Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The better lens will produce a higher resolution blurred image . . . . >insert smiley here< Other factors might 'enter the picture' such as contrast, flare and color transmission. Even with a little camera shake differences in lens quality can be apparent. K. Mark Rabiner wrote: > Jem Kime wrote: > > > > Rob, > > this jogged my mind to an awful article in 'Amateur Photographer' this last > > week, where they attempted to compare a budget and 'pro' version of two > > Nikon zooms to explore the difference. > > On the second page we were shown two very similar pictures, both with > > sections magnified, and below them the captions revealing that both > > pictures were taken hand held! It really beggars belief! > > I know that doesn't answer your question at all but I couldn't resist > > sharing it with you all. > > > > Jem > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Robert Appleby [SMTP:robert.appleby@tin.it] > > I wonder whether as a hand-holding documentary photographer, > > (snip) > > what kind of technique would meet > > your standards, both as a lens tester and photographer. > > Rob. > > Robert Appleby > > The inference correctly being that all you are testing is your own hand held technique. > The better glass could be illustrated as softer because that shot was not held > as still as the other. > That said i think if you had two slide pages laid out on the same light table > both shot of the same situation the same time you could in most cases see which > lens was better. > But If they were close than bring out the sand bagged large tripods! > markwr