Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Stephen Gandy wrote: > > Erwin Puts wrote: > > > 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. > > Valueless to who ? Based upon what criteria ? For What uses ? > > The human tripod and the human focusing system are not the best or most precise, > they vary from human to human example. If someone wants to test their own > lenses, to find out what their own lenses will do in the photog's personal > shooting environment, its essential part of the test includes real world picture > taking to introduce these added variables into the equation. Some photogs are > much steadier than others, a variable which Published Lens Tests has no way to > account for. > ><Snip> But then what are we testing the lens quality or ones ability to hand hold a camera. I must have somewhat of a scientific mind because to me it is obvious that you can't test two things simultaneously. There are plenty of ways you can test your hand holding abilities and those tests I have done and they are important with the results surprising. I don't use a tripod in those tests! But if i want to find out how good a lens is i use a tripod. It's just the lens i want to be testing. Markwr