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Sample images from the new 16-85 zoom MIA?

Started Jan 13, 2015 | Discussions thread
OpticsEngineer Veteran Member • Posts: 7,839
Re: Sample images from the new 16-85 zoom MIA?

I recently put a few test shots from a 1685 on a K3 in my gallery... just target boards to check the lens out to make sure it is good condition. (it is) For comparison there are some equivalent shots using the Pentax 18-55 and Pentax 18-135. JPEGs, lens corrections turned on. That helps the 18-55 and 18-135 of course, but I believe there are no lens corrections for the 16-85 yet. Anyway, the 16-85 is out resolving the other two lenses, particularly at the edges of the picture, as one would expect considering the price difference.

I suppose the most interesting comparison would be against the Pentax 17-70 but I never got one of those since it was not weather resistant. For me, the whole reason to go Pentax is the weather resistance and well designed controls.

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