PC Magazine - USA (2020-08)

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and lenses before, but none have been anywhere near as good as what

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relatively stable (albeit somewhat stagnant) level of quality as the brand

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examples, but are both American companies. Each went through the

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MICRO FOUR THIRDS DEVOTEES

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