Digital BW, The Print

That 5.2 megapixel/zeiss lens combo sounds wonderful. I have to find out
how good this lens is. Might be a good backup to my D-30.  Do you know
what the aperture of that lens is, and how close it focuses? Its the 10X
zoom part that worries me. I can't imagine any lens in the world that
would be sharp at all focal lengths, or not suffer from bad pincushion
or barrel distortion, at any price.



Thanks


Michael Kravit wrote:
> 
> Jerry,
> 
> Obviously the quality of the lens is not what one might expect from a $2000-4000 MF lens. However, it appears that for a small P&S zoom optic in a compact package it is superb. I would love to see some tests on it to tell you the truth.
> 
> The bottom line is that Cory is having a ball with the camera. I am a softy and gave it to hime while he was home for Christmas. He and 8 of his buds went down to the Orange Bowl game and I wanted him to have it to play with.
> 
> Is the camera as good as my D1x w/ Nikkor optics, or my 4x5 with Schneider Optics, probably not., but for a 5 mega pixel digital w/ a 10x zeiss zoom, it is worth every bit of $999. Besides it has a built in microphone and will record mpeg movies. ;-) My 4x5 won't do that!
> 
> Mike
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Jerry Olson
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 8:38 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Shooting Digitally
> 
>   Mike, do you think that the Sonnar lens on that camera is up to Zeiss
>   standards? It seems the price of the Sony is incredibly low with a good
>   zeiss lens on it. 35mm Zeiss lenses of that type run over $2000.
> 
>   Jerry
> 
>   Michael Kravit wrote:
>   >
>   > I just bought the Sony 5 megapixel for my son as a College Graduation gift. It is an awesome camera.
>   >
>   > Mike
>   >   ----- Original Message -----
>   >   From: shashinka@...
>   >   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>   >   Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 2:22 PM
>   >   Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Shooting Digitally
>   >
>   >   In a message dated 1/16/02 3:13:38 PM, willym@... writes:
>   >
>   >   << I am considering the S1, as well as the Olympus E-20.  Have you produced
>   >   any
>   >   quad prints from S1 photos?  How large have you tried printing?  What are
>   >   the limitations of the S1?
>   >
>   >   Thanks for any guidance you can give.
>   >
>   >   Bill Morse
>   >   PhotoProspect
>   >   Cambridge, MA 02139 >>
>   >
>   >   Check out dpreview.com for some great reviews.  You'll see that the Sony 5
>   >   megapixel camera did much better in sharpness and lack of shadow noise as
>   >   compared with the E-20.  I'm not sure about the other Sony specs though.
>   >
>   >   Andy Darlow
>   >
>   >   Photography, Digital Print Consulting and Custom Editions
>   >   Andrew Darlow Images International
>   >   www.andydarlow.com
>   >   andy@...
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