Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I ignore the value for money aspect of C d'I tests as it is subjective. A= ll technology suffers an exponential increase of cost against performance, whether photographic or anything else. Up to the point where an individua= l potential purchaser senses a difference he/she can decide wheter increase= d cost is worth it. Beyond this it is an irrational waste. I use mostly Canon and Leitz lenses for 35mm. I read and enjoy Chasseur d"Image. I rarely agree with their "performance" findings. Perhaps my criteria are different to theirs. I am rarely concerned by distortion or vignetting. Flatness of field is of little importance to me, even in the macro (nature) work I do. I have no idea what parameters they use in thei= r performance star system but I know it does not agree with my personal experience of the admittedly few lenses which I own and they have tested.= Cheers Frank