Sometimes the Internet echo chamber drives me crazy. I’ve had this lens for about two weeks, tested it against my other Fuji lenses and I’m very happy with it. But it gets bashed by many who have never even used it or owned it.
It’s relatively small and lightweight considering its 5:1 zoom range, has excellent build quality and a very versatile and useful zoom range. Very fun to shoot with
It’s very sharp in the center 1/3rd at all focal lengths, corners sharp between 18 and 70mm, slightly less sharp in the corners at 16 and 80mm. I think this is excellent results for a lens of this type.
