Here is something special, a virtual tour of the Smithsonian Museum room by room. Just marvelous for kids and adults. Follow the blue arrows on the floor to move into new rooms.




Shows inside and outside of the museum and there little cameras here and there which show detailed info on certain things. If you click on the floors (upper right corner) you get a floor plan of that floor and you can click on a blue circle and go directly to that room.



Watch it in full screen when you open this up. Use the roller on your mouse to move in and out. Look for the "arrows" on the floor and click on them. They take you to other places.


http://www.mnh.si.edu/vtp/1-desktop/

Sorry to be vague, my point is just a comparison between a stock set up from Canon and a cobbled together old Soligor with an adapter and a Sony nex3.
Sharpeness of new auto focus VS old manual cheap stuff.
I'm into the old Soligor $12 and a Chinese cheap $6 adapter.
The Canon ef 75-300mm cost me $200.
I struggle with the Canon in auto mode. I have to go into manual to change it to spot focus. Too many auto features to compensate for. Its a pain.
The nex & soligor is easy to dial in and shoot in no time.
And it is sharper 9 out of 10 times.
This whole thing was just an observation I found curious.

I was surfing the net when I came across this section of the Xrite site for those who have issues with colour and hues..... just a nice simple quickish test it took me less than 5 minutes to complete and it wasn't a case of dwell and think it was just move and tweak at the end...


I scored 4

a perfect score is 0

It may even throw up issues with a monitor or even yourself... so good luck and post back your score if you take it. I may even finish it with a league table at the end..... :wink:

http://xritephoto.com/ph_toolframe.aspx?action=coloriq