After a small price drop I couldn't resist the new 55-300 any longer. A very nice lens. Lots of plastic fantastic but it feels well build. The lens doesn't creep like the 80-320. The 16-45 feels cheaper. Image quality is very good. Corner sharpness could improve a little. The MTF program line wants 5.6 @ 55mm [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED] The results at these apertures are excellent and most suprising 300 mm is very good at f8 even at 1.2 mm, it doubles as a nice macro lens. Didn't try wide open. Sometimes a little CA and if visible repairable in lightroom. Purple fringing is allmost non existing. The 16-45 has much more CA and purple fringing problems. It comes with a nice hood and pouch.
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