Mishka Mumbled: > you went like > "Try it yourself and then comment. I've done it and the differences don't > seem to be that great - hardly noticeable at all in some situations, not at > all in others" -- > and then revealed that this outburst (pretty arrogant, if you ask me) > is based on a 5x enlargement (35mm -> 5x7).
Arrogant? I actually used the two lenses in question, was specific about the enlargement size, stated that the difference didn't SEEM to be that great, that in some situations were hardly noticeable (not UNnoticable). IOW, I offered a point of reference while JCO has not done any comparison at all, but, rather, made his statement based on some theoretical concept. Sure, a 5x7 doesn't tell all there is, and a much larger magnification may be more revealing of small differences. However, I used what I had, observed that there were some differences (which anyone familiar with photography would know to be magnified with greater enlargement), posted my observations, and noted exactly how the comparison was made. I did not do a "scientific" test, but I did do a real world comparison. Real world being that the comparison was done using a size print that was suitable and appropriate to the purpose it was intended. If you paid attention to my original post, I was not stating that I knew best, or that what I've done was anything more than a jumping off point to ASK A QUESTION. I was trying to get more information and open up the topic for further discussion so we all might, you know, like learn something. > my point was, that if you use even smaller enlargement, the differences between > pretty much all lenses would be negligible, and this "try it yourself > and then comment" > part was completely pointless, since you haven't tried to do a > meaningful comparison yourself. What would a meaningful comparison be? To suggest that JCO try it himself is not pointless. Maybe he would come up with a conclusion and derive some information that would help us even further wrt to which lens might be better for photographing a 3D object rather than a flat object. The point here is simple: those that have not tried something, or made even the most basic comparison, have nothing, really, to say. Like, Cheers .... Shel
