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Anyone with the new Samsung 16-50mm f2-2.8

Started Apr 29, 2014 | Discussions thread
trac63 Contributing Member • Posts: 814
Re: Anyone with the new Samsung 16-50mm f2-2.8
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Kaziklu wrote:

It's not a matter of is it better then the Primes.... the primes should and will almost always be better.

The question is how much better is it compared to the 20-50 and the 18-55. Remember is designed to be a more high quality kit lens for those time where you don't want to be changing lens' all the time and don't mind the extra size

The other side is I'd like to see it compared to other 16-50 and 24-70 lens'

I know based on my experiences with the people on this board people will say...

"well the chromatic aberration of the 16-50 is higher then that of the 30mm f2 prime so I'd rather carry the 16,20,30,45,and 60 around with me because if covers the same range."

others will say "it's too big for a mirrorless camera system.. you might as well get a DSLR."

And they can... but the reality is for people that either can't, or don't want to carry 5 lens' and need more then the 18-55 can provide.

I suspect that the lens is being introduced to allow Samsung's NX series to compete with similar products from Olympus, Panasonic and Fujifilm.

I do wonder how many people will be willing to plonk down $2,300 for the NX30 + 16-50mm combination though. That's dangerously close to what you'd pay for a D610 with the 24-85 kit lens, or the Canon 6D with the 24-105 kit lens.

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