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OIS performance - 16-50 S vs 50-150 S

Started Apr 26, 2016 | Discussions thread
TJL LTFF
TJL LTFF Senior Member • Posts: 1,728
Re: OIS performance - 16-50 S vs 50-150 S
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I can't speak to your comparison - no 50-150 S experience. But I do have all the compact primes plus the 45mm and 60 Macro, plus three different zooms.

I have just started using the 16-50 S and these are my impressions within the above framework;

  • focuses faster than anything I have
  • OIS is better than any of my other OIS lenses I have (18-55, 16-50pz, 60 Macro, 50-200)
  • it has not once failed to achieve very accurate focus; something my other zooms have not accomplished and the pz is particularly poor at doing
  • its resolving capabilities is comparable to the 30 & 45mm primes and better than the 16 & 20mm's across the entire frame

However, from some of the cons listed on reviews for the 16-50 S that I have read, I am coming away with the impression that my copy might be a very good one.

 TJL LTFF's gear list:TJL LTFF's gear list
Sony RX1R II Samsung NX1 Samsung NX500 Samsung NX 30mm F2 Pancake Samsung NX 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OIS +10 more
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