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Summary: A limited zoom range and relatively slow maximum aperture should mean better optical quality than this. This lens is not very versatile, not very fast, and not very good, the worst of all possible worlds. There are much better lenses out there. Strengths: Cheap, cheap, cheap.
Lightweight and small.
More-solidly built than it looks or feels. Weaknesses: Severe barrel distortion at 35mm, and oddly enough, barrel distortion at 70mm.
Close focus isn't very close.
Soft in the corners even well stopped-down.
Not so sharp in the middle either.
Flares wildly in hard backlight. Use a hood or shade with your hand. Similar Products Used: Nikon 35-80, 35-70. Customer Service: Not needed.
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