> I really do dislike looking at shots of brick walls to evaluate a > lens.
Well, as someone who has shot his share of brick walls, I have to say that ~taking~ shots of brick walls is not any fun, either. > I know the supposed advantages (Is it recitlinear? Is dem corners > sharp? etc.....) but I don't find that that kind of examination > helps me get good shots. I don't think that anyone is claiming that brick wall images are super-important, but I do think that they can offer some assistance in evaluating a lens. Personally, I cannot think of ~any~ single subject or ~any~ single style of shooting that can ~ever~ possibly tell you everything you need to know about a lens. But, I'm not going to say, therefore, that no one should ever post an image of [this] or an image of [that], etc. A toolbox with just one tool in it will never be full... Fred
