RF 50mm f/1.2L on DxOMark: How to decipher?

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If anyone can explain what this means in the context of other reviews, I'd appreciate the insights! For example, opiticallimits (nee photozone) is practically breathless:


DxOMark...Is the reviewer just being coldly clinical to convey objectivity? Because it seems she sees it as nothing special, just incrementally better than the ef 50mm f/1.2L.

If all you want to do is bash DxOMark generally, without any explanations regarding this specific review, please save your time and ours. If you own this lens and have true insights, or you think you understand why the results line up the way they do because of testing methodology (or lack of), please chime in!

Thanks!
 
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i wonder how they acquire copys they test? do they buy like all others or ask companys send one for test?
What i understanded they choose aperture what gives best shaprness ,and lens errors they put worst value or fully open value.
but i am not good to understand complex technical text :p
https://www.dxomark.com/dxomark-lens-camera-sensor-testing-protocol/
 
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I seem to recall that the DxO score has a factor for the performance when completely stopped down, which is why Canon lenses that go down to f/32 get a lower score than lenses to only go down to f/16 or f/22. Compare the 50mm f/1.8 with the 600mm F/4L II.

IIRC, the claim was DxO averages performance for all aperture values, so lenses that go to f/32 get lower scores than lenses than go only to f/22. Same goes for wider apertures - the 16-35mm f/2.8L mk III isn't that far from the f/4L at equivalent apertures.
 
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IIRC, the claim was DxO averages performance for all aperture values, so lenses that go to f/32 get lower scores than lenses than go only to f/22. Same goes for wider apertures - the 16-35mm f/2.8L mk III isn't that far from the f/4L at equivalent apertures.
Shouldn’t that play in favor of the RF50 that “only” goes to f16.
 
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What is interesting are real measurements results and not lens scores.
1. F-stops vs T-stops:
Canon RF 50mm F/1.2 has only 1.5 T-stops while competing Sony 50mm F1.4 has 1.6 T-stops, which means Canonn has higher optical losses and as result there is almost no benefit in shooting low light using Canon RF 50mm f/1.2 compared to Sony 50mm f1.4. DOF is different subject.
Sony 85 f1.4 GM has the same 1.5 T- stops as Canon RF 50mm f/1.2
T-stops/F-stop ratio is what is really matters when talking about lens light transmission optical efficiency.
Canon 1.2/1.5=0.8, Sony 1.4/1.6=0.875. Very interesting.
I was expecting RF lenses to have higher optical efficiency considering all claims that wider mount diameter results in better lense optical efficiency.
2. For lens resolution efficiency (when tested on camera body) absolute resulting resolution is not relevant and does not matter as it all depends on camera sensor resolution.
Important is the overall system resolution efficiency ratio = Measured_resolution/camera_sensor_resolution
In other words how much lens deteriorate overall system resolution.
Results for RF 50mm f/1.2 are bit strange for me.
For Canon RF system efficiency is 22/30.3=0.67 ( on EOS-R) whereas for sony it is 41/42=0.976 (50mm f1.4 on a7r2)
Where are here claimed benefits of Canon RF mount system over Sony E-mount system ?
After so many discussions regarding RF mount and RF mount lenses benefits over competing systems I was expecting opposite results, a bit above Sony system, at least 0.93-0.95 whould be something good.
Maybe RF lenses are optimized for future Canon sensors for new RF bodies on their roadmap rather than for old sensor from EF mount used in EOS-R which has microlens design optimized for EF mount ?

 
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