Opinion on this lens

[jenic]

Wanting a zoom lens and a macro and have been recommended this by my uncle, I would normally take his advice but he is also the person that convinced me to make the mistake of buying my old Samsung GX10 last year.

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/66320/show.html

Seems a bit cheap but reviews look good and it has macro. Anyone got it?

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

For that price you're not going to get amazing optics, and it's not particularly fast. But if the reviews are good and you like sample photos from it then go for it.

What alternatives are there?

 

[jenic]

For that price you're not going to get amazing optics, and it's not particularly fast. But if the reviews are good and you like sample photos from it then go for it.

What alternatives are there?

Was thinking that, and have finally found some owners reviews on it and people have been reporting purple fringing(?), presume thats purple light leaking into the image?

Alternatives are a Canon IS for £400 or a sigma for £175

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

No purple fringing is this:

You can get rid of it, and if you arent blowing pics up that big it shouldnt be a problem either.

 

[Feirny]

I have it Mike, I used it on that shot of your GT.

Not a bad lens at all for the price.

 

[jenic]

I have it Mike, I used it on that shot of your GT.

Not a bad lens at all for the price.

Hmm, tempted again now.

Is that the lens you used for all the FCS pics?

 

[Feirny]

No mate, used my kit lens for them. Used it for the track pics, but they're shot through a fence

 

[Feirny]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/feirny/page16/

 

[jenic]

Looks to take decent enough pictures, cant see any imperfections so to speak.

Might pop down and try it out tomorrow, can always sell it on if i dont like it

EDIT: Also, you used the kit lens for that pic :rasp:

 

[Feirny]

Ah so I did, I've been telling people I used the tamron