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50-150 at f2.8 and f5.0

Started Dec 28, 2014 | Discussions thread
STexan Contributing Member • Posts: 657
Re: 50-150 at f2.8 and f5.0

Shellblower wrote:

Looks really impressive. I would be interested in sample pictures in the original size (28MP). I had a 16-50mm f/2.0-2.8 for the past two days and performance at 50mm wide open was not as good as I expected. At f/2.8 the lens showed some kind of "auras" around bright subjects and none of the pictures was really sharp, even not in the center. At f/4.0 it looked much more pleasent (so I would assume that I did not had a bad copy) but as I said I expected more at f/2.8.

Make sure you've updated the LENS and BODY firmware.  Also, to me it seems these 'S' lenses (16-50 and 50-150) are particularly "busy" with OIS movement if you're "too steady" or on a tripod and forget to turn OIS off.  This along with slower shutter speeds is almost guaranteed to give you less then optimal images if it is a factor

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