11-08-2011, 01:01 PM
[quote name='Studor13' timestamp='1320745607' post='12752']
My suggestion for PZ is to reduce the importance of resolution in the rating, especially the corners. When you print - remember this ancient process - the last few millimeters are framed! No one is going to see it or care.[/quote]
I think the problem here is the classic case of seeing things in a particular manner, and not liking the test since it does not represent that. Photozone have chosen to do things in a particular way. It is useful to many people including me, but it can not be relevant to all scenarios. For example, I never print, so what might or might not be visible in a framed print is irrelevant to me. I do crop hard all over the frame, so the Photozone resolution metrics are useful guidance to me. So if you don't think Photozone tests are relevant to your style, you can look elsewhere for different reviews that better represent what you are looking for. While I wouldn't say no if Photozone tests included more detail in other parameters, what they do now I think is good and useful resource.
My suggestion for PZ is to reduce the importance of resolution in the rating, especially the corners. When you print - remember this ancient process - the last few millimeters are framed! No one is going to see it or care.[/quote]
I think the problem here is the classic case of seeing things in a particular manner, and not liking the test since it does not represent that. Photozone have chosen to do things in a particular way. It is useful to many people including me, but it can not be relevant to all scenarios. For example, I never print, so what might or might not be visible in a framed print is irrelevant to me. I do crop hard all over the frame, so the Photozone resolution metrics are useful guidance to me. So if you don't think Photozone tests are relevant to your style, you can look elsewhere for different reviews that better represent what you are looking for. While I wouldn't say no if Photozone tests included more detail in other parameters, what they do now I think is good and useful resource.
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