Re: BAS lens tests.

[c.blaue@bmsg.de]

Frank Kemper wrote:

>To tell it in brief: BAS is the king of lens testing in europe, forget about
>the rest. However - he had the problem to be forced to show differences where
>no diferrences are. The difference between any major brand prime lens and a
>Leica lens nowadays is pretty small. I know his lens test system a littel bit
>and ist seems very reasonable to me.


I too thought BAS to be one of the kings of lens testing and I still think, that
his tests are correct and very well done. I liked the tests in the two big
german photo magazines, because I didn't know anything better.  The tests are
very similar, one of them is done by BAS. I thought that this was all, which
could be done in lens testing.

Well, until I read a lens test written in dutch, written by some Mr.
Puts. Since my Dutch is really extra poor (and I can only read and neither speak or
understand a word) it was very hard work to understand, but it was a pleasure
and I really was delighted. I realised, that it is possible to go further than
showing some diagrams and count to ten. Erwin's tests and many comments in this
group let me understand and use my Noctilux much better than before. So
currently Erwin is my King of Lens Testing. 

christoph