Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted may be going a ted, er, tad too far. Certainly scientifically accurate formal testing has its uses and can tell us things about the technical properties of lenses. There is, however, no question that what matters in the end are the results obtained when using the lens. That said, there is something really bizarre about any testing system that has the 50 1.4 Summilux coming out a head of the 35 Summilux ASPH. For that matter, there is something questionable about testing that has any 35 mm 35 1.4 that I've heard of coming out ahead of that lens - and PhotoDo puts the old Nikon AIS manual focus 35 1.4 - a very good lens - one point ahead of the M 35 Summilux ASPH. Something is wrong with the testing. B. D. Ray Moth wrote: > > Ted Grant wrote: > > Ray old buddy, > I'd not give this testing nonsense an eye lash width of attention > simply because these people are all bench testy touchy people who don't > read the remarks of users on the streets like many here on the LEG or > LUG, nor the many hundreds of others who take real time pictures with > the lens used in both an amateur and professional capacity day to day. > <snip> > This testing BS has never been of any interest to me at any time in my > career, as my parameters have always been simple, aperture, the fastest > possible, how close it'll focus and that it stays together while being > used by a professional photographer in the many venues of life on a day > to day basis. > > The rest is merely poppy cock BS ! Of course this is one of my usual > candid opinions offered freely about the techie number stuff! ;-) > ted > ======================================================================= > Ted, > > Thanks, you have confirmed my suspicions about the testers. Now I'm > going to follow the advice commonly given to people who like to raid > art galleries: I'm going out to take some pictures! ;-) > > Regards, > > ===== > Ray > > "The trouble with resisting temptation is > you never know when you'll get another chance!" > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > http://personals.yahoo.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html