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Has the 16-85 put any 16-45s out to pasture?

Started Feb 1, 2016 | Discussions thread
OP GossCTP Veteran Member • Posts: 6,207
Thanks for the comparison

hulahula wrote:

16-45 was better:

- for close ups, (16-85 MFD is longer)

- it was easier to make starbursts (16-85 makes the sun perfectly circular which is not bad either. Rather depends on your taste), maybe 16-45 was a bit less prone to flare

- no problems with cokin p system (no vignetting) (with 16-85, I didn't find a convenient way yet how to avoid vignetting with uv and cokin holder on)

16-85 better:

- much more consistent image quality, 16mm very sharp to the corners (not so with 16-45)

- maybe less ca

First 16-45, then 16-85

Thanks for the help. I have the 16-85 on order from B&H.

The only real negative I see on the 16-85 is the lessening of starbursts, which isn't a huge deal to me. I have a cokin system, but I haven't used it in years. I find it creates all sorts of sunspots and flare when shooting into the sun and the graduated ones gave a partial color cast that was pretty strong.

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