On 08/07/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree that some lenses are more prone to fringing than others. For > example, my A 400/5.6 exhibits fringing quite frequently in high > contrast situations. It's even worse with the A2XS converter mounted > -- not surprisingly. However, I've yet to encounter a serious > fringing problem with the DA 50-200. However, I could easily > understand that there would be sample variation with consumer grade > zooms. I also believe that more than a handful of people like this > lens. I've made enough money with it to pay for it ten times over. > And no one purchased any warts. That's a lens test.
I agree with pretty much all you say above except that the purchases equate to a lens test. Klaus's site provides blunt technical appraisal of each lenses performance as presented (in some instances he has tested two lenses in others he has retested after a fault has been identified). It provides nothing more to the photographer and should have little to no bearing on the sale potential of any image. The tests results may have some bearing on lens choices made by prospective buyers or some owners but that's a matter for the lens manufacturers to resolve. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
