IMNSHO all lens tests are pretty much useless. I prefer to use MY judgment about what I think of a lens. If I like the results, I could care less about somebody's supposedly "scientific" test. I'm not likely to be out and about shooting pictures of test targets.
Bill KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 11:28 AM Subject: Re: 43mm wide open comparison? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Knut Knut > Subject: Re: 43mm wide open comparison? > > > This chart only lists one parameter for lens performance, > specifically, resolution. It doesn't mention colour fidelity, > any of the 6 importand aberations, bokeh, or the quality of > subject presentation. > Resolution numbers, taken on their own as a lens comparison are > pretty useless. > > William Robb > > > > > Look at: http://www.takinami.com/yoshihiko/photo/lens_test/ > > > > when comaring lenses, you should always compare the same > f-stops. Extracting > > the data for f2.0: > > > > Lens: Center resolution: corner resolution: > > (lines per mm) (lines per mm) > > > > > > FA 43/1.9 55 55 > > FA 50/1.4 69 55 > > FA 35/2.0 78 69 > > > > > > So from the performance point of view the FA 43/1.9 is > actually rather poor. > > There is a love factor for built quality in the FA 43 (It is > also expensive > > so owner feel it MUST be good). From the performance point of > view possibly > > only the bokeh might actually be better in the FA 43/1.9. For > Portrait the > > FA 43 might give good results, since less sharp (but > contrasty) portraits > > are usually felt to be better. On the other hand 43mm is not > the typical > > portrait lens. > > > > At f8 the FA 43 is great. But so are the other two lenses. > > > > Hope this helps, > > Knut > - > 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 . - 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 .
