dxo rate 30mm macro 2.8

DLBlack wrote:

Thanks for the link. It looks like they really don'the like it.
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Here's a comparison of the top Panasonic and Sigma lenses on DxO. I didn't include Oly because they don't have a 30mm lens.

As you can see, they rank this #6 among all Panasonic lenses. Only 5 Panasonic lenses test better, and, since they have two versions of the 20mm, it's counted twice. Aside from the 20mm lenses, only 3 other Panny lenses test better on DxO.

It also ranks above the well-regarded Sigma 30mm. And if you look at the sharpness of this lens, both in the center and consistency across the frame, the Panny performs well above the Sigma. Aside from that, it's a macro and it's also stabilized.

As a side note, I'm glad to see DxO back to testing MFT lenses again.

I have the lens and really like it. Dual purpose-a really sharp macro+general purpose lens in a size and weight that fits the 4/3 balance. It spends a lot of time on my GX8. And it dual stabilizes.

Because I feel my previous post did not actually clarify my views on DxO, I thought I would include this link explaining my views.

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/56570575

In summary, I don't believe the final scoring on DxO is worth much, if anything. I don't think it correlates well with real world results.

I simply included the rankings of Panasonic lenses (based on final scores) to demonstrate that there was no reason to believe that DxO doesn't like this lens.