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I read an article about the best sharpening (sorry I don't remember where it was) by a couple of photographers. They compared several 3rd party sharpeners, plugins and standard USM. The consensus was that Focus Magic was the best. Looking over the images, I agreed with them, so I purchased it. I th...

1. I used a level of 2 on Focus magic (the same level I use for the 70-200G...I use a 4 or 5 for my Tamron 200-500). I'd say it is as sharp at these apertures as the 70-200G (mind you that i have used this lens for all of 15 min.) I didn't know that Focus Magic could be used for routine sharpening....

rogprov wrote:Very nice, thanks for sharing ... be great to see them compared at maximum extension

If I have time after getting home from work and before packing for my trip, I will set one up.

Few comments with your permission: 1- Very nice bird shots, but may I ask how much sharpening on PP? Or is the lens that sharp? 2- In my opinion I think the knob for fixing the tripod collar on the Tamron is much much better than the Sony ones. It should be much easier tightening/loosening the Tamr...

f/7.1, 1/500


f/6.3, 1/500


f/8, 1/1000

No problem linking to Dyxum, but why not link the images to a post here? I often ignore posts which only contain links, not images, and I am sure many others do. If you don't see the image directly on opening the post, it's not as interesting. David Alright...will do. http://TKunkel.zenfolio.com/im...

David...I hope you don't mind, but I will link to Dyxum instead of re-posting this here. This link will show a visual comparison to the 70-200G and the Tamron 200-500 as well as a couple images taken at the feeder. I am heading off to Florida on Saturday for a bit of birding and I will post along th...

Has anyone checked this out: http://www.rawworkflow.com/lensalign/ This seems like it will once and for all answer the questions about front focus/back focus. What I wonder, is how useful this info will be if it is discovered that an A700 has BF/FF with a few lenses. How would you adjust the combina...

For readers here that do not normally visit Dyxum. I have posted on that site with a test of a problem I think I might have. I initially thought I had a BF/FF problem with my A700 especially with my Sony 50 1.4. Today I received a second A700 (Excellent condition floor model for $405). I thought a s...

Thanks for taking a look and commenting. This was my first try at this sort of thing and I found it very enjoyable.

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A700, SAL50 1.4 1/40, f/2.8, ISO 1250 http://tkunkel.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p476842446-4.jpg 1/125, f/2.8, ISO 1250 http://tkunkel.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p166927395-4.jpg 1/80, f/2.8, ISO 1250 http://tkunkel.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p201548040-4.jpg 1/100, f/4, ISO 1250 http://tkunkel.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p3567...

Here is one from the 5D: 1/320 (tripod) ISO 400, f/6.3, 500mm http://tkunkel.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p305166-4.jpg Calpon, this shot is superb with all those detail. How could you say this lens is barely usable wide open? Is this a cropped image? Kelvin, I guess I went a little overboard with that stat...

Calpon, those are nice shots. For handheld shots, they are great. If you have a shot with the lens wide open and high shutter speed, do post it. It would be interesting to see the result. :) Here is one from the 5D: 1/320 (tripod) ISO 400, f/6.3, 500mm http://tkunkel.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p305166-4.j...

I have the lens and have used it on a KM5D and now the A700. I have said many times that I believe this is the best lens for 500mm at the price. It is usable wide open (barely) at f8 it is great. With our SSS in body and V4 for the A700, this combination is just incredible. This was taken this morni...