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by paulobro
Mon Jun 04, 2007 5:33 pm
Forum: DSLRs pre-2006
Topic: Sensor cleaning warnings
Replies: 14
Views: 7625

Will certainly be looking forward to hearing how your contacts return. I've used Dust-Aid a couple times on both my 5D and A100 and I've noticed no change on focus on either of them. As Dust-Aid states on their site the use of the gadget is not recommended for any camera with internal dust removal s...
by paulobro
Sat Jun 02, 2007 1:12 pm
Forum: DSLRs pre-2006
Topic: Launching soon?
Replies: 46
Views: 25797

Launching soon?

Most probably as it is so often the case I'm wrong, but I'm seeing a strong hint on Sony Japan Alpha site a new body is soon to be launched, and it will be the "flagship" model. Take a look and judge by yourself: http://www.sony.jp/products/di-world/alpha/community/contents/07summer_cp/ An...
by paulobro
Fri Jun 01, 2007 12:13 am
Forum: Lens Lore
Topic: What is it with Carl Zeiss lenses?
Replies: 9
Views: 6242

Thanks David for the excellent and very informative explanation. It won't make the problem go away, sure, but at least now I'll know what is going on... :lol: Thanks also for the processing tips. I had managed to get it without the artifacts through somewhat different paths to a somewhat different f...
by paulobro
Wed May 30, 2007 4:54 pm
Forum: Lens Lore
Topic: What is it with Carl Zeiss lenses?
Replies: 9
Views: 6242

Well, David, indeed the image is intended as 'didactic', a center crop from a larger RAW intentionally processed to 'enhance' the CAs (as I did mention on Dyxum). There's nothing added there though. I can email you the original RAW, btw, or make it available for you at YouSendIt, in case you're inte...
by paulobro
Wed May 30, 2007 3:59 pm
Forum: Lens Lore
Topic: What is it with Carl Zeiss lenses?
Replies: 9
Views: 6242

What is it with Carl Zeiss lenses?

I was impressed, quite negatively, with the amount of chromatic aberrations Sony's SAL-85F14CZ displays under propitious circumstances — at any opening larger than 5.6! — both in my KM5D and A-100. To demonstrate it I placed an image at Dyxum: http://www.dropfiles.net/filez/32/85CA_thumb.jpg (click ...