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| The 18-200VR is really value for money and convenience, to hell with 17-55/2.8. |
   
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23 | 13.45% |
| The 18-200VR is really value for money and convenience but I'd still want the 17-55/2.8. |
  
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73 | 42.69% |
| I'd rather get the 17-55/2.8 first and maybe the 18-200VR when I have extra $$$. |
  
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34 | 19.88% |
| To hell with the 18-200VR. It's crap. I'll use the $$$ for 17-55/2.8. |
  
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41 | 23.98% |
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Benchmarking 18-200/3.5-5.6 VR against 17-55/2.8
I got a little bit boliao and shot a series of images for comparison. Shooting was easy but resizing, cropping and putting up on the web is a pain.. Still in the process of doing so... Obtained shots for 18mm (17mm), 24mm, 35mm and 50mm (55mm).
Is the 18-200 superzoom really that bad for the money you pay? All shot on D2X at 12mp, Cloudy WB, A-mode. Last edited by lsisaxon; 23rd April 2007 at 03:25 PM. |
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Re: Benchmarking 18-200/3.5-5.6 VR against 17-55/2.8
18mm (17mm) distortion
18-200 18/3.5  17-55 17/2.8  Last edited by lsisaxon; 23rd April 2007 at 03:25 PM. |
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Re: Benchmarking 18-200/3.5-5.6 VR against 17-55/2.8
18mm (17mm) Resized Image
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Re: Benchmarking 18-200/3.5-5.6 VR against 17-55/2.8
18mm (17mm) Crops.
18-200 18/3.5 centre crop  17-55 17/2.8 centre crop  17-55 17/3.5 centre crop  |
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Re: Benchmarking 18-200/3.5-5.6 VR against 17-55/2.8
Haha. You are really too free bro!
 Distortion can be corrected. But there is no way to salvage a shot that only a lens with a wider aperture can make. And that is the main reason why I never got round to the 18-200.
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Re: Benchmarking 18-200/3.5-5.6 VR against 17-55/2.8
18mm (17mm) Crops. Left side crop. Corner is not a fair test because focusing is on the distant blocks of flats.
18-200 18/3.5 left side crop  17-55 17/2.8 left side crop  17-55 17/3.5 left side crop  |
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Re: Benchmarking 18-200/3.5-5.6 VR against 17-55/2.8
24mm distortion
18-200 24/3.8  17-55 24/2.8  Last edited by lsisaxon; 23rd April 2007 at 03:26 PM. |
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Re: Benchmarking 18-200/3.5-5.6 VR against 17-55/2.8
Thanks for your work. From the images, I found 18-200 is as good as 17-55 at wide angle.
Am I right? |
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Re: Benchmarking 18-200/3.5-5.6 VR against 17-55/2.8
24mm Resized Image
18-200 24/3.8 Resized  17-55 24/2.8 Resized  Last edited by lsisaxon; 23rd April 2007 at 02:46 PM. |
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Re: Benchmarking 18-200/3.5-5.6 VR against 17-55/2.8
24mm Crops.
18-200 24/3.8 centre crop  17-55 24/2.8 centre crop  17-55 24/4.0 centre crop  |
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Re: Benchmarking 18-200/3.5-5.6 VR against 17-55/2.8
24mm Crops.
18-200 24/3.8 left side crop  17-55 24/2.8 left side crop  17-55 24/4.0 left side crop  |
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Re: Benchmarking 18-200/3.5-5.6 VR against 17-55/2.8
35mm distortion
18-200 35/4.2  17-55 35/2.8  Last edited by lsisaxon; 23rd April 2007 at 03:26 PM. |
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Re: Benchmarking 18-200/3.5-5.6 VR against 17-55/2.8
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Re: Benchmarking 18-200/3.5-5.6 VR against 17-55/2.8
35mm Crops.
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Re: Benchmarking 18-200/3.5-5.6 VR against 17-55/2.8
35mm Crops. Sorry for these.. the flats seems to be a bit lower, but I think still can see something..
 18-200 35/4.2 left side crop  17-55 35/2.8 left side crop  17-55 35/4.5 left side crop  Last edited by lsisaxon; 23rd April 2007 at 03:06 PM. |
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Re: Benchmarking 18-200/3.5-5.6 VR against 17-55/2.8
not a really fair test ba IMHO
the element inside the lens also play a part. the only test i find it good is the distrotion comparsion at WA. |
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Re: Benchmarking 18-200/3.5-5.6 VR against 17-55/2.8
50mm (55mm) distortion
18-200 50/4.8  17-55 55/2.8  Last edited by lsisaxon; 23rd April 2007 at 03:27 PM. |
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Re: Benchmarking 18-200/3.5-5.6 VR against 17-55/2.8
50mm (55mm) Resized Image
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Re: Benchmarking 18-200/3.5-5.6 VR against 17-55/2.8
50mm (55mm) Crops.
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Re: Benchmarking 18-200/3.5-5.6 VR against 17-55/2.8
50mm (55mm) Crops.
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