11-28-2011, 08:35 AM
[quote name='Sammy' timestamp='1322245026' post='13239']
Yep, it´s not overly sharp according to this test. However, others have claimed that it´s sharper than the Pana 45-200 in the overlapping zoom range, which would indicate that the sample tested by PZ was eventually not a good one.
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That's my guess too, or that the 45-200 sample PZ had was a better sample than mine. I gave my 45-200 a try a few weeks ago, I got the same conclusions, terrible vignetting, and quite hard to get anything convincingly sharp, even stopped down. Another problem with these cheap lenses is that I don't think they are actually fine tunable.
Yep, it´s not overly sharp according to this test. However, others have claimed that it´s sharper than the Pana 45-200 in the overlapping zoom range, which would indicate that the sample tested by PZ was eventually not a good one.
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That's my guess too, or that the 45-200 sample PZ had was a better sample than mine. I gave my 45-200 a try a few weeks ago, I got the same conclusions, terrible vignetting, and quite hard to get anything convincingly sharp, even stopped down. Another problem with these cheap lenses is that I don't think they are actually fine tunable.