Tariq Gibran
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 p.1 #4 · Zuiko 24/2.8 vs CZ 28/2.8? | |
Actually, I have had less trouble finding an outstanding 24mm vs. a 28mm which makes little sense really. The first 24mm I tried was the Olympus OM 24 2.8 Multi coated and its only flaw as far as I can tell is vignetting at wider F-stops and some easy to fix distoriton. My copy is sharp corner to corner by F8, has extremely little flare and gives nice color/contrast though not Zeiss color/contrast. I like the Zeiss C/Y 28mm 2.8 a lot but it really never gives one tack sharp extreme corners even by F11 - at least mine does not. I have been through 3 Olympus 28's, one 2.8 MC and the others 3.5. The 28 2.8 was not that great but both 3.5's are really nice and sharp even at 5.6 compared to the Zeiss. They do not have the Zeiss color or contrast though. I also tried a Nikkor 28 2.8 AIS and it was not quite as good as the Zeiss so I got rid of it. Not good being relative as it gave great color and very little distortion but sharpness was not up to the Zeiss. Apparently their is great sample variation with that particular Nikkor as some are outstanding. I'm currently using both the Zeiss and the Olympus 28 3.5's depending on what I need - sometimes extreme corner sharpness is really not needed and I do prefer the Zeiss 3D color/contrast. I also would say that the Olympus 24 2.8 is one of the best lenses I have ever used and I highly recommend that lens. I doubt you could do better than that lens for 10 times its cost at that focal length and if you can, please let me know what lens that is.
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