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I think it’s pretty clear at this point that well made plastic lenses hold up for at least 10-15 years. In my view, the vast majority of use of a typical lens i
by D13Fd 5y ago
I think it’s pretty clear at this point that well made plastic lenses hold up for at least 10-15 years. In my view, the vast majority of use of a typical lens is going to be in the first 10 years or so. After that, if the lenses haven’t been scratched, dropped in the ocean, etc., use is probably going to drop off anyway as better cameras and lenses come along.
- kjkjadksj 5y agoA magic drainpipe is a 30 year old lens and is still optically excellent and performant.
- sudosysgen 5y agoYes! I have one, and wide-open it outresloves the 24MP sensor of my A7ii. It's so sharp that I have to turn down the default sharpening settings in lightroom because then it looks unnaturally sharp. The reason why it's so good is because it doesn't have in-lens IBIS. It took 15 years to make an IS lens with similar quality to the legendary 80-200!