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> DPreview largely seems to write for the crowd that doesn't even care about the art aspect and just wants validation that they have better photo gear than othe
by Sharlin 6y ago
> DPreview largely seems to write for the crowd that doesn't even care about the art aspect and just wants validation that they have better photo gear than others.
To be fair, the author of this article is Roger Cicala of LensRentals fame [1]; optical testing is his bread and butter. He's also the first to point out that optimal lens performance is neither necessary nor sufficient for good photography, and is famously snarky in his writing towards "spec sheet warriors" and sharpness-obsessed gearheads.
[1] https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/author/roger/ https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/author/roger/
- ben7799 6y agoI'm not trying to pick on Roger he writes well and his stuff is way higher quality than most DPReview content. He rents lenses, and a big point of what I'm saying is these fancy lenses are very often specialist tools that are much better to rent from someone like him occasionally when you need something very special, but that doesn't make them better items to own vs the less expensive & smaller/lighter 50mm lenses.
- subhro 6y agoThis is so much correct. Modern lenses feels very clinical to me. It is like showing someone a passport photograph and asking if it is a good portrait.
- hyperbovine 6y ago(S)he's got a point about though DPReview, Fred Miranda, and all the rest. Dear God, those forums---on the rare occasion when someone stops wanking about "bokeh" long enough to actually post a photograph, it tends to serve as a stark reminder of how little time most of those users spend creating art vs. talking about machines.