Review 3 of 19
Price Paid:
$85.00
from Ebay Summary: Results from using on a digital SLR:
Excellent balanced saturation and contrast.
Centre, nice and crisp at all apertures.
Edges, softer if wider than f11 (will never quite match centre at any aperture).
Softness of edges can have a very slight directional effect radiating from centre (like 'zoom blur' in Photoshop).
No light fall-off (helped by the fact that a DSLR uses only 2/3rds of the 35mm area).
Notieable but not offensive chromatic aberration at edges if high contrast (ie. blue fringing around fine detail against a bright sky like tree branches)irrespective of focal length.
Probably a typical consumer zoom, fine for use if you are out for the day and don't want to carry other lenses around. Certainly not a replacement for prime lenses if you need to resolve fine detail across the whole frame. Strengths: Good colour and contrast.
Sharp in centre of frame at all apertures.
Good solid build quality.
Looks and feels like a 'quality lens'.
Very cheap secondhand, probably because wider range zooms are more fashionable now.
Autofocus accurate at all zoom settings even in the lowest of light.
Probably better that a similar spec third party optic. Weaknesses: Softness at edges has a very slight 'zoom blur' effect.
Variable aperture depending on zoom setting could make the lens difficult to use with studio flash or if shooting tranparency and using a seperate light meter. This is a feature of almost consumer zooms alas! Similar Products Used: Too numerous to mention. Customer Service: At the price chuck it and buy another!
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