DXO Optics Pro perfectly corrects chromatic aberration for all specifically supported lenses with my 5D and Canon xti. (Well maybe not perfect but 95%; far better than any other solution I've seen.) When it supports the 1DsIII, I expect that it will also perfectly correct CA for the 24-105mm with that camera too. . . The Nikon 14-24mm will, however, not be supported with Canon bodies, and thus, we'll be left to far from perfect CA corrections in LightRoom or Photoshop.
I agree that a comparison of the new 14-24/2.8 with the 16-35 II would be a good thing.
I've been talking to Andrew Gough about the possibility of getting together in Central London this Friday for a 1DS III based 14-24G test off – anyone care to join in with a top-spec 16-35II, 14L II or Zeiss/Leica 15mm?
shirozina wrote:
I only use PTlens for CA and optical distortion correction. I've never liked the RAW engine in DXO either.
It stinks. But the v5 RAW engine entirely new and reckoned to be a big improvement. The Mac version comes out in a few weeks: as soon as I does, I'll be upgrading and doing a write up. I would love this app to deliver . . .
hubsand wrote:
I agree that a comparison of the new 14-24/2.8 with the 16-35 II would be a good thing.
I've been talking to Andrew Gough about the possibility of getting together in Central London this Friday for a 1DS III based 14-24G test off – anyone care to join in with a top-spec 16-35II, 14L II or Zeiss/Leica 15mm?
Looks like we're sorted for Friday . . . if anyone's interested in a lunchtime meet, we'll be shooting the following test on 1Ds III's that afternoon:
• Contax N 17-35
• Zeiss 21/2.8
• Nikon 14-24G
• Canon 16-35 II
• Canon 14 L II
hubsand wrote:
Looks like we're sorted for Friday . . . if anyone's interested in a lunchtime meet, we'll be shooting the following test on 1Ds III's that afternoon:
• Contax N 17-35
• Zeiss 21/2.8
• Nikon 14-24G
• Canon 16-35 II
• Canon 14 L II
Guess it's an open invitation . . . ?
Oh please... someone toss in an Olympus E-3 and ZD 7-14mm into that mix for the super ultimate wide angle test. I have been dying to find out how the olympus would compare to the rest of the wides out there.
p.4 #10 · Nikon 14-24mm tested on Canon 5D/1Ds III
More of a 'Lark in a Park' than the Rumble in the Jungle. Maybe we could bill it up a bit: Qualitative Quantification of the Quintessential Quintet, or something?
p.4 #11 · Nikon 14-24mm tested on Canon 5D/1Ds III
The Olympus 7-14 looks like a great, great lens, but there's no way to put in on a level playing field. For the test to work at all, the lens must be the only variable, and much as I like the 510, it wouldn't be fair to put it alongside a 1Ds III!
p.4 #12 · Nikon 14-24mm tested on Canon 5D/1Ds III
hubsand wrote:
Looks like we're sorted for Friday . . . if anyone's interested in a lunchtime meet, we'll be shooting the following test on 1Ds III's that afternoon:
• Contax N 17-35
• Zeiss 21/2.8
• Nikon 14-24G
• Canon 16-35 II
• Canon 14 L II
Guess it's an open invitation . . . ?
I got neither of them, but I'd love to join you. It's too bad that I am 13k miles away...
Dec 10, 2007 at 05:37 PM
Andi Dietrich Offline [X]
p.4 #13 · Nikon 14-24mm tested on Canon 5D/1Ds III
Well, there is a test I would like to see:
Canon 1ds3 with 16-35 vs Nikon D3 with 14-24
I guess somebody among the 45623 people who will join you that day should have a D3
p.4 #14 · Nikon 14-24mm tested on Canon 5D/1Ds III
Is that a test worth running, do you think?
Given that the 16-35II struggles to resolve Zone C well on a 5D, surely the Nikon would be outresolved by the Canon combo centre frame, but deliver better detail in the corners . . . ?
Dec 10, 2007 at 06:14 PM
brainiac Offline [X]
p.4 #15 · Nikon 14-24mm tested on Canon 5D/1Ds III
I would also question the 24-105's place in the perfect 3 lens lineup for 1Ds3. The 14-24 and 70-200 f4 L IS certainly look like belonging there, but how about the new Nikon G 24-70, Zeiss N24-85, Tamron 28-75 or even Leica 35-70 f4 (joking)?
p.4 #16 · Nikon 14-24mm tested on Canon 5D/1Ds III
What Canon really needs is a 24-70/2.8 L II IS with upgraded optics – constant f2 would be fantastic! Until that (or something similar) arrives, the 24-105L is a unique blend of quality and convenience in the 24-70mm range. Testing it on the 5D against the 24L at the short end, its limits are exposed in Zones B and C, but it performs acceptably even at f4.
On a lens of that type, I wouldn't easily surrender IS: it's saved my bacon many times in unpredictable 'walkaround' scenarios. For low light there's no substitute for the faster primes anyhow, so I don't see point of an shorter f2.8 zoom without IS. The jack-of-all-trades 24-105L + a few fast primes is perfect for me, and in good light, for modest enlargement, it's good enough – especially when DXO'd . . .
p.4 #17 · Nikon 14-24mm tested on Canon 5D/1Ds III
Other than weird bokeh in backlighted situations, especially at FLs above 70mm, the 24-105mm is a phenomenal lens. For example, as compared to the Contax 24-85mm N, the Canon is substantially sharper in the corners at all focal lengths and f stops (and in the center frame until the Contax is stopped down), though the Contax wins hands down for bokeh. . . . I recently made a couple of 24" prints from the 24-105mm from landscape images taken on my 5D at 35mm and 50mm focal lengths; they rival the quality I previously obtained from a 6cm x 9cm view camera with modern Rodenstock optics and drum scanned Velvia.
p.4 #19 · Nikon 14-24mm tested on Canon 5D/1Ds III
httivals wrote:
Other than weird bokeh in backlighted situations, especially at FLs above 70mm, the 24-105mm is a phenomenal lens. For example, as compared to the Contax 24-85mm N, the Canon is substantially sharper in the corners at all focal lengths and f stops (and in the center frame until the Contax is stopped down), though the Contax wins hands down for bokeh. . . . I recently made a couple of 24" prints from the 24-105mm from landscape images taken on my 5D at 35mm and 50mm focal lengths; they rival the quality I previously obtained from a 6cm x 9cm view camera with modern Rodenstock optics and drum scanned Velvia....Show more →
Don't sell yours, Howard ... the 24-105 copy I tried wasn't nearly what you describe. For further commentary see:
