Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, you have it wrong on all accounts. This is not a "mine is better than yours" thing. The kind of testing Erwin does means next to nothing in real-life situations. Erwin is the last person qualified to do such a test. I respect Erwin's lab abilities, and what he does is important, but too many people fail to discern that a lab test is not a field test. I've heard people make utterly impossible remarks like, "My lens gives my slides a slightly blue cast." When questioned, the guy said that he read about the color cast in a test. I don't know about you, Ted, but with the variables in film and processing, I know I've never seen a tint caused by a lens. I'm going to ship Doug as many slides as I can made decent out of a 36 roll of Kodachrome using the macro subjects I find around me. I will try to use common subjects like leaves, bark, etc., under daylight conditions. Doug has experience he can call upon to help him judge the slides. No one is asking him to tell us which lens is "better", merely to tell us if he can see a difference that is inherent to the lenses. I want to make it clear that this is NOT an argument, but an enquire. Allan On Friday, March 29, 2002, at 12:36 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > Hell it would be much faster to ship the two lenses to Erwin, let him > do his > thing or some reputable lens testing company and let them knock > themselves > out doing the techie stuff. Which inturn wont prove anything other than > ........ you are happy with your lens and the other guy is happy with > his! > Game over and never the twain shall meet in equal harmony. :-) - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html