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Some advice for lenses for NX11 please

Started Dec 8, 2012 | Discussions thread
TJL LTFF
TJL LTFF Senior Member • Posts: 1,728
Re: Some advice for lenses for NX11 please

SunnyFlorida wrote:

the only difference I notice between both shots is the overall exposure, it's about 1/3 ev brighter with the prime, which is probably due to a btter t/ratio (the prime is more compact and has less glass surfaces)

For those that would want to pixel peep, in the originals it might be quite apparent the resolution/quality differences in the right boundary area; this is not apparent at all in the smaller photos in the message. For example, in the 20mm photo, the book titles are borderline readable (for me), even though they are on the edge of the frame. Whereas, in the 18mm shot they are less so, even though they are more interior from the border. It is the same with items in the background to the right of the lamp.

Differences are apparent (to me), but that's at or close to 100% viewing. Myself, I don't view that way often; but on those occasions of printing my landscapes it is nice to have it sharp to the edge. The 20mm is not as good as the 30mm in that regard, but it has an edge on the 18-55mm.

I have a feeling all of this can vary from one lens to the next within the same aperture group. So, in the end, these are my observations of the lenses I have and use.

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