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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-15-2015, 02:39 AM
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This thread would leave the impression that people are under rating lenses because of silly things, but my perception is that most people over rate their lenses. It is silly if all lenses fall into the 8 to 10 range. I know that modern lenses are all at least decent, but that still doesn't mean that there isn't a range.
I am afraid that people take price paid into account in their review. If you paid 25 dollars for a lens, then you tend to judge it less harshly than if you paid 1000 dollars for a lens.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-13-2015, 06:33 AM
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A good reviewer will mention lenses that they are comparing the lens to. If I would review the FA 77, I would compare it to the DA *50-135 and the DA *55 as my lenses that are closest in focal length to it. If I am comparing it only to the 18-135, then that makes my opinion a little more shaky, I suppose.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
07-10-2015, 03:35 AM
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I think it bears mentioning some of these things. To me, it doesn't matter when a lens was made, lack of aperture control from the body and auto focus are a con. Not everybody is familiar with Pentax's old lenses and knows which ones have an A setting. When you are reading reviews if someone put something down as a con that doesn't bother you, then you just pass over it.
I do think it is silly to ding lenses because they "aren't wide enough" or, "aren't long enough" or, as you mentioned "aren't as flexible as a zoom." I think most people know how long a 55mm or 85mm lens is and hopefully they realize that when they buy a prime that is the only focal length they are getting. If you are shooting landscapes, odds are you aren't going to buy a F 135 f2.8. It's a fine lens, but it certainly is a little long for your stated purpose.
In the end, people review lenses based on what lenses they have already used. I'm convinced that was why the FA 50 f1.4 got such good reviews. It was the first lens that many got after shooting with a kit lens and when compared to the kit lens, it seems really sharp. On the other hand, if you are used to the FA limiteds or the DA *55, then you may not give it such a good score.
It always amuses me when folks pull out the average lens review score for a given lens and compare it to another one. I have no idea what that means and wouldn't rate one lenses versus another based on that score.
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