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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
AdamT
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Re: Adam - two things here...
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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

I`m using Capture One 7 and was using V5 before that with the DNG converter so no lens correction unless dialled in on the former and none at all on the latter - After the G1X and some of the other mirrorless kit lenses (especially the PZ pancakes) , the 20-50 has excellent distortion characteristics, I`ve seen the test chart at Photozone but in reality I find most images don`t need any messing with unless architecture is involved and then no more than the best DSLR 18-55...... My sample Above has no correction at all .

The G1X like the small 1:1.7" compacts of the P330, S110 ilk are borderline Fisheye at the wide end - so much so that when PT lens does its trick you get a 25mm FOV from the G1X and more like 21mm from the P330 ! .

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