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Regarding the new 15-45 kit lens...

Started Feb 6, 2016 | Discussions thread
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Ben Herrmann
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Regarding the new 15-45 kit lens...

...is there a consensus building as to the optical qualities of this kit lens? I love the focal range, but not necessarily the plastic lens mount.

But in the end, it's the IQ that matters even though the lens is rather slow. For those of you who have this lens - whether it came with the M10, or whether you picked it up individually - what's your conclusion about the optical capabilities of the lens? Is it sharp? Is it as good or better optically than the kit 18-55 M lens?

Some kit lenses on the market have proven to have near or the same image sharpness as some of the far more expensive big boys.  For example, I find the sharpness and optical qualities to be absolutely superb on the likes of the Samsung 16-50 Power Zoom lens and the Panasonic 12-32 compact zoom (equivalent to a 24-64 MM zoom).

Thanks in advance...

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Bernd (Ben) W. Herrmann
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