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lurchlarson · 06-16-2011, 10:16 PM

So I generally am well pleased with my 16-50...except it fringes rather easily. I kinda want to get to 50-135 but am hesitant. Does it fringe as easily as the 16?

**Ash** · 06-17-2011, 12:16 AM

The 50-135 is a very different lens optically to the 16-50.
The 16-50 is indeed prone to some PF and CA, as well as some barrel distortion at the wide end.
The 50-135 does not exhibit these aberrations to significant extents, and most owners praise it as being of prime quality with the versatility of being a very useful telezoom.

robgo2 · 06-17-2011, 04:49 PM

Purple fringing and chromatic aberration are not serious problems, once you know how to deal with them in post-processing. If you shoot raw, many raw processors are capable of eliminating them with great ease. I do it in Capture One, but I believe that ACR/LR can do it as well. PTLens can do the same with processed images.

Rob

06-16-2011, 10:16 PM	#1
lurchlarson Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Oregon, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 681	16-50 fringing So I generally am well pleased with my 16-50...except it fringes rather easily. I kinda want to get to 50-135 but am hesitant. Does it fringe as easily as the 16?

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06-17-2011, 12:16 AM	#2
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	The 50-135 is a very different lens optically to the 16-50. The 16-50 is indeed prone to some PF and CA, as well as some barrel distortion at the wide end. The 50-135 does not exhibit these aberrations to significant extents, and most owners praise it as being of prime quality with the versatility of being a very useful telezoom.

06-17-2011, 04:49 PM	#3
robgo2 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Mexico Photos: Albums Posts: 1,125	Purple fringing and chromatic aberration are not serious problems, once you know how to deal with them in post-processing. If you shoot raw, many raw processors are capable of eliminating them with great ease. I do it in Capture One, but I believe that ACR/LR can do it as well. PTLens can do the same with processed images. Rob

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