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Kit Lens Comparison; RF-S 18-45 vs EF-M 15-45, Charts, Imatest, Design

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Re: Kit Lens Comparison; RF-S 18-45 vs EF-M 15-45, Charts, Imatest, Design

RLight wrote:

drsnoopy wrote:

Some of the reviews don’t correspond to those “improved” MTF charts, though. For example Chris Frost’s review of the 18-45 was very disappointing. If this is indicative of sample variation, that’s not so good.

Very possible. I had a spectacular EF-M 15-45 my last go. But that was a fluke compared to former copies. 3rd one I think. 3's a charm? Not a compliment for Canon's QC on kit lenses...

I tried four ranging from almost fair to diabolical and gave up…until recently. I decided to try one last time and what do you know I finally got me one that was so good I thought I was going ga ga when I saw the images it produced . I really didn’t think it was possible to get one that good and I paid only £58.00 for a like new copy so I’m very happy 😃

it’s interesting that the optical formula is so much simpler, without those large rear elements.

I too bought RF-S 18-150 over the 18-45. For WA I have the EF-S 10-18 on an adapter, which works really well and is quite light and compact.

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