02-05-2012, 11:05 AM
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1328340775' post='15459']
Well, it wouldn't be totally comparable because there's always a camera profile involved in the RAW conversion (which could favor one camera over the other) but it may be "valid enough" to test the system performance this way.
However, we have basically no relationship with the manufacturers and we would certainly not buy a P&S camera just for testing the lens. A community supplier (in time) seems unlikely IMHO.
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Thanks for the reply. Processing is of course a variable. One could take the view that the processing software is part of the pipeline. If Brand X processes badly (with their software), while Brand Y does a better job (assuming camera/lens would have been similar), it's Brand's X own fault if they produce an inferior final product just because of software.
Obtaining the product, yup, I can see you don't want to open a second hand camera business....
Well, it wouldn't be totally comparable because there's always a camera profile involved in the RAW conversion (which could favor one camera over the other) but it may be "valid enough" to test the system performance this way.
However, we have basically no relationship with the manufacturers and we would certainly not buy a P&S camera just for testing the lens. A community supplier (in time) seems unlikely IMHO.
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Thanks for the reply. Processing is of course a variable. One could take the view that the processing software is part of the pipeline. If Brand X processes badly (with their software), while Brand Y does a better job (assuming camera/lens would have been similar), it's Brand's X own fault if they produce an inferior final product just because of software.
Obtaining the product, yup, I can see you don't want to open a second hand camera business....