The Search Begins Again...
I've run new tests...very regimented...tests between the lens that came with the D80 and with an old manual Micro-NIKKOR 55mm 1:2.3 that I used 20 years ago with my Nikon FG. I knew the 55mm was an excellent lens. I had the camera on a tripod, took a photo of a small heather plant I have with the 55mm, then changed to the 18-135mm autofocus lens that came with the camera. I set it for 55mm and let it self-focus. I centered my focus on a particular branchlet for each.
The top photo below is with the manual 55mm, the lower photo is from the 18-135mm. I carefully cropped both to look the same so the eye would not be distracted by different branches showing in the image. Neither are sharpened, both are shown at full resolution (100% size). The camera was 6-7 feet from the plant, so this photo is cropped out of the center few inches of a 53" wide photo.
I then packed up the D80 and returned it. (The store had already told me they would not swap out the lens for another.) At least now I know I'm not nuts, nor am I asking too much of a lens.
Again, thank you all for your help. For now I'm back with my CoolPix 7600. I'm restarting my research.
posted by Puget4 | 8:17 PM
10 Comments:
You have a very good eye. Good luck in your search for another camera.
Hi Boran. Thanks for stopping by. It's good to see you.
Thanks also for the compliment. That really means a lot to me coming from you especially.
Hi Puget.
You're the smart woman I knew you were. Hope you have luck in finding your camera.
Hi FM. Thanks for your thoughts. I thank you for your support.
Oh no P4 ... that's too bad! I'm sorry that it didn't work out for you ... but I'm still wondering if it was that lens -- oh well. Is there some place you can go where you can actually take a test shot before purchasing the camera ... then you can take a macro and see if you like the look.
Hi Puget.
Just checking in to see how the camera hunt is going. Hope you find something you like and is good enough for your talent. I'm looking forward to more pictures. :)
What FM said! :)
Hi FM and O. Thanks for your very kind words. I'm going to experiment today with a couple cameras that belong to friends of mine. One is Olympus E500 and the other is Canon Rebel XT. Two very different cameras. I'll be taking photos, downloading them to a DVD and bringing them home to view and work with. I'll keep you posted. Thanks again for the encouragement.
Hi Puget.
Thought I let you know, IVG has a new post up. Which leaves me to only a few sites I have to toe-tap at. :)
Hope you, gooserock and Mom are doing fine.
Hi FM. We're all doing fine. GMom has started taking walks occasionally on sunny days. She lives about 3 short blocks from "downtown" in the village she lives in. She can walk everywhere she needs to go. Even walked to church on Sunday. Needless to say, we're delighted.
Thanks for checking in.
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