On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, Alan Chan wrote: > I keep reading this but there doesn't seem to have any objective > evidence to prove the Pentax 2.8 zoom is superior. Not that I don't > want to believe, but even what I consider the most believable > results from photodo doesn't give that good score (and their results > seem to match my experience so far).
Photodo just measures sharpness. A lot of list members seem to cherish Pentax lenses for the harder to quantify qualities such as smooth bokeh and good contrast. Photodo doesn't measure these things, so their numbers might not be so important if that is what you are looking for. alex