A range of general test shots are shown over the next two pages. In some cases, the full size image has been reduced for bandwidth purposes, and a crop taken from the original full resolution image has been placed below it to show the overall image quality. Some other pictures may be clicked to view the original full-size image.

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Here's my usual detail test shot of the West Window of Exeter Cathedral, for you to compare with other cameras. See below for a full res crop, or click to see the whole picture.

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The new lens provides good detail, but it is swallowed up by the image noise even in this low-ISO shot.

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The lens produces some barrel distortion at wide angle, but it's not too horrible.

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Centre sharpness is good, but again image noise is visible in the darker areas.

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Edge sharpness is also very good, with no chromatic aberration.

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