02-01-2012, 12:27 PM
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1328078681' post='15364']
I think this is off-limits.
The results are not-cross system comparable so testing a single lens is rather pointless.
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Yes, you are of course constantly warning about this issue. However, at the end of the image pipeline there is the output of the sensor/lens combination, and this image has a certain amount of lines/picture height. This can be compared between different systems.
Would such tests be useful? I think some selected samples would be (not everything can be tested in this fast market). There is a increasing paradigm shift with these specialized "P&S" cameras going into dSLR/mirrorless territory, and I think people would be interested in being able to have objective comparisons.
Could Photozone do it? Testing a lens with an established pipeline is probably a lot easier than setting up new pipelines for every camera that comes along, so it sure cannot be comprehensive. Would it pay off? It really depends on where the market is going. Obviously Canon has gambled one way with the G1X, and Nikon another way with the V1/J1. Some sites like dpreview test sensors of P&S cameras, but never the lenses. What's the point of a good sensor if the lens is no good?
If interest in smaller good quality cameras is increasing, it could pay off for photozone.
Anyway, keep up the nice work. Photozone is my favorite lens-test site.
I think this is off-limits.
The results are not-cross system comparable so testing a single lens is rather pointless.
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Yes, you are of course constantly warning about this issue. However, at the end of the image pipeline there is the output of the sensor/lens combination, and this image has a certain amount of lines/picture height. This can be compared between different systems.
Would such tests be useful? I think some selected samples would be (not everything can be tested in this fast market). There is a increasing paradigm shift with these specialized "P&S" cameras going into dSLR/mirrorless territory, and I think people would be interested in being able to have objective comparisons.
Could Photozone do it? Testing a lens with an established pipeline is probably a lot easier than setting up new pipelines for every camera that comes along, so it sure cannot be comprehensive. Would it pay off? It really depends on where the market is going. Obviously Canon has gambled one way with the G1X, and Nikon another way with the V1/J1. Some sites like dpreview test sensors of P&S cameras, but never the lenses. What's the point of a good sensor if the lens is no good?
If interest in smaller good quality cameras is increasing, it could pay off for photozone.
Anyway, keep up the nice work. Photozone is my favorite lens-test site.