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The Superzoom which actually DOES it

Started Sep 6, 2014 | User reviews thread
AdamT
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Re: Remarkably sharp...
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This lens is remarkably sharp at 14mm and 140mm, and presumably at all focal lengths in between. Excellent pixel level detail here, bordering on prime-like.

Quite an amazing achievement for a 10x lens.

Superzooms are always a rollercoaster regarding edge sharpness in the middle area , the old Sigma 18-200 OSs were the worst , basically OK at 18 and 200mm and awful in between, they`ve got better over the yeas, the best APS still being the latest Sigma 18-200 DC/OS Macro (better than the 18-250s and 270s etc) - the Panny 14-140-II does a hell of a lot better than any of the APS-C lenses for mid focal lengths (better than the Mk1 or the Oly too) but it`s not perfect, there are still a couple of focal lengths where the edges aren`t as good as the centre wideopen , I don`t think they ever will be .

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