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Lee Saxon wrote:
I'm not sure how to feel about this lens.
The corner performance, secondary color, strong vignetting, or small max aperture would feel like an acceptable compromise for the impressively small size. But all four? Not so much. Especially those last two which I feel should never go together.
But then, it's not just the size but the price which is considerably smaller.
I'm on the fence.
The big thing about this review to me though is that I figured this revision would have optical tweaks.
Lee - compared to my relatively tiny 20/2.8 AIS the 15/4.5 is winner in all those areas, so performance is a relative thing. For some of use, me most particularly, small size/weight with very very very decent IQ is a winner. Its CA can be fixed. Weak corners can be cropped out or placed in unimportant areas of the frame, f/4.5 is workable with today's great high ISO cameras, and I've not found the vignetting to be problematic (unless I'm greatly lifting the shadows of an underexposed part of an image, then oh . . .).
Andi it makes great sun-stars!
I realize that the things I am willing to compromise on are far more important to others that to me. No "perfect" super wide yet made
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