11-15-2016, 07:56 AM
Pick your favorite sites - three of them. Then average the results. That's our usual recommendation.
None of the review sites owns universal wisdom. Most of the sites have faith in what they are doing (but not all of them). However, we are all testing slightly different aspects, using slightly different parameters and usually on different cameras and we all have different standards. On digital devices, the results should be pretty much the same but lenses are "analog" (in the sense that they don't behave in a discrete way). Testing lenses is also tough because you have to work accurately and every once in a while things do go wrong. There are also surprising sample variations.
Above all it is important to relax. The worst thing that can happen are frequent update cycles. Know your stuff and be happy. Most of the lenses are actually quite decent. The manufacturers can't really afford to be "bad" these days. Of course, the occasional exception to the rule exists but common sense helps.
None of the review sites owns universal wisdom. Most of the sites have faith in what they are doing (but not all of them). However, we are all testing slightly different aspects, using slightly different parameters and usually on different cameras and we all have different standards. On digital devices, the results should be pretty much the same but lenses are "analog" (in the sense that they don't behave in a discrete way). Testing lenses is also tough because you have to work accurately and every once in a while things do go wrong. There are also surprising sample variations.
Above all it is important to relax. The worst thing that can happen are frequent update cycles. Know your stuff and be happy. Most of the lenses are actually quite decent. The manufacturers can't really afford to be "bad" these days. Of course, the occasional exception to the rule exists but common sense helps.