Quote Originally Posted by siberia1997
From what I'm reading on this forum, and others, it seems to be a trait of consumer lenses.

Yes and no. Consumer lenses are generally a lot softer than top of the line L series lenses and will require more post processing sharpening than say an L series lens. Even the top of the line lens, is going to need some sharpening when shooting digital. It might not need near as much post processing work, but it will need some.