Originally posted by Kunzite So now you care about a half-subjective "rating"?
Just like with Photozone, DXOMark, etc. the numbers are not comparable between systems. And by the way, the DA* 200mm was tested on the K-7.
I don't really care. After being an advocate for the lens and seeing how many people it really doesn't impress because it just doesn't suit what they do, I just found it amusing that they rated it as the #1 Pentax lens. If it were court I'd say "This goes toward establishing the credibility of the witness your honour." A site that rates the 200 as the number one lens for Pentax, as far as I'm concerned has some serious credibility issues. From my experience again as an advocate for the lens, I surely hope no one goes out and buys it because of that rating. It's an excellent lens, but definitely is a focal length that doesn't suit every body's style. My DA* 60-250 , my favourite cross platform lens, didn't even get a mention. I don't get it. Excellent image quality, edge to edge, nicely corrected for CA, lighter than a 70-200, a telephoto on the K-3, a great walk around lens on the K-1, a lens several people have bought into Pentax just to be able to use it.... it's not even mentioned.
There's me and one other guy on the site with a DA*200 that I know of, and Drline sold his.
For the record, according to forum voting the 77 ltd is the #1 Pentax lens of all time, with he 31 ltd as the also ran.