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Which is the sharpest? Battle of six lenses @50mm f/5.6

Started Aug 13, 2019 | Discussions thread
Roland Karlsson Forum Pro • Posts: 30,035
Re: Which is the sharpest? Battle of six lenses @50mm f/5.6

This is my first take at it

  1. Tamron 28-200 - oops, faulty?
  2. Sigma 50-500 - OK
  3. Pentax 17-70 - OK
  4. Pentax 50-200 - soft, but nearly OK
  5. Tamron 17-50 - very good
  6. Sigma 17-70 - very good (maybe with an edge)

I cannot decide between 5 and 6. Number 6 has higher contrast which makes it look sharper. So ... I give it a better point.

BTW - are you sure that the focus not is on the wall for the pictures?

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