Jack, I also had a "very critical" attitude (to say it politely) towards them. I was also surprised to see even a top model Pentax lens-body combo got unimpressive scores. Then, I calmed down by accepting the limits of those analyses.
Let me tell you about my impression on a specific situation; If we could put the DA 55mm f/1.4 lens on a 24MP (nonexistent) Pentax body, that combo will likely get an appreciably higher score. Do you agree? A body-independent lens test (if possible at all) might be more informative. However, it will probably be of not much use as a body is needed anyway to shoot with it... I still believe, though, the presentation of their test results might be modified for a better user experience. Bulent --------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2012/11/21 Jack Davis <jdavi...@yahoo.com>: > In my initial post I thought I acknowledged awareness of those factors, > Bulent. > Review each brand individually and give me your impression of the comparative > results. > > > Jack > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bulent Celasun <bulent.cela...@gmail.com> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > Cc: > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 12:30 AM > Subject: Re: DXOMark Pentax Lens Tests > > Are you aware that you can only compare the results of "similar" > (MP-wise) camera body-lens pairs? > If you do so (and, compare K5 with D700 etc), the results are not much > different. > > Remember, they are also the ones who scored the K5 "body" higher than > much more expensive C/N bodies. > > Bulent > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ > http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun > > > 2012/11/21 Jack Davis <jdavi...@yahoo.com>: >> I'm sort of in a funk after reading DXO's Pentax lens test results. Even >> allowing for some older MP and camera technology, as a test group they >> demonstrate pitiful performance. >> >> I dare anyone to make me feel better? >> >> Jack >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
