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Yes Eric, that is also part of the equation I reckon , now I have downloaded some profiles and put them in the camera`s, and some of them alter the performance , including that the photo is Always Soft !!..so I wonder how often it is the camera software that is at play/fault with the end result,and how to discover where ,and then how to correct, as I am no expert at software ,yes even NX-studio is at times still a mystery to me.
A well known wildlife photographer in the UK uses Sigma lenses 600mm & 800mm primes.
The first thing he does on purchasing his lenses is send them to Sigma UK....to have them set up 'properly'. He maintains that all his Sigma lenses ex the factory are not focus optimised .......either because of their QC slackness or because the lighting in UK is less contrasty than Asia needing some lens tweaking. ??????
Having owned a Sigma 500mm I recognise the soft/low contrast he talks about. As to what they do with the lens at Sigma UK I do not know as I sold the lens and never bothered to find out. It made me wonder if other lens suppliers are the same...setting lenses to an average, perhaps a bit like diesel engines needing to be remapped for optimum performance rather than accepting supplied settings. Who knows????
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