| Latest Review Posted | SMC Pentax-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL [IF] SDM
After trying it out in some low light situations it looks sharp until the border (thats close focussed), and i havent noticed any CA yet. Its noticeably soft at 2.8 across the range but at f/4 ish the sharpness hurts.
Its definitely useable at the wide end at 2.8, but is a little bit soft in the details which still seem preserved. I believe at any smaller apertures this thing easily out resolves the sensor on the k20d.
What shocked me which none of you seem to mention all that much is the build quality of this thing. Its infinitely better than the kit lens or the 55-300. An absolute work of art. Its heavy too which gives a surprising amount of extra image stabilization.
The focus is silent apart from a few clicks if you stick your ear on it, but its not amazingly fast (until you consider the size of glass its moving). Very accurate in most situations apart from low light or if the detail is too fine.
No zoom creep, the gearing is fine for me.
I doubt i will be taking this lens off my camera for a long time.
serial number is 9019412 |
