Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 6/23/04 10:53 AM, "Robert Rose" <rjr@usip.com> wrote: > DPReview has a link to a Japanese website that has posted a review in > Japanese and samples. > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0406/04062101epsonrd1samps.asp > > Anyone read Japanese? > > Interesting that DPReview thinks the samples are "fairly average". Do > you think only Cosina lenses were used in the test? > > Bob Rose Yes those lenses were all Cosina. That must have been part of the agreement in the lending of the camera. Lousy of them to not let the curious public check out what Leica optics might look like in direct digital as that would be a high percentage of the market for the camera body. But no they've got to sell their lenses. Or maybe it was the reviewer. I though the statements the reviewer made about the images on the "test" were constantly presumptions. As they were not made in direct comparison with other images from other cameras side by side. I never underestimate the power of subjectivity. The least one can do is have two images side by side in front of you before you start making statements. Otherwise it could be what you had for breakfast is what you are reviewing. A test is not a guy/gal going out with a camera/lens and shooting some pictures and blowing up parts of them and saying: "Gee I think my Nikon/Canon does better/worse than this."! Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/