in bright light circumstances, but the images get a bit soft as a result of diffraction.
Keep this in mind though (and I promise too as well), with such a small sensor, having a greater aperture range doesn't really give you much control over DOF. This is important to remember here.
The DOF is already great at the minimum aperture of f/3.5 at wide angle. If you want to control your dof more, you'll need not to think about using a compact in this regard.
Even the S10 module doesn't give you much control over DOF even with the additional aperture steps.
I find that if I want more oof backgrounds, I just use a longer focal length and focus closer to the subject.
You can still control your DOF a bit in this way, you just have to be willing to compromise a bit and try different things.
Otherwise, it's a crack little unit for such a small sensor. I did some comparisons to the S10 (which I happen to like quite a bit) unit and there's not too much difference in the way noise is handled overall. The S10 unit does have an advantage, but it's not as great as I thought it might be.
C
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http://www.CarlGarrardPhotography.com
http://www.AlphaMountWorld.com
. I shot a whole series yesterday and I think I have some stuff to add along with Part II of the article.
