First of all, I wouldn't consider the test to be valid bearing teh huge
gap in lens qualities.
You'apparently putting Hasselblad's lens (i.e. Zeiss ine, even though
zoom) against this all-in-one kind 28-300 Tamron turist's orineted
zoom. I think to provide correct base under your estimation, you
Norm,
Although both of the below sites compare the 1DS
(similar to your SLR/n) with a Rollei and a Mamiya 7
(more sq. mm than your Hassy), I found the sites to be
informative and ran tests much better than I could
hope to do.
http://www.photographical.net/canon_1ds_mf.html
Norm,
I think you're on target with the what works approach but will echo
the comments about the Tamron 28-300. I have the 28-200, which is fine
but a friends 28-300 is disapointingly soft. If memory serves, that was
also noted in reviews of the lens (and photography mags tend only to
damn with
Hi Al,
I believe both Austin and David have provided you with information on
the specifics of why moiré is more likely to occur on a digicam image
than a scanned film image.
I do not know how much of the technical jargon provided was
comprehensible, so I will try to simplify the message,
He apparently doesn't realize that Tamron and Tokina make privately branded
lenses for a number of camera mfg. I've always found both brands to be very
satisfactory. Which is how they test out, also.