Why David Attenborough's people buy the expensive lenses

[fivemack]

(click and it gets bigger, but sadly in two cases no sharper; this is with the smallest and cheapest readily available large expensive lens, a second-hand Sigma 70-200/2.8 with 2x teleconverter. Picture 2 isn't too fuzzy, though f/11 isn't really enough for dimly-lit lions far away)

Also, in honour of Galileo:

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[humanoid27.livejournal.com]

actually, i've just had a look at an original print as mentioned above and it's not that sharp. more like the F64 image.
i could say that i had a lot of difficulty focussing the neg (i didn't have a focus aid) but as they say... a poor workman... etc...
;)