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<blockquote data-quote="Smorton" data-source="post: 673396" data-attributes="member: 44954"><p>Greetings,</p><p></p><p>Second post on this forum so I am a newbie. My first post led me to write this question.</p><p></p><p>I have been going back and forth between several Nikon lenses. I also have Cannon gear which perhaps I shouldn't mention on this forum, but with the Cannon glass I have relied to a degree on Dxomark and find that helpful.</p><p></p><p>With cropped sensor lens Dxomarks doesn't do a great job of keeping up to date. I just got a Nikon D5600 strictly because of the low weight and size and want to use it for travel. I also bought a 18-400 Tamron because I tried it out in a camera store along with an 16-80 and found the Tamron to be sharper to my eyes. Nothing scientific mind you. I was and am thinking of sending back the 18-400 Tamron because I would prefer something that is a more moderate zoom even though it is quite sharp in many respects.</p><p></p><p>My question is, is there a method of testing a lens that is more DIY. Some of the lens charts are quite expensive. Someone told me to use a newspaper but that didn't work out too well.</p><p></p><p>Any thoughts on how to make up something to take photos of for comparison purposes? A DIY chart of scene that doesn't change so the results don't have that variable?</p><p></p><p>Hope this isn't a silly question. Thank you.</p><p></p><p>SM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Smorton, post: 673396, member: 44954"] Greetings, Second post on this forum so I am a newbie. My first post led me to write this question. I have been going back and forth between several Nikon lenses. I also have Cannon gear which perhaps I shouldn't mention on this forum, but with the Cannon glass I have relied to a degree on Dxomark and find that helpful. With cropped sensor lens Dxomarks doesn't do a great job of keeping up to date. I just got a Nikon D5600 strictly because of the low weight and size and want to use it for travel. I also bought a 18-400 Tamron because I tried it out in a camera store along with an 16-80 and found the Tamron to be sharper to my eyes. Nothing scientific mind you. I was and am thinking of sending back the 18-400 Tamron because I would prefer something that is a more moderate zoom even though it is quite sharp in many respects. My question is, is there a method of testing a lens that is more DIY. Some of the lens charts are quite expensive. Someone told me to use a newspaper but that didn't work out too well. Any thoughts on how to make up something to take photos of for comparison purposes? A DIY chart of scene that doesn't change so the results don't have that variable? Hope this isn't a silly question. Thank you. SM [/QUOTE]
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