06-15-2010, 07:55 AM
[quote name='joachim' date='15 June 2010 - 09:11 AM' timestamp='1276585885' post='529']
There is nothing wrong with a centering check every now and then. I didn't know you offered this service <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' />
I was more thinking, that you are more keen to test lenses with a lot of current interest than "last years fashion" <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Actually I think that the interest for micro-system is accelerating at a quite breathtaking speed. You may have noticed that both dpreview as well as dslrgear have primarily tested micro-format lenses lately. The demand for information is surely not as high as for DSLRs but certainly higher than for classic 4/3, Pentax and also Sony Alpha.
PS: I think it's a bit a of win-win situation - if someone purchases a new lens he can send it over for checking (and from our perspective for testing). In fact we've tested a couple of lenses that went straight back to the dealer to take advantage of the usual 14-day return policy. The latter works for German fellows only and we do really require a minimal sanity check by the owner. Tt doesn't make sense to test lenses with a known centering issue, of course.
There is nothing wrong with a centering check every now and then. I didn't know you offered this service <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' />
I was more thinking, that you are more keen to test lenses with a lot of current interest than "last years fashion" <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Actually I think that the interest for micro-system is accelerating at a quite breathtaking speed. You may have noticed that both dpreview as well as dslrgear have primarily tested micro-format lenses lately. The demand for information is surely not as high as for DSLRs but certainly higher than for classic 4/3, Pentax and also Sony Alpha.
PS: I think it's a bit a of win-win situation - if someone purchases a new lens he can send it over for checking (and from our perspective for testing). In fact we've tested a couple of lenses that went straight back to the dealer to take advantage of the usual 14-day return policy. The latter works for German fellows only and we do really require a minimal sanity check by the owner. Tt doesn't make sense to test lenses with a known centering issue, of course.