Hi Arnold, on 11 May 04 you wrote in pentax.list:
>The original Fotomagazin "test" of the *ist D was published in the issue >12/2003. If I remember correctly from reading in the shop (I never >bought that issue) the score on resolution was so low that it could have >been only cause either by misfocusing or some other manipulation. Those "testers" are simply mad: in the actual Colorfoto they've tested the Nikon D70 using a superb 60mm macro lens. All other DSLR tests before were made with simple zoom lenses (e.g. the 18-35 with the *istD). And now guess - the D70 has the best picture quality of all! There is a simple formula to calculate the test results - just multiplicate a certain factor with the number of adds that a producer buys ;-) Have you ever heard of a bad test of a Sigma or Tamron 28-300 superzoom? Gues why... ;-) Cheers, Heiko
