Putting e=mount lenses in perspective

OK, but once you start looking at the other scores then you lose the "for the price" or other apologies for the lens. Those conditions are already factored in to these metrics. So, I'd say that while it may be the worst lens tested, it may not be the worst value. Apparently, there are lenses nearly as bad that cost more. Hurray?

This may be one those things like the crooked painting or the tag sticking up in the back of the shirt. People who don't notice these things will legitimately (from their egocentric perspective) think that such things don't matter. People who do notice such things, can't help but notice them.

I've heard people who notice little details called "noticers". If you're not one of them, then it's hard to understand. If you are one then, arguably, you have a life that is both charmed and more difficult. You can enjoy things that other people miss and you can be annoyed by things that other people miss.

I understand why you might say that. I'm a noticer and my wife isn't one. In fact, it's very easy to dismiss things that you don't notice as not worth noticing. Like anything there are extreme cases - OCD is one, and obliviousness is the other. Most people are somewhere in the middle, but just because people notice things that you don't notice doesn't mean that things they notice and appreciate aren't worth noticing and appreciating.

So? I don't see any point to what you're saying. It's possible to be happy with some things and have legitimate complaints about others.

I'm actually entirely satisfied with my 18-55. The early ones seemed to have issue, but the ones that Sony is shipping now seem great for a kit lens. I like mine!

I knew exactly what section it was from.

This is a fairly meaningless request since there is no definition of the difference between abstract and real annoyance. Annoyance is annoyance.

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