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EyeBrock
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Mike Farren wrote:
As opposed to Canon lenses made elsewhere?


Oh stop being English!



May 08, 2008 at 04:15 AM
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p.2 #2 · p.2 #2 · Canons sharpest lens?


I can't help it.


May 08, 2008 at 04:25 AM
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p.2 #3 · p.2 #3 · Canons sharpest lens?


my local shop rents the 200 f1.8 now i just have to find an occasion


May 08, 2008 at 04:37 AM
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p.2 #4 · p.2 #4 · Canons sharpest lens?


300/2.8!
But I sadly have no 85L or 135L
The 85/1.8 is also scaringly sharp but "only" from f/2.8



May 08, 2008 at 04:38 AM
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p.2 #5 · p.2 #5 · Canons sharpest lens?


Hi


What does stop being English mean?


Jane



May 08, 2008 at 04:44 AM
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p.2 #6 · p.2 #6 · Canons sharpest lens?


I've owned a lot of Canon optics, and, overall, the sharpest one was the EF 50 2.5 CM.


May 08, 2008 at 04:45 AM
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review

"Canon EF 85mm f/1.8

Strengths: Overall, this is an incredibly sharp and good contrast lens with superior autofocus function in either single focus acquisition or tracking focus mode. Out of focus blur at f/2 (bokeh) is very pleasing for an 85mm lens. It is a very light and compact lens that provides high performance at a relatively inexpensive cost.

Weaknesses/Challenges: None within the aperture limits of the lens for most photographic applications. At apertures wider than f/2.8, the f/1.8 lens has slightly lower contrast and sharpness than the f/1.2L lens."

If this is true than this may not be exactly the sharpest there is but it can measure itself with the 1.2 L version... right?



May 08, 2008 at 04:45 AM
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p.2 #8 · p.2 #8 · Canons sharpest lens?


JaneG wrote:
Hi

What does stop being English mean?

Jane

Hi Jane, that is funny you just answered your own question
Cheers Manfred



May 08, 2008 at 04:55 AM
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p.2 #9 · p.2 #9 · Canons sharpest lens?


135L for bang for the buck, but my 300 f/2.8L IS is king.


May 08, 2008 at 05:32 AM
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p.2 #10 · p.2 #10 · Canons sharpest lens?


I will add another vote for the 200 1.8. In addition to being sharp it also has lightning fast AF.


May 08, 2008 at 06:08 AM
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p.2 #11 · p.2 #11 · Canons sharpest lens?


Screw the charts - the 35L is the most useful all around.


May 08, 2008 at 06:23 AM
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p.2 #12 · p.2 #12 · Canons sharpest lens?


300 2.8 and 400 2.8. Everything else pales in comparison. Check it out for yourself.
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?CameraComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=0&Lens=327&Camera=9&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=0&LensComp=249

For sharpness at a reasonable price the 200 2.8 and 135 2.0 are great telephoto wise. For wide ange I would go with the 24 1.4 or 35 1.4.

Edited by twistedlim on May 08, 2008 at 07:14 AM GMT

Edited on May 08, 2008 at 07:14 AM



May 08, 2008 at 06:55 AM
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p.2 #13 · p.2 #13 · Canons sharpest lens?


Here's an idea....why not buy the one that fits the focal length you use most ?


May 08, 2008 at 06:57 AM
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Chris,
That would go against every "best lens post" on this board. What kind of thinking is that?



May 08, 2008 at 07:02 AM
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I'd say 135/2L or 300/3.8L.


May 08, 2008 at 07:06 AM
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twistedlim wrote:
300 2.8 and 400 2.8. Everything else pales in comparison. Check it out for yourself.
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?CameraComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=0&Lens=327&Camera=9&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=0&LensComp=249

For sharpness at a reasonable price the 200 2.8 and 135 2.0 are great telephono wise. For wide ange I would go with the 24 1.4 or 35 1.4.


Ditto for the 200mm 2.8L. I have a mkII version. A 70-200 of any kind would serve me little benefit, and weigh a ton. The 200 2.8L is light, compact, razor sharp, and a steal of a deal for when I need a bit of reach.

You can cut yourself on a number of canon lenses,.... and spread butter with others of course. The people posting that the super tele primes are the sharpest are correct. This has always been canons strong point. 35L, 85L, 135L and 200L(s) are all insanely crisp lenses in the right hands for those of us not birding or shooting outdoor sports.



May 08, 2008 at 07:10 AM
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p.2 #17 · p.2 #17 · Canons sharpest lens?


In my bag, the 300 2.8 L IS is the sharpest.


May 08, 2008 at 07:12 AM
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p.2 #18 · p.2 #18 · Canons sharpest lens?


Sharpest: 300/2.8, 400/2.8, 200/1.8.

Sharpest below $2000: 135/2, 85/1.2

Sharpest below $750: 85/1.8, 100/2.8 macro, 200/2.8, 300/4 (non-IS)

All that aside, pick a lens that would be photographically useful to you.

Edited by moondigger on May 08, 2008 at 07:50 AM GMT

Edited on May 08, 2008 at 07:50 AM



May 08, 2008 at 07:37 AM
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p.2 #19 · p.2 #19 · Canons sharpest lens?


moondigger wrote:
Sharpest: 300/2.8, 400/2.8, 200/1.8.

Sharpest below $2000: 135/2, 85/1.2

Sharpest below $750: 85/1.8, 100/2.8 macro, 200/2.8, 300/4 Non IS

All that aside, pick a lens that would be photographically useful to you.


+1

Edited by mttran on May 08, 2008 at 04:55 AM GMT

Edited on May 08, 2008 at 07:55 AM



May 08, 2008 at 07:43 AM
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p.2 #20 · p.2 #20 · Canons sharpest lens?


You'd find it somewhere in this company: 200 f/1.8, 180L, 60, 135L, 300 f/4 non-IS.


May 08, 2008 at 07:46 AM
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