Originally posted by ToddK I always read reviews about how lenses don't perform very well when stopped down that far, but when I look at EXIF data from many professionals, they don't hesitate to stop down that far. Obviously your photo is evidence of the same
Aye, there will be no doubt some image performance drop off, but hey not so you'd notice, unless your pixel peeping which both clients and punters tend not to do.
You just do what you need to do... the image is everything, not the journey to get it.