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Samsung 16-50mm zoom lenses

Started Aug 12, 2015 | Discussions thread
Melidonia Regular Member • Posts: 296
Re: Samsung 16-50mm zoom lenses

My PZ is almost as sharp than my S in the center (wide open @16mm). Not in the corners however, very bad... But it's great if you want to blur the background.
Closing down to F4.5 help a lot for sharpness.

Crop center 16-50mm S - 16mm F3.5 sharpness -7

Crop center 16-50mm PZ - 16mm F3.5 sharpness -7

Crop corner 16-50mm S - 16mm F3.5 sharpness -7

Crop corner 16-50mm PZ - 16mm F3.5 sharpness -7

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