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Tax refund lens

Started Feb 18, 2019 | Discussions thread
G Rash Senior Member • Posts: 2,890
Re: Tax refund lens
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Terrible Photographer wrote:

PicLiz wrote:

G Rash wrote:

The Panasonic 50-200 works well on my EM1ii. I went with it for the added reach and the lighter weight. I got mine for $1,500 on Greentoe, which only sales new US warranty lenses.

Do you believe this lens is as sharp as the Oly?

40-150 + 1.4 TC @ 210 is likely softer than the 50-200 at 200.

But take the TC off and the Oly blows it away.

The reviews I read before buying the Pany certainly didn't conclude that big a difference.  They generally said the Oly was a good bit sharper wide open in the corners at shorter focal lengths and a little bit sharper in the center on the short end, and that the Pany equaled or surpassed the Oly as you got closer to the longer end.  Of course there's no way to account for sample variation in any of these reviews or our personal experiences without testing several of each.

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