Yaron Harel Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Hi all. we attending to purchase the new 18-85mm F2.8 lens, is there any opinion on this lens comparing to other similar lenses PL mount in optical POV did someone made a test on this lens and compare it to lenses like Zeiss,angenieux etc' and can give us an objective opinion. Thanks, Yaron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Turley Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I've not had one up on a projector for comparison but when I did play with one about a year ago, optically, it looked very sharp, all the way to the edges. But the build quality made me think it might have a limited lifespan in the field... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Metzger Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Red lenses are not built well. Also, you will have to wait quite a while to actually receive this lens, since I know someone that has been waiting over a year to get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Kenny Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Red lenses are not built well. Also, you will have to wait quite a while to actually receive this lens, since I know someone that has been waiting over a year to get one. The 18-85 is delivering now in limited quantities, and is supposedly expected to be out of backorder sometime this summer. And it's one of Red's "Pro" line of lenses; if your judgement of the build quality of Red's lenses was based on the 18-50 or the non-"Pro" 300mm, it doesn't carry over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Bowerbank Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 If you like a zoom lens that breathes like crazy, by all means, get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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