A question about my canon lens sharpness

nospam <nospam.RemoveThis@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> Wolfgang > Weisselberg <ozcvgtt02.RemoveThis@sneakemail.com> wrote:
>> Sosumi <sosumi.RemoveThis@home.nl> wrote:

>> > Eh, is that why NASA choose Nikon?
>> > Starts making sense ...

>> Hasselblad is Nikon?

> <http://www.nikon.co.jp/main/eng/news/2005/0907_nasa_01.htm>

> Nikon products have been mounted on every manned American
> spaceflight since Apollo 15,

So who was first on the moon?
Hint: Not Nikon.

> and this is a clear manifestation of the
> high reliability and quality of Nikon optics.

.... especially of all low end lenses Nikon ever touched.

Logic and marketing ...

-Wolfgang
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In article <tuke85-t02.ln1 RemoveThis @ID-52418.user.berlin.de>, Wolfgang
Weisselberg <ozcvgtt02 RemoveThis @sneakemail.com> wrote:

> So who was first on the moon?
> Hint: Not Nikon.

neil armstrong was.
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In article <140220081317504992%nospam@nospam.invalid>, nospam
<nospam.RemoveThis@nospam.invalid> wrote:


> > So who was first on the moon?
> > Hint: Not Nikon.
>
> neil armstrong was.

With a Hasselblad EL strapped to his chest.
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"Wolfgang Weisselberg" <ozcvgtt02.RemoveThis@sneakemail.com> wrote in message
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> Sosumi <sosumi.RemoveThis@home.nl> wrote:
>
>> Eh, is that why NASA choose Nikon?
>> Starts making sense ...
>
> Hasselblad is Nikon?
>
> -Wolfgang

Took the words from my mouth.
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On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:28:50 -0800, nospam <nospam DeleteThis @nospam.invalid> wrote:
: In article <p54e85-qlq.ln1 DeleteThis @ID-52418.user.berlin.de>, Wolfgang
: Weisselberg <ozcvgtt02 DeleteThis @sneakemail.com> wrote:
:
: > Sosumi <sosumi DeleteThis @home.nl> wrote:
: >
: > > Eh, is that why NASA choose Nikon?
: > > Starts making sense ...
: >
: > Hasselblad is Nikon?
:
: <http://www.nikon.co.jp/main/eng/news/2005/0907_nasa_01.htm>
:
: Nikon products have been mounted on every manned American
: spaceflight since Apollo 15, and this is a clear manifestation of the
: high reliability and quality of Nikon optics.

It's equally likely that it's a manifestation of Nikon's willingness to give
NASA a good price on their equipment, in the hope that NASA's use thereof
would be remarked upon by the likes of us. If so, I guess it was a sound ploy.

Bob
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On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:17:50 -0800, nospam <nospam DeleteThis @nospam.invalid> wrote:
: In article <tuke85-t02.ln1 DeleteThis @ID-52418.user.berlin.de>, Wolfgang
: Weisselberg <ozcvgtt02 DeleteThis @sneakemail.com> wrote:
:
: > So who was first on the moon?
: > Hint: Not Nikon.
:
: neil armstrong was.

I'll stick my neck out and guess that he carried an Olympus. In those
pre-digital days, IIRC, they made the smallest and lightest
professional-quality film SLRs.

Bob
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On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:17:17 -0800, "Mr. Strat" <rag RemoveThis @nospam.techline.com>
wrote:
: In article <140220081317504992%nospam@nospam.invalid>, nospam
: <nospam RemoveThis @nospam.invalid> wrote:
:
:
: > > So who was first on the moon?
: > > Hint: Not Nikon.
: >
: > neil armstrong was.
:
: With a Hasselblad EL strapped to his chest.

So I guessed wrong Oh, well …
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On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:53:31 GMT, "Sbc News" <Andy.DeleteThis@Hardy.com> wrote:
: Your problem may be a matter of lens focus calibration.
:
: I just went through a Sunday of checking lenses, and the results we
: eye-opening. I have been shooting a new Canon 1DsIII, that has the ability
: to store a focus compensation for each lens and the combination of a lens
: and a 1.4x and/or 2x extender. I finally had enough free time to run
: through my 'normal' through tele lenses.
:
: I ran tests on 6 of my 'L' lenses from 50mm to the 400mm and I was amazed on
: how far off the focus was on the test photos. I used a 60" long steel scale
: set at 45 degrees with a pieces of a white and a black mat board taped
: together to give me a good vertical line for focus. The line should be
: positioned at the center of the scale. Then you can see the focus point very
: easily. Do multiple exposures, moving the lens off focus each time so that
: the autofocus has to move from an out of focus position.
:
: I have 2 lenses that are going back for adjustment, because I need to use
: the max compensation I have available to get them in.
:
: Hope this helps,
: Emil

Man, you're keeping us in suspense! What are the two L lenses that are so far
off-spec that you're sending them back? (Rich A. will go crazy if you don't
tell him soon.)

One more question: Were those lenses deficient only in the context of their
use on one of the world's most expensive digital cameras, or would we 400D
grabshooters who make up the bulk of this group's Canon contingent notice it
too?

Bob
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In article <u5qgr3tb0o51l7cfjqfmmu4h63pcmtdp36.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>,
Robert Coe <bob.TakeThisOut@1776.COM> wrote:

> I'll stick my neck out and guess that he carried an Olympus. In those
> pre-digital days, IIRC, they made the smallest and lightest
> professional-quality film SLRs.

With Hasselblad, all you have to take back from the moon were the film
backs.

And the quality of medium format compared to 35 mm film was "out of this
world."
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>
> One more question: Were those lenses deficient only in the context of their
> use on one of the world's most expensive digital cameras, or would we 400D
> grabshooters who make up the bulk of this group's Canon contingent notice it
> too?
>


The original poster mentioned testing a ruler at 45 degrees to the camera.

Another thread explained why that is a useless test.
I too had used that idea. When I went back and tested flat objects I got
much better results.

Doug McDonald
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