Pop Photo SQF has been changed in late 1990's and documented, the scores
were reduced for the later review especially at large magnification.
C.H.Ling
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> I've pored over a lot of Pop Photo lens reviews and "Subjective Quality
> Factor" tables lately and can say that not many lenses (including the
> vaunted Canon "L" lenses) manage to get Pop Photo's A+ rating on an
> 11x14 size print. However, the Vivitar Series 1 19-35 does so and the
> Samyang 18-28 comes very close. Pretty formidable showing for lenses
> that sell/sold new for about $139.
>
> Now, if we could only believe that a "Subjective" rating from 1992 could
> be equated with a "Subjective" rating in 2005. Who knows.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
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