Just what the Internet camera community needs -- more "test" results
that raise more questions than answers.
I can just hear the dialog . . .
A: "Hey, look at that!"
B: "Wow! Didn't expect that!
A: "Yeah, it's crazy!"
B: "Yeah, well, post it anyway. We can always change it later."
Doh!
Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I sure won't waste any
more time or bandwidth at that site.
ScottGee1
On 2/10/06, Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> I am finding that you have to take SLR Gear with more than a grain of
> salt. They tested the Nikon 18-200 and found that it was a dog. For
> whatever reason they doubted the results, retested, found that it was
> not bad and posted the new results.
>
> They also tested a Nikon 105mm macro and thought it was the best
> thing since sliced bread. They tested a Nikon 60mm macro and found
> another even worse dog. Funny thing is, that is in conflict with a
> respected Nikon lens tester(who did not like the 60mm( but primarily
> because of the focal length and the close focus distance); Nikon's
> own MTF graphs which show them to be about the same except the 60mm
> is sharper in the middle; and, last but not least, the MTF graphs by
> Photodo which show the 60mm to be superior to the 105.
>
> Maybe it is the DXO. Maybe it is them. I don't know. They really need
> to get their act together. I would not trust anything they say until
> they explain their problem, how they fixed it, and show retested
> results for everything.
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> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
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>
> On Feb 10, 2006, at 7:28 AM, usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
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> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: USHER99
> > To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 19:19:34 -0500
> > Subject: [OM] Re: 14-45mm vs 50mm 3.5 macro
> >
> >
> > What a hassle. There is little way to know how tight the QA is in
> > the manufacturing. You probably have seen the review of the lens
> > with the DXO routine, but here it is anyways. It should not
> > produce the image you posted. Hope it works out.
> >
> >
> > http://www.slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/32/sort/7/
> > cat/all/page/2
> > Mike
> >
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