Review Summary

Reader Score: 8.29 (out of 10)

Review: "This lens is surprisingly compact for it's capabilities although it does extend somewhat as you zoom to the long end of the range. The extension, achieved by a double trombone, comes out some 78mm, more than doubling the length of the lens. It does so with quite a smooth action though and the second sleeve of the trombone carries markings to indicate the amount of magnification the optic is achieving. The zoom ring covers some two-thirds of the barrel with the manual focus ring occupying the remainder.

If you need a general purpose lens to carry on your camera, and don't use the long end that often but would like to have the option there without changing lenses, this could well be the item you are after. Good performance through the shorter half of its range is only slightly let down at the long end, and with a closest focus distance of only half a meter throughout, it becomes even more versatile."

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