01-18-2012, 06:24 PM
[quote name='thw' timestamp='1326851316' post='14985']
The answer is a resounding YES. I have heard this argument used countless times against pre-production samples from cameras and lenses. Eventually, there is always no difference between the production and pre-production copies.
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Except surely one; you cannot properly represent all circumstances in just a few images and I maintain that these 9 shots will never be able to tell you whether this camera/lens confiduration will be a desirable one in real life. Those who think so should read some of Roger Cialas excellent articles on lense/body combinations and the necessity of testing every lens woth your body to get the proper (no pun intended) picture. Maybe you can draw some conclusions from the first several shots that you see of a new camera with a new lens but not all and no general conclusions.
The answer is a resounding YES. I have heard this argument used countless times against pre-production samples from cameras and lenses. Eventually, there is always no difference between the production and pre-production copies.
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Except surely one; you cannot properly represent all circumstances in just a few images and I maintain that these 9 shots will never be able to tell you whether this camera/lens confiduration will be a desirable one in real life. Those who think so should read some of Roger Cialas excellent articles on lense/body combinations and the necessity of testing every lens woth your body to get the proper (no pun intended) picture. Maybe you can draw some conclusions from the first several shots that you see of a new camera with a new lens but not all and no general conclusions.