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H. Thanks again. I tried the lens out with manual select on centre - a few hand held shots following your suggestions, and even added the 2x extender.
The results are outstanding, even hand held. I think this is partly due to loosing 4 stops and the greater DOF. I'll spend more time working at f/2.8 and see how that shapes up - bottom line, I'm now 'seeing' the difference in DOF at the various ratios, and more conscious of placing the focus point on the target - before, I was just pointing and shooting.
I'll need to work on focus and recompose as outlined. The portrait is very sharp with DOF evident looking back toward the ears. Including the crop and monochrome it's very effective, focuses attention on the face. Very nice indeed.
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