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Old 23-09-2009, 11:08 PM
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Very pleasing image and lovely processing Louie...except for the diffraction spikes

Diffraction spikes induced by thin string crossed over the objective look quite natural and do mimic a Newt or Catadioptric scope quite well, plus you can easily rotate them as you like, but software added ones..?...do look a bit fake (which I guess they are ) and detract from the image validity a little for me, kinda like laying imitation cheap floor board panels instead of proper polished floor boards

PS I did use them a few times a loooong time ago, as they were a rather novel thing, when I first discovered the Noel Carboni action set

Mike
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