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Old 03-13-2010, 01:38 AM   #656
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Originally Posted by LiquidTurbo View Post
A friend of mine got that lens and can't stop talking about how good it is. What's your take?
Take a look at the overall sharpness of the lens and the corners....it's shit. Also, the wavy distortion produced by the lens is impossible to correct in software, so it's useless for architecture. It's a good lens for the price, I guess, and is popular with the consumer, but unacceptable for professional work if one's final image sizes are going to be 11x17+.

Mananetwork had one a few years ago, but he sold it. The photos were great with web size images, but with bigger prints, it fell apart.
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