3rd Party lens vs Original lens

smtan24 · 21st February 2006

People say that third party lens are not as good as original lens. Why don't we end this debate by comparing third party lens images to original manufaturers' lens. To make it less subjective we should decide on types of pictures that will not be subjected to bias.

GENO · 21st February 2006

Originally Posted by smtan24

People say that third party lens are not as good as original lens. Why don't we end this debate by comparing third party lens images to original manufaturers' lens. To make it less subjective we should decide on types of pictures that will not be subjected to bias.

its depends on how you gona compare them??

28-80mm f4.5-5.6 (third party) against 28-70 f2.8 G (orginal)?? joking right?? egg and stone??

All lenses taken "good "pics, some just need to stop down a bit.. colors wise, thats where the diff comes in...

smtan24 · 22nd February 2006

You're right. We shouldn't compare high end lense of the manufacturer to releatively low end lens of third party. Comparison should be done on lens of similars specifications. Than compare the pictures and than make the conclusion.

TME · 27th February 2006

Unless u can have lenses of identical focal/aperture range, then the comparison will be meaningful... there are lots of such comparisons in dpreview and dyxum.

21st February 2006	#1
smtan24 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tampines Posts: 1,482	3rd Party lens vs Original lens People say that third party lens are not as good as original lens. Why don't we end this debate by comparing third party lens images to original manufaturers' lens. To make it less subjective we should decide on types of pictures that will not be subjected to bias. Last edited by smtan24; 21st February 2006 at 11:05 PM.

22nd February 2006	#3
smtan24 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tampines Posts: 1,482	Re: 3rd Party lens vs Original lens You're right. We shouldn't compare high end lense of the manufacturer to releatively low end lens of third party. Comparison should be done on lens of similars specifications. Than compare the pictures and than make the conclusion.

27th February 2006	#4
TME Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Clementi Posts: 6,188	Re: 3rd Party lens vs Original lens Unless u can have lenses of identical focal/aperture range, then the comparison will be meaningful... there are lots of such comparisons in dpreview and dyxum.