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Kyros
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2012-02-06, 22:29

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Originally Posted by Dorian Gray View Post
Photographers also find it hard to determine the appropriate sharpening level and apply it to best effect. But that's a knowledge or tools problem, and can be fixed by reading this excellent book.
Oh, good timing. I was just wrestling with sharpening one of my photos today, so I'm putting this on my wishlist .

EDIT: By the way, I picked up a copy of the Samyang 85mm f/1.4 a few days ago. My first impression is that it is indeed sharp as hell in the center, even wide open (which is all that matters to me personally for this lens). Manual focus isn't easy at f/1.4, but I'm start to get the hang of it already.

I also found a Vivitar Series 1 70-210 f/3.5 for $20 while I was at a local camera shop, bringing my 75-300 VR in for repair (I drove over it with my father's car ). Turns out it's the first version, which is quite sharp, and can focus down to 1:2.2.

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