ASET's are in!!!

[focusr3]

Can we get back to the topic of which of THESE stones would be recomended? I understand JA ASET's are not the greatest. But if you where to choose a ONE of these which one. I think the 1.08 but i have no clue thats why i am here.

 

[MrSpencer]

Can we get back to the topic of which of THESE stones would be recomended? I understand JA ASET's are not the greatest. But if you where to choose a ONE of these which one. I think the 1.08 but i have no clue thats why i am here.

Is JA the only site you'll be considering?

 

[MrSpencer]

I'm curious about the ASET pictures on a black background.
Most of the ASET pictures I see uses a white background.

The purpose of the ASET is to see the different "grades" of light leakages, where green means a weak light return.
A full light leakage would normally be white in color. If the background is black, I assume the full light leakage would be black in color.

It's much easier to see the whiteness than the blackness.
In the areas that have partial green and black, it looks fine because it looks like a "dark green".
However, in actual fact, the area has more light leakages and would appear a faint green when using a transparent background.

You are correct! JAs images have never been very good for discerning fine details. These images just make every cushion look OK and hide leakage and head shadow.

There is head shadow(blue) in these stones but the image obscures it, blue is shown as red or black in these images.
Their ASET photography setup is nowhere near what WF or GOG have done with their custom setup.

I see PS opinions on ASET interpretation all over the place, cushions with thick edges completely green/black being called good then these three being rejected even though they are much better than the usual cushions from JA. ASET interpretation of late on JAs images has become a lot more subjective and much less consistent (perhaps due to images that are misleading).

If I was a new buyer I'd be very confused by the information being given in these threads lately. The standards are all over the place and some people seem to have no standard at all, everything is "good life performance". I've even seen cushions described by a JA sales rep as "excellent light performance" when it had very little red at all in the ASET.

Thanks. That's what I thought.

It's very confusing when white or lighter areas are suppose to represent light leakages, and they make it black or darker, which is totally opposite of what you're trying to see! And it's very misleading when you compare the "light red" and "dark red" areas, where the black background would make the light red (weaker light return) look darker, giving the impression that it's "better".

 

[focusr3]

Well i went with the 1.08 with 18k shared prong .57 Ering. Should see it in a week can't wait. Now just need to figure out the proposal i want it to be over the top.