LOL .. I did the same thing, joe, and I disagree with your
conclusions. The DA14 is an excellent performer in all respects, imo.
It does show significantly better rectilinear correction than the
16-45 too.
I can't do any more testing/comparison between them as I have since
sold the 16-45 for the 20-35, which is almost "four primes in one" ... !
Godfrey
On Apr 11, 2006, at 11:51 AM, jtainter wrote:
Sorry to hear about the scratch on the front element of your DA
16-45. Occasionally one hears about the possibility of such a
scratch as a reason to keep a filter on.
I can't comment on the DA 12-24. I'll probably never buy it (don't
feel I need it). I have, however, systematically compared the
performance of the DA 14 against the DA 16-45 at 16 mm. The
surprising result was that the DA 16-45 was sharper. I did not
evaluate for rectilinear correction.
