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Arka wrote:
How do people feel about the 18? If you were choosing between that one and the Sony 12-24, which way would you go?
It's the best UWA I've ever used.
But, variation among both lenses can be enough to make one sharper than the other in certain regions.
That said, I bought the prime (at the time the only other option was the 16-35 f/4) primarily for the aperture and weight-- and that I love primes. In addition, while my good copy of the 18 was sharper than my good copy of the 16-35 f/4, that wasn't my impetus for buying the prime. And in any case, where the prime was better for me in IQ was peripheral rendering (particularly, but not limited, to out of focus regions), microcontrast, and control of coma (it's a phenomenal astro lens).
For me, such a purchase again would come down to: aperture, focal length, and bulk/weight. And for that reason I'd go back to the prime.
Ultimately, if you need or highly want f/2.8, only the prime (or a different zoom) will do. And if you need 12-16mm or 20-24mm, only the zoom will do.
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