Zebra Finch (125mm Apo-Lanthar)

[Spotmatic]

A very big crop (less than 20% of the total picture size.



This was cropped from this picture:

[kds315*]

What a wonderful bird portrait Peter!

[Spotmatic]

Thanks Klaus! Remember the thread with comparison shots between the 135mm f/2.8 Orestor and the 125mm Apo-Lanthar? Somehow I find it hard to believe that I could get the same quality out of the Orestor. What do you think?

[kds315*]

Trying something out to see the outcome would be the "engineers approach"
if it can't be computed...

Don't forget, the Apo Lanthar is optimised for short distances, so of course it
can be beaten if used outside that range.

Btw. these bird shots are a perfect resolution test target and also for testing
antialiasing due it the regular fine patterns in the feathers.

[kds315*]

that's what I meant (from the duck shots) a 1:1 crop

[ManualFocus-G]

Fantastic shot and...what a lens!