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Let's talk about the 16-50pz

Started Mar 30, 2018 | Discussions thread
Kisaha Senior Member • Posts: 2,300
Re: Let's talk about the 16-50pz

markyboy81 wrote:

Personally I think that this is a very underrated lens.

It has advantages over the s lens version in that it's lighter and less bulky and that it's possible to zoom in and remotely using a smartphone, something you can't do with any other lens.

On top of this it's much cheaper than the s lens.

Currently my s lens is more or less glued to my nx1, however if I want to travel light with my nx500 I'll more often that not attach the pz, as its versatile, and better for video.

Anyone else loving using this lens?

My impression is that is the best cheap PZ lens in the industry. I think Panasonic has a new one though, which I haven't use, so I am not sure.

I have sometimes used it in pro gimbal work, stop-ed down a bit, and if you avoid the extremes (I start from 18-20mm, the 16-18mm aren't very good in the ones I have tried) the results are truly outstanding, but for more demanding work (night shots, micro contrast, overal contrast, opposite to big light sources, bokeh e.t.c) the S shows its worth.

Another 2 pluses, very fast AF, sometimes lightning fast, and the stabilization is ok, for such a cheap lens.

My impression is, most amateurs - if not all - will be very happy with this PZ lens, unlike e.g the Sony one (for Sony APS-C, my favorite "kit" lens, is the 18-105, excellent, cheap, covers a lot of focal lengths, great stabilization, but not that wide).

I have it permanently on my NX3000 that we have around and take casual family photos and whatnot. For the rest, I prefer something with more character (45mm/10mm, maybe a legacy lens).

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