Should I return the 1000mm lens? (long on graphics)

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Poll question: Should I return the 1000mm lens? (long on graphics)

There's no light falloff, amazingly.

However, the image is a little dark.

I also had to use a little faux focusing effect in the computer to make it look this sharp (at 1000mm @ f16, 1/90 shutter speed at 100ISO, I suppose I will end up with some softness... ISO 200 or high grain 400 only for now on...). The actual photo is a little soft, due to using a poor quality tripod where the whole lens/camera assembly vibrated when I clicked the remote shutter release. I now have a sturdier tripod but for best results, I need to get a camera with a mirror-lock function that will suspend the mirror a couple of seconds before the shutter releases, improving stability concerns even more... I have yet to test the tripod out in the field, but my tests in the apartment have shown visible signs of improvement when using the lens on the new heavy-duty tripod.

Other recent photos I had taken out of boredom and utter lonliness include:






(I've more...)






(I did this one on acid, you should see the full size version... :evilgrin: )

Bonus question: Which one(s) was/were taken by a digital camera?