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I love it when I'm proven wrong (regarding the 18-150)...

Started Jan 9, 2019 | Discussions thread
dave_bass5
dave_bass5 Veteran Member • Posts: 7,342
Re: As an aside, considering the...

Ben Herrmann wrote:

...reality of lower to mid-tier lenses typically having copy to copy variations in optical quality, I must say that in my case, I'm finding the EF-M 18-150 to have better image clarity levels than the EF-S 18-135 that I recently sold.

Wow, ive had 2 copies of the 18-135 STM and my current USM Nano, and IQ has been identical on all of them, and noticeably better without pixel peeping at the long ends.

Still, all in the same price area and yes, at this price point manufacturing tolerances must be lower.

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