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Putting the NX 30mm and 85mm in Perspective

Started Jan 22, 2017 | Discussions thread
mordor_74 Contributing Member • Posts: 622
Re: Putting the NX 30mm and 85mm in Perspective

I totally agree on the quality of the 30mm (i dont have the 85mm sadly so i cant speak). I am currently comparing my 30mm with my 40mm STM and i must say that i like the 30mm better althrough the 40mm is still a nice and sharp lens.

That said i think that we must put in perspective the dxo parameters itself.

I like to look at the sharpness field maps in dxomark lens testes. I found it to be correct respect on how the lenses i own perform.

If you look at the NX 18-55 and the canon 18-55 stm you will see that the NX sits on top of the canon, but... if you look at sharpness field map you will find that the canon performs better across the frame and on the tele end.

I think that the PMP is a "peak" value that is useful when looking at a prime but does not tell the whole story of a zoom lens.

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