[Leica] Lens test

["Erwin Puts" <imxputs@knoware.nl>]

To 'test' lenses all stopped down to 5.6 and then shooting handheld, is not
the most meaningful act and conclusions based on these results are bound to
be valueless. It has been repeated so often, that at 5.6 all current and
well corrected lenses perform very well and whatever differences in fine
detail rendition and micro contrast are available, the handheld shooting, by
vibration and focusing inaccuracy will degrade these differences. I know
that many persons assume that a practical user test in normal shooting
situations is to be preferred as it seems to simulate the normal use of a
lens. In a way it does and if the user is satisfied wih such a test, any
argument or proof that a lens from one of the 4 or 5 topmarques is better/as
good/not as good as another one is a pleasurable but futile way of killing
time.


Erwin