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NX 16-50mm @50mm Vs NX 50-150mm @50mm

Started Dec 15, 2020 | Discussions thread
shutterbugnx
shutterbugnx Regular Member • Posts: 168
Re: NX 16-50mm @50mm Vs NX 50-150mm @50mm
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Samsung has MTF charts on their website, though they can take some digging to find. I have reproduced the relevant ones below. These are taken at infinity focus and suggest that the 16-50 would have slightly higher central sharpness but soften further towards the edges, whereas the 50-150 would have more consistent sharpness across the frame. Performance around minimum focus distance is likely rather different, I'm not sure which lens would be favored there.

S 16-50mm MTF, blue line is 30 lps

S 50-150mm MTF

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