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Canon M6 with 18-150mm lens

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Ian Abrahamson
Ian Abrahamson Regular Member • Posts: 460
Canon M6 with 18-150mm lens

I am sure this info has been given before, but can some one tell me what F stop number they find is the so called sweet spot on this lens. On a nice sunny day.

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Dareshooter Veteran Member • Posts: 5,842
Re: Canon M6 with 18-150mm lens
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I use mine throughout the range at whatever F stop is necessary to get the shot and never concern myself with  sweet spots . That said anywhere between F/5.6 and F/11 will probably be optimal .

KEG
KEG Veteran Member • Posts: 4,909
Re: Canon M6 with 18-150mm lens

f/8.

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Larry Rexley Senior Member • Posts: 1,238
Re: Canon M6 with 18-150mm lens

My copy is very slightly decentered, and at the 18mm end of the zoom is noticeably softer in the lower right side until about f5.  Unless lighting is very low I shoot at f5 or smaller. At the long end it's good at f6.3 but slightly better at f8.

I'd say the sweet spot is f5.6-8 as others mention.

The sweet spot seems to be f5.6-8 for most vintage lenses and zooms I've owned, when used on the M6ii or M200 (24 MP sensor like the M6).

I've found modern primes such as the EF-M 22mm f2, Sigma 16mm and 56mm f1.4, Laowa 9mm f2.8, and Rokinons, unlike many vintage primes, can be very sharp up to around one stop smaller opening than their max aperture, and still quite good wide open.   The Canon 32mm f1.4 is exceptional and very sharp wide open.

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Maxmolly7
Maxmolly7 Senior Member • Posts: 1,481
Re: Canon M6 with 18-150mm lens
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In the center the 18-150mm is actually sharp wide open at all focal lengths and does not improve that much when stopped down.
For improved sharpness in the corner it is good to stop down to f8.

F11 is the smallest aperture I would for DOF, because defraction is kicking in and softens the image.

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Re: Canon M6 with 18-150mm lens

Thank you all, i also seem to think the F8 is the safest bet with the lens specifically for that purpose.

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