Rob- I see it the same way regarding the rig and how you use it, and it is also quite encouraging to be getting similar or perhaps in some ways better results with own gear and through persistence and exploration
Marc- yes, the FOV is awesome. Image scale surely played its role as well.
Thank you Rod- yes, I was aware of this icon, but I still suspect that Astrobin compresses jpgs even in the 'original' full resolution.