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RE: [OM] ( OM ) OT fresh lens-test tables

Subject: RE: [OM] ( OM ) OT fresh lens-test tables
From: "Wayne Harridge" <wayneharridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 13:31:46 +1100
 
> Just in time, I am renting a Mamiya 7II over the weekend to 
> get a feel. One 
> question though, the lines per mm is often in the 30s and 
> sometimes even in 
> the 20s, yet the lens are suppose to be excellent. If we look 
> at the tests 
> for the Zuikos, they are often at 40s and up.
> 
> Does this mean anything? Are MF lens less critical because 
> the format is so 
> much larger?
> 
> p.s. any recommendation for a MF print film?
> 

You might do better to use a transparency film if you really want to
assess the performance, something like E100VS or Velvia.  If the
exposure is out by a few stops you might not even notice this on neg
film unless you have a known good film of the same type to do a direct
comparison.

...Wayne
 



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