Just whiling away some time looking at MTF ratings for lenses I own on Photodo.
I was a bit curious to see that the Cosina 19-35 I recently bought as a stop gap for wide angle has a different and much better rating than the Vivitar 19-35 which according to Dyxum is the same lens.
Are they wrong? Could this just be lens variation? Are the Vivitars just knock offs of a Cosina design? Did Cosina manufacture the Vivitars to a lower standard than their own?
I'm also quite surprised how well this Cosina did in the tests. Looks like if I make sure I stop down (and I have a good copy), I might have a reasonably competent lens.
Has anyone any experience of using this lens on 35mm?


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