I read Bastin’s review this morning. I always think he’s a little soft on thypoch compared to other manufacturers, but the lenses are cheaper than other offerings and they do send them for review so those things should be accounted for.
I’m not really surprised by this lens at all. It’s a little lower in micro-contrast, struggles with flare resistance and isn’t great at MFD. On the other hand, it offers great CA correction, lower optical vignetting and the internal zoom. To be honest, it’s a lot like their other offerings
I think all their retro flair and all that stuff was marketing. Like a lot of manufacturers, they just have a hard time producing lenses with high-micro contrast and good flare resistance.
I am confused on two things though. Why the resolution drops off from 28 to 50 with diminished contrast at 50mm. I am assuming he got an I am assuming he got a good copy of the lens.
And why does the vignetting not decrease more when the lens is stopped down?
