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Which is optically better at 100mm? Pentax-A 100mm VS Soligor 70-220mm VS Pentax 50-200mm @100mm

Started Aug 28, 2019 | Discussions thread
OP Massao Senior Member • Posts: 2,580
Further comparison between SMC Pentax-A 100mm Macro f/4 and Pentax SMC DA 50-200mm f/4-5.6

Further comparison of following two lenses at 100mm and f/4.5, f/5.6, and f/8:

Comparison:

Set-up: Out-of-camera-jpegs; Same camera on tripod; Focus confirmation via OVF; no PP; Daylight WB in all photos; hood on all lenses; no filter on any lenses.

F/4.5

50-200mm f/4.5

Pentax-A 100mm f/4.5

F/5.6

50-200mm f/5.6

Pentax-A 100mm f/5.6

F/8

50-200mm f/8

Pentax-A 100mm f/8

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