joewoo wrote:
I don\'t get how price seems to be a factor in something being overrated.. To me, overated means that lots of people talk nothing but good things about a certain object but turns out that it\'s performance is not all that... like saying a certain football team is overrated... Never mention of price... Strictly performance...
Your definition of overrated is a little too extreme. Rather, a lens can be overrated if it\'s considered the pinnacle of some area of photography, where other options exist that are similar in quality.
A good example would be the 135mm f/2L. People seem to salivate over the lens 24/7 and 135L love threads pop up all the time. Meanwhile, the 85 f/1.8 and 100 f/2 are similar in design, cost far less and produce quality that is very similar (source), yet they fall to the wayside quite frequently (the 85 less-so than the 100) and are overlooked. As such, being \"overrated\" could merely be that there\'s a disproportionate amount of favoritism for one lens compared to other similar choices.
joewoo wrote:
I don\'t get how price seems to be a factor in something being overrated.. To me, overated means that lots of people talk nothing but good things about a certain object but turns out that it\'s performance is not all that... like saying a certain football team is overrated... Never mention of price... Strictly performance...
Your definition of overrated is a little too extreme. Rather, a lens can be overrated if it\'s considered the pinnacle of some area of photography, where other options exist that are similar in quality.
A good example would be the 135mm f/2L. People seem to salivate over the lens 24/7 and 135L love threads pop up all the time. Meanwhile, the 85 f/1.8 and 100 f/2 are similar in design, cost far less and produce quality that is very similar (source), yet they fall to the wayside quite frequently (the 85 less-so than the 100) and are overlooked. As such, being \"overrated\" could merely be that it\'s chosen over other similar choices frequently (especially consider the similar choices are far cheaper).
Dec 22, 2009 at 01:31 PM
Previous versions of kakomu's message #7918358 « Most overrated Canon lens. »
