Exactly my point (but much more eloquently expressed)
Larry
Jim Couch wrote:
> ALL lens test and ratings should be taken with a grain of salt, even
> those of our resident tester Gary Reese. Most of these test are on one
> individual lens. There is no way to know how representative a sample
> that lens is. There is also more to lens performance than a LPM, MTF
> and/or SQF grades measure or indicate. While sharpness and resolution
> (which seem to be the most commonly evaluated performances) are
> important, they may not be as important to you. It may differ from lens
> to lens for you. For me, the color balance of my lenses is one of the
> most important characteristics, but you rarely see this evaluated. In
> some of my lenses, sharpness ratings are of less importance because I
> will be hand holding that lens 900f the time. On the other hand, a
> lens that will be used for tripod shooting, this will be more important
> to me.
>
> I am not saying that lens tests are worthless, but, they are just a
> single piece of information in evaluating and selecting lenses. For me
> color balance, bokeh, size, and handling are also very important.
>
> Jim Couch
>
> Pauls0627@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Photodo ratings really need to be taken with a grain of salt.
>
> BIG SNIP -
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