Is there a reliable site for lens testing?
May 1, 2015 16:54:42 #
I currently use the HEAVY Nikon 28-70mm f/2.8 for general event images. After checking out the 18-120 f/4.0 lighter lens, I was disappointed in one site's report on chromatic aberration.
Maybe I need to carry a couple of lenses e.g. 35, 50 and 105 like the old days.
Todd
Maybe I need to carry a couple of lenses e.g. 35, 50 and 105 like the old days.
Todd
May 1, 2015 16:57:23 #
RWR
Loc: La Mesa, CA
rtcary wrote:
I currently use the HEAVY Nikon 28-70mm f/2.8 for general event images. After checking out the 18-120 f/4.0 lighter lens, I was disappointed in one site's report on chromatic aberration.
Maybe I need to carry a couple of lenses e.g. 35, 50 and 105 like the old days.
Todd
Maybe I need to carry a couple of lenses e.g. 35, 50 and 105 like the old days.
Todd
The best lens testing site is your own back yard! :)
May 1, 2015 17:39:08 #
RWR wrote:
The best lens testing site is your own back yard! :)
I just did the Sharp Shooter $Dollar Bill on the wall test of my old EF 35-105. Seems like any softness is coming from UKNOWHO! I'd love to retrofit with IS, but that's the direction I'm looking. The currency engraving is very fine and sharply printed, even my wrinkled sample gave me a really good look at what my lens was doing.
Now, I'd prefer, if I had to choose shooting Dollar Bills than DXO charts anyday.
May 1, 2015 18:49:16 #
RWR
Loc: La Mesa, CA
Photocraig wrote:
I just did the Sharp Shooter $Dollar Bill on the wall test of my old EF 35-105. Seems like any softness is coming from UKNOWHO! I'd love to retrofit with IS, but that's the direction I'm looking. The currency engraving is very fine and sharply printed, even my wrinkled sample gave me a really good look at what my lens was doing.
Now, I'd prefer, if I had to choose shooting Dollar Bills than DXO charts anyday.
Now, I'd prefer, if I had to choose shooting Dollar Bills than DXO charts anyday.
Good test. I have one lens with IS, bought about a year ago, and for sure I gain at least 3 full stops of hand holding ability. I nearly always use a tripod, but any more lenses I buy will have IS, and the tripod will get less use.
Photographers have always obsessed over how sharp a lens is, and now with the difference in sensors it's more controversial than ever. I personally don't even look at DXO results - pick a lens and see for myself if it suits my needs, making sure I have a return policy. It's always a great topic of discussion, though! :)
Edit: I use Nikon, so it would be VR rather than IS, but the latter makes more sense to me. Whatever one calls it, it's great technology!
May 2, 2015 06:39:45 #
rtcary wrote:
I currently use the HEAVY Nikon 28-70mm f/2.8 for general event images. After checking out the 18-120 f/4.0 lighter lens, I was disappointed in one site's report on chromatic aberration.
Maybe I need to carry a couple of lenses e.g. 35, 50 and 105 like the old days.
Todd
Maybe I need to carry a couple of lenses e.g. 35, 50 and 105 like the old days.
Todd
Look here.
http://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/lenses
http://lenshero.com/lens-comparison
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx
http://www.lenstip.com/lenses.html
http://www.dxomark.com/Lenses/Compare
May 2, 2015 07:06:45 #
This is Nikon's Lens Simulator site - adds to what Jerry suggested.
You can put any of Nikon's lenses on any of its camertas
http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/simulator/
You can put any of Nikon's lenses on any of its camertas
http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/simulator/
May 2, 2015 08:46:28 #
jerryc41 wrote:
One of Jerry's suggestions, DXO Mark has a good reputation and is widely quoted.. I am not familiar with the others.
May 2, 2015 09:07:02 #
OldEarl
Loc: Northeast Kansas
No matter what the technical tests are, the real proof is how the lens works for you. In my early years about all I carried were other people's cast offs.
May 2, 2015 09:20:10 #
OldEarl wrote:
In my early years about all I carried were other people's cast offs.
Nothing wrong with that. That's what keeps the Salvation Army in business. :D
May 2, 2015 09:30:06 #
rtcary wrote:
I currently use the HEAVY Nikon 28-70mm f/2.8 for general event images. After checking out the 18-120 f/4.0 lighter lens, I was disappointed in one site's report on chromatic aberration.
Maybe I need to carry a couple of lenses e.g. 35, 50 and 105 like the old days.
Todd
Maybe I need to carry a couple of lenses e.g. 35, 50 and 105 like the old days.
Todd
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May 2, 2015 10:00:19 #
Over the years I've found Dpreview and Popular Photography's tests to be good. But in the end, it's your own test that matters most.
May 2, 2015 10:34:23 #
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May 2, 2015 10:49:29 #
I prefer slrgear.com. No "arbitrary" point systemÂ…or "biased" comparisonsÂ…. just the technical stuff.
It's up to the user to apply it in the "real world".
It's up to the user to apply it in the "real world".
May 2, 2015 11:37:49 #
LensRentals (Roger Ciala) does very good testing - but is quite limited as to the number and variety of lenses that they do .
May 2, 2015 11:44:30 #
imagemeister wrote:
LensRentals (Roger Ciala) does very good testing - but is quite limited as to the number and variety of lenses that they do .
I love it in most reviews when they say "soft wide open in the corners" or "some CA's wide open at maximum or minimum zoom" - ALL lenses are soft wide open in the corners with CA's at max or min zoom ! - it is an optical fact of life ......get over it !
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