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Methods of Testing Your Lenses

I recently wrote and article for PentaxForums.com . It was my most complex lens review to date, with a lot more technical information and visual examples than the ones I currently have here. I plan to get more into reviews like that one once I finish going through my lens collection with general opinion centric reviews. In this article today I’ll go over a few methods I’ve attempted so that I can better understand the strengths and weaknesses of my lenses. Keep in mind that this is what works for me and I don’t claim to have the best methods. It’s always going to be a learning process to improve results I’m sure of that. Technical tests: Tests that measure properties of lenses are a great way to understand more about your tools. If you learn by taking measurements or making comparisons with your lenses, you can in turn understand more about settings and configurations that will produce results you want most out in the field. Download an ISO 12233 lens testing chart or similar (e...