It's impossible to say what other people think of something as our experience is limited to the internet forum community. There will be far more people who have never heard of a sensor stain than actually register it and relate it to anything.

Please only post something once in the forum.

It's one of the joys of DSLR photography - lenses, lenses and more lenses. Exciting and infuriating at the same time.

Why choose? What you like this week maybe won't suit if some particular requirement pops up in the future.

Having said that, the DA Limited lenses are adorable, even if not quite as good as the three FA ones. The DA 70mm f2.4 in particualr has a fine character, but then so does the 77mm FA.....and so we go round in circles.

I don't think there's any final "sorting it out" because I'd argue there's nothing to sort out. Everything you have may have a use sooner or later. Just enjoy them and have fun!

It's a fair question and the answer lies in how a digital image is produced. The image is slightly softened to prevent moire effects and therefore needs to be sharpened after capture.

There's no right or wrong about it and not really any sort of purist approach, it's just how the system works. Basically the sensor isn't like a film and therefore is handled differently.

If anything, it's the other way round. Digital when oversharpened can look ludicrously sharp, like razor wire.

It's a different process and it depends on the type of image as well - architectural shots with straight lines will look ultra sharp on digital, for example.

Also, digital images need post-processing and definitely need the application of Unsharp Mask to produce a good, sharp final result.

What a nice thought!

I'm waiting for a seriously wet day to go out and shoot with the W90. Some real pelting down rain shots....

It's quite often found in telephoto lenses that there is movement beyond infinity. The reason is that expansion of the lens body and glass can cause shifts in the position of infinity. The more bulk in the lens the more the point will shift.

It's an interesting idea.

Please start a new thread about projectors if required - in General Digital Photography Chat.