Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:

> The lens tests of an earlier generation, from Popular Photography and
> Modern Photography magazines amongst others, were made on an optical
> bench and measured via instrumentation, IIRC.

OK, that was fine for knowing maximum lens performance, in case someone one 
day will invent a better film than the Cheapocolor I was using then :-)

> People quoted the
> resolution numbers religiously ... still do here! ... and nobody ever
> used a lens that way either.  :-)

Any test can be useful once you (try to) understand its meaning and limits.

Dario 


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