12-16-2010, 10:49 AM
[quote name='Lomskij' timestamp='1292491625' post='5044']
I agree with Christian - imho optical rating should represent how lens behaves wide open. After all we pay hefty premium for larger aperture, not for ability to stop down. Also I find the logic "Zeiss gives no image at all at f1.4" a bit flawed - in this case, for instance, 24mm f/2.8 shouldn't have received more than two stars, because compared to 24mm f/1.4 it can't take any pictures at f/1.4 and even at f/2, right?
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The "Zeiss gives no image at all at f1.4" comment was of course meant "tongue-in-cheek". <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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I agree with Christian - imho optical rating should represent how lens behaves wide open. After all we pay hefty premium for larger aperture, not for ability to stop down. Also I find the logic "Zeiss gives no image at all at f1.4" a bit flawed - in this case, for instance, 24mm f/2.8 shouldn't have received more than two stars, because compared to 24mm f/1.4 it can't take any pictures at f/1.4 and even at f/2, right?
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The "Zeiss gives no image at all at f1.4" comment was of course meant "tongue-in-cheek". <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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