AmbientMike wrote:
How is the 28/1.8 on the edges/corners stopped down? I'd mostly use it for landscapes
As much as I like this lens (see above), it is not really a landscape lens on full frame. The corners never really sharpen up fully in my experience. Even the mid-frame can be poor until stopped down some (field curvature mostly).
I personally think the 28 f/1.8 is a very good lens for reportage, but the RF 28 pancake or the EF 28 f/2.8 IS are probably better choices for tripod work among the affordable primes (IMHO).
AmbientMike wrote:
I'd definitely be interested in this comparison. How is the 28/1.8 on the edges/corners stopped down? I'd mostly use it for landscapes
As Gary already explained, this is not a good choice as a landscapes lens. Just wanted to amplify that message. The corners are not great at any aperture.
ISO1600 wrote:
Man this lens is a sleeper. Just got a user copy locally for pretty cheap, and it's a blast on my R8. I plan on trying out the RF 28/2.8 STM at some point, but I know I would miss the 1.8 and look from this older lens.
There's rumor of Canon bringing a 28 1.8 or even 1.4- I hope it doesn't have similar focus speed to the 35/1.8, that lens is awful.
It is a sweet lens. I gather you're using an adapter? How well does that work, affect handling, etc.?
I was using it with the Control Ring adapter R, and it was fine, but bulkier than I would like on a tiny R8. Natively on an EOS DSLR the handling is great, dang-near perfect.
As others have said, this is a "reportage"/journalism lens. People, events, travel, artsy stuff it's great, but I would not do landscapes with it.
