Gotta love testing what I can fix in post and ignoring what I can't. CA and distortion bother me much less than flare and microcontrast.
-Adam On 1/29/08, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No they don'r. CA and distortion seemed to take president. > To me, it is as much a test of the camera's internal program design and > settings as it is of the lens. > In this set, the PK 16~45 averaged the best "Image Quality" of the > group. > > Jack > --- Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > They like the two Pentax lenses (the 16-45/4 and the > > 18-50 kit lens). > > > > Their tests seem very precise, but they don't measure > > or comment upon such important things as flare > > resistance, contrast, and color. > > > > I was disappointed. > > > > Rick > > > > > > --- Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > There is a new dpreview feature, I note, wherein > > > digital lens > > > performance comparisons are being displayed. > > > Not sure I go along with the testing protocol, but > > > thought I'd make its > > > existence known for those who are into such. > > > > > > http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/ > > > > > > Jack > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > Be a better friend, newshound, and > > > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > > > > > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > [email protected] > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > > > directly above and follow the directions. > > > > > > > > > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Be a better friend, newshound, and > > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > > and follow the directions. > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

