Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/05/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't mean to start a religious war over lens tests vs. no lens tests. I'm no optical authority. I'm sure that an experienced professionel photographer can tell much more than I about a lens's quality just from looking at pictures. And perhaps I need lens tests more than another person does (I don't really do many tests, maybe 2 or 3 every 3 or 4 years). But lens tests have helped me find out what a len's limitations are. For example, I like to shoot wide open in low light without flash. If I find such shots with a particular lens are fuzzy or soft, I like to know whether it is camera movement or the len's resolution and contrast wide open. Sometimes my wishful thinking biases my judgment about its optical performance. After all, with the correct lighting and composition one can take beautiful pictures with a bad lens. I didn't start this thread, but was simply responding to another list member's request for interest in lens testing. We might close this thread here or I could move it to a more relevant *.photo.tech. Michael Volow, M.D. (mvolo@acpub.duke.edu) Department of Psychiatry, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC 919 286 0411 Ext 6933