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Started Nov 14, 2014 | User reviews thread
OP js473 New Member • Posts: 10
Re: Unfair Review - Criticizing "Super-Zoom" for lack of IQ. Nature of Beast

007peter wrote:

What do you expect? Having that many inner lens element compromising optical transmission, you have less light and you will get "serious vignetting". All super-zoom suffer from this.

Canon 18-200mm IS USM is a super-zoom. As such, what do you expect?

  • Do you blame a DOG for barking?
  • Do you blame a CAT for purring?

These are the nature of the beast, and for a Super-Zoom, slow AF, severe vignetting, and zoom creep are its nature.

If you want Great IQ, shoot PRIME! A Single Focal Length lens that is optimized for IQ by sacrificing zoom range. There is a reason why many of us (serious photogpaher) do not even consider buying a Super-Zoom.

Review - an assessment or examination of an item. So no I don't consider my review unfair as its a review of a lens that i owned. Also I gave 1 star not for IQ but because of AF issue (Nature of a review)

As said at the time I was just starting off and I had gotten that super zoom for versatility.

Yes I agree primes are the best when it comes to IQ but not all (serious photographers) consider primes ideal for their area of photography. There are times when you just can't zoom with your feet and you need the lens to do so instead.

 js473's gear list:js473's gear list
Canon EOS 600D Canon EF 50mm F1.8 II Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Samyang 8mm F3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fisheye Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II
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