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<blockquote data-quote="pforsell" data-source="post: 673436" data-attributes="member: 7240"><p>Just my humble opinions, take them as you like.</p><p></p><p>My suggestion is to either go with the basic kit lens 18-55VR which is superb for the price, or if it is not good enough then it's better to forego all the variable aperture plastic fantastic lenses. The plastic 16-xx or 18-xx lenses are nothing but a variation of the same theme and the differences between them are academic at best, never to be realized in real world shooting. Nobody can tell a 5% difference in sharpness or vignetting between these lenses when the user error is always 50 times higher: misfocusing, camera shake, bad composition, boring subject, bad perspective, wrong lighting, bad timing, wrong exposure, motion blur, wrong depth of field, not understanding curvature of field, wrong time of the day, too much photoshopping, sloppy camera handling and whatnot ... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p><p></p><p>Testing lenses requires a lot of rigor and I don't see the point in it for the general public. Without proper equipment, preparation, and skill set the results will be random.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pforsell, post: 673436, member: 7240"] Just my humble opinions, take them as you like. My suggestion is to either go with the basic kit lens 18-55VR which is superb for the price, or if it is not good enough then it's better to forego all the variable aperture plastic fantastic lenses. The plastic 16-xx or 18-xx lenses are nothing but a variation of the same theme and the differences between them are academic at best, never to be realized in real world shooting. Nobody can tell a 5% difference in sharpness or vignetting between these lenses when the user error is always 50 times higher: misfocusing, camera shake, bad composition, boring subject, bad perspective, wrong lighting, bad timing, wrong exposure, motion blur, wrong depth of field, not understanding curvature of field, wrong time of the day, too much photoshopping, sloppy camera handling and whatnot ... :cool: Testing lenses requires a lot of rigor and I don't see the point in it for the general public. Without proper equipment, preparation, and skill set the results will be random. [/QUOTE]
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