Pentaxian Registered: April, 2017 Location: Driving a Mirage Posts: 1,670 | Review Date: April 27, 2017 | Recommended | Price: $18.95
| Rating: 8 |
Pros: | Cheap, stable-focus zoom | Cons: | Heavy, large minimum focus distance | Sharpness: 9
Aberrations: 8
Bokeh: 8
Handling: 8
Value: 10
Camera Used: K-S1
| | Heavy sucker, but mine has a handle with a stop-down trigger, which helps with handling a bit.
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Veteran Member Registered: February, 2012 Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick Posts: 632 | Review Date: October 3, 2012 | Recommended | Price: None indicated
| Rating: 8 |
Pros: | Sharp | Cons: | Heavy, MF | Sharpness: 9
Aberrations: 9
Bokeh: 8
Handling: 7
Value: 9
| | Sharp, seems to resist aberrations well enough. Bokeh is a semi-smooth octagonal.
For a MF zoom, I like it, the secondary stepless aperture ring makes stopping down after focusing easier.
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