Alin wrote:
> I too have this impression.
> Just to show Paal there still are French he can agree with: in his
> lens test file, FNAC (a large photo-video french commercial chain)
> laboratory gave the following ratings to Pentax lenses (4 stars being
> the highest):
> Wide open f/8 Uniformity(%) Light fall-off (EV)
> FA* 85/1.4 ** *** 79 0.6
> FA* 300/2.8 *** **** 93 0.5
> FA* 300/4.5 *** *** 94 0.4
Yes, this results is far more in accordance with my experience and really just show my
point. Also, this show why I did not believe in the CDI test; they rate the FA* 85/1.4
***** and the A* 300/2.8 ***; totally at odds with the test above and my (and others)
experience. Hence, its because CDI's odd result I object, not because they are french.
It also proves again that lens test varies widely; even the french ones :-) ;now which
one do you pick?
Note that they rate the A* 300/2.8 much higher than the FA* 85/1.4 (so would I). Also
not that they also rate the FA* 300/4.5 significantly higher than the FA* 85/1.4.
Clover said that the FA* 300/4.5 was not worthy; I assume this might have been based
on less than favorable CDI test of that lens (correct me if I'm wrong).
My point is that sometimes test coincide with personal experience sometimes they
don't. I don't trust CDI because they seem to be most often at odds with user
experiences and other tests. This has nothing to do with the fact that they are
french.
Pål
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