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Talk up (or down) the RF 24–240mm F4-6.3

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roby17269
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Re: Talk up (or down) the RF 24–240mm F4-6.3

Croomrider wrote:

I bought the 24-240 as part of a kit with an RP. It's a very versatile lens and you get a lot for the money.

With that said, when I got my R5 I did some lens tests with a lot of pixel peeping. My copy of the 24-240 will not keep up with the RF24-70, RF70-200 f2.8, or any of the primes I compared it to. I'm not saying I expected it to, but just know that there is a noticeable difference, at least on a 45MP camera. My main interest when testing was for landscape type shots and all were compared at F8 on a tripod shooting the same scene and comparing at most common focal lengths. I shot in RAW and compared in Lightroom with corrections enabled.

I'm not trying to dis the lens, but just know that there is a difference that you can see if looking closely.

Second this.

In terms of convenience, portability, versatility and value for money there is very little to say about the 24-240 that is not superlative.

In terms of image quality on a R5, I find it lackluster. Admittedly I set a high bar for it, being used to the RF 1.2 primes and the 100-500. I am not bothered in the least by the need for software corrections. The lens can deliver acceptable images for sure, but they lack the detail and crispiness of the images captured with better (and yes, bigger, heavier and more expensive) lenses.

YMMV maybe my copy is not a top one or maybe if you use it on a R6 the lower resolution will reduce the issues.

Some examples (not meant to illustrate any point! )

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