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Equipment
Courtesy Tokina, USA Tokina is releasing a new competitor in the 24-70mm f/2.8 standard zoom lens group. It’s a reasonably sized lens, having an 82mm diameter front ring, measuring 4.25 inches long, and weighing 2.2 pounds. That’s just a bit smaller and lighter than the Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 VC USD or Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 Mk […]
Equipment
Image Courtesy Sigma USA I generally do MTF testing on multiple copies of a given lens so that I can present the averages, look at sample variation, and stuff like that. I’m always aware that looking at any single copy of a lens, especially a zoom lens, gives only a limited prediction of how […]
Resolution Tests
Last week we posted an introductory article on how we measure copy-to-copy variation in different lenses. I’ll be continuing to publish these results over the next few weeks for prime lenses. We will eventually have a database put up, but I think it’s important to look at the different lenses in smaller groups, illustrating some […]
