I hate being the odd man out here, and everything I've read (and seen) about the 24L indicates against it, but I ran some tests last week against my CZ21 Distagon in which I partially evened out the framing with about 1m foot zoom, and the results once again confirmed everything from previous tests of this sample, and flatly contradict everything else I hear! I'll try to get the article online ASAP, because it's a really telling test against a familiar benchmark.
If Canon could make every 24L as good as this one, there would be fewer complaints - and I've complained as loudly as anyone in my time.
Off topic here but I was doing some teaching at the University of Gloucester today (covering for Richard Billingham so quite happy there!) and someone there was teling me how they have an exchange programme with a photo college in Switzerland..somewhere in valais..does that ring any bells?
By the way..loking at your website..chek out the work of Francessca Woodman..I think you will like it.
yes..true..but look at her work..especially her interior self portaits..wonderfull angel like blurred figures..one of your images I found to be very remeniscent of this work..all in a good way of course!
hubsand wrote:
I hate being the odd man out here...
If Canon could make every 24L as good as this one, there would be fewer complaints - and I've complained as loudly as anyone in my time.
With a 24L that performs like yours, you must really hate that I'm surprised I haven't heard more complaints considering the price for the 24L. Canon would surely sell a whole lot more of them if they could get their act together!
I have tried many other 24mm lenses, and while they have some sample variation, it's not as much difference as what's being seen with the 24L's here. I think it has to do with the aspherical element(s), especially molded ones. Seems that lenses that use molded aspherical lenses have a lot more sample variation. My guess is that it's difficult to have precise quality control with that production technique. Maybe lenses that rely on more traditional techniques, like the Zuiko 24/2.8's, have less sample variation by design.
The new Canon 16-35 has three aspherical elements, so time will tell if Canon has got it together - or not.
Interestingly Paul, one of the Asphericals in the new Canon Wide angle zoom is Ground and not molded. Canon was an inovator early on with their molded Ashpherical elements and I think its telling that they are returning to the more costly Ground Ashperical with this zoom. The White paper for the new 1d mk 111 also has lots of info on the new 16-35mm mk 11 zoom.
