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An under-appreciated bargain.

Started May 5, 2015 | User reviews thread
papillon_65
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Re: An under-appreciated bargain.

AdamT wrote:

have no idea where the first one was made but there is a significant difference in the optical quality so maybe quality control has improved.

I`ve seen a dud Mk2 - a dud Mk2 20mm also (Mine is fine) - you just got lucky with your sample like I did with my Mk1 . in all fairness Panasonic are better than many , I still can`t believe some of the samples people posted from dud Oly 12-40s and the less said about the Canon 16-35L the better .

Where its made is actually irrelevant,

I disagree on that, some plants will have better QC than others, there some known examples of lenses being made in two different locations with one location turning out noticeably better copies than the other. Of course where they are isn't important, how they both manage QC is. One of the things I loved about Olympus 4/3's was the consistency of the Zuiko lenses, I never had a single problem with any of mine, and still don't to this day.

the company who must be the absolute worst for sample variation across the years is Sigma .. all their lenses are made in Japan . My superb all black Mk1 14mm is made there as was the dud Mk2 and no doubt the dud Mk1 .. my perfect 14-42-IIHD was made in China

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