Keith wrote: > PS> Actually, many similar comments are often stated about the other > magazines tests. Seems I noticed the same on the some of the other > discussion groups. Do I see a pattern here? <g> Frankly, I don't think people should care about this at all. The point I'm trying to make out is that there often is a far cry from these tests and real life performance. Also, people should rather trust their own experience and opinions from from real life usage from people they trust. In addition, CDI perform this test because it sells magazines; not because they want to establish absolute truths. I don't think test like photodo do anyone a favour. Some diagrams and curves don't tell the whole story behind a lens. Look at the Photodo test of the 43 Limited; nothing in this test tells anything about the lens plastic, 3D rendition - the design philosophy behind the lens. Its final score put in in mediocre camp; nothing could be further from the truth. Likewise, the FA* 80-200/2.8 is lousy; about the level of the worst 28-200 zooms according the Photodo. However, only rave rewievs have come from people who have actually used the lens. Who are you going to trust? Its like those audio equipment tests that only do measurements and no listening. There are so many parameters for a lens performance. Often significant variations is these parameters with focusing distance. I've never seen any test taken this in to consideration. It can make a major difference. NB I do not claim or expect that people should believe anything I say about lenses. Disagreement based on personal experience is definitely welcomed but I do not put much faith in diverging opinion based on tests that at best are very inadequate. Pål - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
