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Anonymous
I got a new lens, /p/!
This was all I could see from my house.

Tomorrow I venture out to find something interesting!
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>> Anonymous
Ah, is that a 55-250mm IS? Grats in any case :)
>> Anonymous
Very nice.
>> Anonymous
>>169882
Yup, it is.

>>169883
Thanks!
>> Anonymous
Do let us know how you like it after tomorrow's test round. I'm considering getting one myself, but I havent looked much into its optical qualities; mostly interested in getting a cheap long range lens that's better than the 70-300 non-IS tube.
>> Anonymous
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>>169890
Optically it's awesome.
Here's a 100% crop (100%!) of an otherwise boring photo I took that nevertheless shows the quality.

For reference, the flower is about 10m away from my house and I'm on the second floor (first floor for US guys, aka "upstairs"), so it's quite far away. Handheld.

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>> Anonymous
>>169899
and I just realised it wasn't even fully zoomed, 235mm.
>> Anonymous
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here's a fully zoomed in 100% crop of another flower in the bunch, you can see a bit more detail?

Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeCanonCamera ModelCanon EOS 400D DIGITALCamera SoftwaredigiKam-0.9.1Firmware VersionFirmware 1.0.5Owner NameunknownSerial Number0930556964Lens Size55.00 - 250.00 mmImage-Specific Properties:Image Width3888Image Height2592Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution72 dpiVertical Resolution72 dpiImage Created2008:04:26 11:55:57Exposure Time1/320 secF-Numberf/5.6Exposure ProgramManualISO Speed Rating100Lens Aperturef/5.6Exposure Bias0 EVFlashNo Flash, CompulsoryFocal Length250.00 mmColor Space InformationsRGBImage Width3888Image Height2592RenderingNormalExposure ModeManualScene Capture TypeStandardCamera Actuations-1848705024Color Matrix129Color Temperature5200 KExposure ModeManualFocus TypeAutoMetering ModeEvaluativeSharpnessUnknownSaturationNormalContrastNormalShooting ModeManualImage SizeLargeFocus ModeOne-ShotDrive ModeContinuousFlash ModeOffCompression SettingFineMacro ModeNormalSubject Distance7.950 mWhite BalanceFlashExposure Compensation3Sensor ISO Speed160
>> Anonymous
>>169902
same flower*
>> Anonymous
Is that at the center or the edge of the original picture... or the middle?
>> Anonymous
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>>169905
Centre both times.
Here's something from the edge - the left edge of this image is the very edge of the original image. 100% crop again.

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