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Anybody see the Samsung 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 Power Zoom ED OIS Lens yet?

Started Jun 1, 2014 | Discussions thread
targut Regular Member • Posts: 456
Re: Adam - two things here...
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AdamT wrote:
..but Id still use the 20-50 , its not only the wideopen sharpness but the lack of distortion vignetting and CA which makes this lens a gem

I have just spent some time to correct distortion of 20-50mm at 20mm yesterday. It is just heavy. See: http://www.photozone.de/samsungnx/703_samsungnx2050f3556?start=1

If you shoot JPG or convert RAW in Lightroom you won't notice it due to software correction.

In any case, 20-50 is not suited for architecture and I suppose both the new 16-50s won't be for the same reason. There is no alternative to the NX 12-24mm in that regard.

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