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<blockquote data-quote="AaronSkipDavidson" data-source="post: 1894967" data-attributes="member: 6373"><p>"<strong>performance is the only thing that counts"</strong></p><p></p><p>The problem with Optics and "performance" is that a layperson can only observe/measure a few of the parameters that we care about. Its kind of like shooting drops to validate drag performance vs measuring with a doppler. Brute force. </p><p></p><p>Also, one person's important parameter is not the same as another. Another ballistic analogy would be judging terminal performance based on impact energy vs velocity. We can easily chase the wrong metrics or methods to quantify performance.</p><p></p><p>I would argue that people are more interested in "value" than performance. Again raising the specter of "perception".</p><p></p><p>Eg, I think items like weight, size, eyebox forgiveness, parallax sensitivity are equally important in comparisons. Weight and size are easy but the other two are not. The same thing happens with optical parameters. With mechanical, we can measure some items, but our resolution is affected by the measurement method. Mounted on a rifle, vs fixtured in the lab.</p><p></p><p>The truth is "good enough" becomes the reigning standard and everyone is evaluating different metrics. It's the wild west, no wonder no one ever agrees on anything!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AaronSkipDavidson, post: 1894967, member: 6373"] "[B]performance is the only thing that counts"[/B] The problem with Optics and "performance" is that a layperson can only observe/measure a few of the parameters that we care about. Its kind of like shooting drops to validate drag performance vs measuring with a doppler. Brute force. Also, one person's important parameter is not the same as another. Another ballistic analogy would be judging terminal performance based on impact energy vs velocity. We can easily chase the wrong metrics or methods to quantify performance. I would argue that people are more interested in "value" than performance. Again raising the specter of "perception". Eg, I think items like weight, size, eyebox forgiveness, parallax sensitivity are equally important in comparisons. Weight and size are easy but the other two are not. The same thing happens with optical parameters. With mechanical, we can measure some items, but our resolution is affected by the measurement method. Mounted on a rifle, vs fixtured in the lab. The truth is "good enough" becomes the reigning standard and everyone is evaluating different metrics. It's the wild west, no wonder no one ever agrees on anything! [/QUOTE]
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