Sample variation or so it seems, though this case of the dueling reviews
makes me think it's becoming extreme. In the good old days the
Photozone tested lens wouldn't have gotten off the line let alone out of
the factory. (God I feel old typing that). The fact that Pentax
Germany doesn't seem to find anything wrong with the lens is just
bizarre. Even the much maligned 28-200, which is pretty much the
equivalent lens from those old days preforms better.
On 4/18/2011 9:17 PM, Peter McIntosh wrote:
I wonder if this is another case of variable quality? Here's another
review with quite different results...
http://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/pentax_18-135mm_review.php#comp
Regards,
Pete Mac in Melbourne
On 19 April 2011 01:48, Steven Desjardins<[email protected]> wrote:
Yikes. That's as bad as I've seen from that site. Pixel peeping or
not, that kind of rep is going to be a problem.
On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Jaume Lahuerta<[email protected]> wrote:
Hi,
Since I was interested in the new 18-135 zoom, and more after having seen in
person how (relatively) compact is, I was impatiently awaiting the Photozone
test. Some preliminary comments were not very promising and the final test has
confirmed the worst predictions:
http://www.photozone.de/pentax/597-pentax_18135_3556?start=2
As a summary, I just copy a couple of notes placed at the end of the test:
"Just to mention again - we couldn't believe the rather poor performance so we
asked the local Pentax service in Hamburg/Germany for an assessment of the
situation. Result: the lens is within factory specifications."
"After the friction this has caused in the community I will request a statement
from Pentax once again why they think that this is a valid sample."
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