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<p>This is response for Brad.<br>

I can recommend raport on test of several lenses (50/1.4) from Canon done at optyczne.pl (international version is lens.tip?).</p>

<p>I bought 35/2 lens and went to shop next day to test two more pieces. One was as bad as mine and the third was superb at stops 4 and 5.6. 90% of shots I do with this lens. Nevertheless at stops 2 and 2.8 it is not very sharp, but the scenes I take at these settings do not require much sharpness (for instance street in the night). The problem with Canon is that they do not test products individually (maybe they test L types?). BTW if You do not use zoom You have to walk and this is the right path to follow.</p>

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<p>18-55IS is superb at 18mm, but soft at 55. My basic lens is EF35 (90% of shots). 18-55IS 5% of shots and EFS60 5% of shots. EF35 at stops 4 and 5.6 is significantly better than 18-55IS at 35mm. I recommend EF35 as a basic lens.</p>

<p>The MTF values for 85L mentioned at PZ are close to sensor pixel count. Almoast ALL lenses tested there reproduce well above 60 lines per mm. Pls refer to 85L test on optyczne.pl</p>

<p>Looking straight into eyes for prolonged time is aggression. Pls try this behaviour with any animal for instance with a dog. When sombody is a hero of the photo, this photo is not the simple photo taken in a public place. In my opinion it is much more than looking into ones eyes. I was many times surprised that so many aspects of life in US are treated not using common sense but a lawyer.</p>

<p>Your third lens should be 35/2</p>

<p>Painting is a pure creation no matter what the outcome is. Photography in the best case is dokumentation of the observaton process. Some people see more than others. Some people do not understand what they see. Some people are down to the earth and see the earth surface. Photography is important.</p>

<p>New lenses are good: 15-85 MTF50 = 45lpmm, 60/2.8 macro MTF50=45lpmm, but famous lenses do not perform that well 70-200/2.8 MTF50=40lpmm, 70-200/4 = 40lpmm and finally 18-55 kit lens MTF50=40lpmm ( but not for 55mm). I think that for pixel observer MTF50 =45 is necessary to feel well. I cited numbers from www.optyczne.pl (english pages are available)</p>

<p>I have same kit lens and I never heard IS motor. Luckily I shot my first photo using Canon at night from the balcony at 1/5s shutter speed and this picture was very good. This result is hard to reproduce using prime lenses at 1/5s.</p>

<p>I had same problem, because with Canon kit lens I had to use LR sharpening and the results were not satisfactory. I applied my old lenses - Zeiss Sonnar, Pentacon and soviet Helios and I found unexpectedly that this old devices outperform Canon. Moreover LR work lost its importance because pictures were good without treatment. I bought EF 35/2 and EFS 60/2.8 and the problem disapeared. (EF-35/2 is sharp at 5.6). Anyway when women insist to have nice foto I apply clarity -50, sharpening 80, noise reduction 100.</p>

<p>The stronger the state the less freedom is left to citizens. The bigest terrorist is the state itself. The secret agents confidents are the tools of regime to preserve power. The international terror you speek here is something different. The hegemon has chosen some options and it is clear that this choise will last long. So somebody who is on the wrong side of the gun can look politely at the sky if bombers are coming or can become eventualy the terrorist. Photographers are dangerous in the same degree as flamenco dancers. I do not belive that UK lacks freedom.</p>

The issue you mentioned has been adressed directly by Canon constructor, who provided A-DEP mode. The camera uses info from the nine AF pionts and chooses proper A setting that is balanced in an optimal way. Manually you can use P mode and the depth preview.