I'm with Robert on this one. Stopped looking at Phil's pix years ago.
He does dig into tech issues and isn't afraid to point out
weaknesses.
ScottGee1
On 9/15/05, Robert Swier <robert.swier@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> In general, I find it quite useless to review the sample images at dpreview,
> because they are all terrible. Almost without exception they are all
> terribly composed and the outdoors shots are usually pictures of nothing
> taken at mid day with contrasty sun. For instance, if you were to look at
> the E-1 sample images at dpreview, you'd think the camera joke because all
> the images are bad. Though, if you were to look at the best images on
> myfourthirds.com <http://myfourthirds.com>, you'd have exactly the opposite
> conclusion.
> That said, I like the fact that dpreview often presents technical
> information in a more coherent manner than even the manufactures often do.
> Robert Swier
> Toronto, Canada
>
> On 9/15/05, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > A Canon shooting friend suggested that the fringing in this case was
> > probably due to the 24-105 lens and to check the shots done on the 1DS
> > Mark II (17 MP full frame). After digging around on dpreview again I
> > find that fringing is not evident in a somewhat comparable image from
> > the 1DS Mark II shot with the 17-40 L4 at 23mm. Image #10 at
> > <http://www.dpreview.com/gallery/?gallery=canoneos1dsmkii_preview/>
> > (caution, the sample is 11MB)
> >
> > So, it probably is the lens. Apart from specific lens quality issues
> > the 24-105 was shooting at its shortest FL setting while the 17-40 was
> > shooting in its mid-range.
> >
> > Chuck Norcutt
> >
> >
> >
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