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- From: johno@sdd.hp.com (John Ongtooguk)
- Newsgroups: rec.photo
- Subject: Re: Advice on Canon 50 mm/f1.8 wanted
- Date: 17 Nov 1992 00:23:51 GMT
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard, San Diego Division
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- In article <1992Nov16.194602.18566@cbnewsm.cb.att.com>, ka1gt@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (robert.m.atkins) writes:
- |
- | For what it's worth, Popular Photography have tested both the original 50/1.8
- | and the new plastic 50/1.8. The new plastic bodied lens actually tested out
- | optically better than the original metal(?) bodied lens. Of course they only
- | test one sample of each lens, so statistical variations may account for the
- | difference. I thought the optical design was the same - or am I wrong?
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- I recall that they tested another 'plastic' 50/1.8 a bit earlier and
- it seemed to test poorly, indicating some problems. I think that you're
- right about the variation and that one needs to temper expectations
- with the cost of the lens.
-
- John Ongtooguk (johno@sdd.hp.com)
-