On 3/13/2013 8:43 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
On 14 March 2013 00:37, Zos Xavius <[email protected]> wrote:
I've been looking at the same lenses because I too need a standard zoom. The
photozone numbers for the borders look a lot better on the 16-45 wide open. At
f8 they are neck and neck. The 18-55 wr is also sharper @ 55 than the
16-45 is at 45. Something to consider. To be honest, I feel like the kit
lens is the sharpest normal zoom pentax makes. The 16-50* may be
slightly sharper along the borders and is certainly better at wider
apertures, but I think it likely has more field curvature. The 16-45 has
a very flat curvature, while the 18-55 has a great deal more at the
wide settings, so the 16-45 may be shaper perceptually in landscapes do
to the corners being more in focus. I think my next buy is actually
a wr 18-55. For $100 or so used, you can't really go wrong. You won't feel
too badly if it breaks either. You may find the 24mm equivalent of the 16-45
more useful as well as the constant f4. In my opinion both
seem to be about the same with the 16-45 producing nice corners for
landscapes. If I had more cash on hand I might opt for the 16-45 tho I
do find the 55mm end of my first kit lens rather useful.....
I've owned an early 18-55 and later the WR 18-55 and very often when
reviewing images shot with either lens I wished that I had used one of
my better lenses instead (the 16-45 included in those better lenses).
Not a fan of the Pentax 18-55mm at all, they deliver mushy images from
my experience, their only saving grace is that they are very
inexpensive IMO.
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Yet almost every review I've read that makes a comparison, says they're
better than the competition...
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