Hate? I don\'t see any hate in the thread up to yours and AhamB\'s remarks about haters.
Why? Well for starters, the lens has the 21/2.8 to live up to -- one of the legendary modern Zeiss wide angle lens designs.
Second, the 25 is being heavily hyped and hoped for, probably too much based on the edge performance we are seeing in test shots. That sets up a conflict between people\'s wants and reality -- hard for the lens to match up to some of those expectations and desires.
Third, it\'s an expensive lens, having to prove itself superior optically to other models like the 24/1.4L II that have more features. Potential buyers are naturally going to scrutinize its pluses and minused very carefully.
I wouldn\'t call comments such as \"Thanks for confirming the dullness\" and \"I don\'t see the Zeiss look\" scrutiny.
The softness in the corners is in line with the performance what the MTF chart of the 25/2 suggests.
@Tariq: Those samples of the 25/2.8 are pretty heavily contaminated by CA.
Jan 11, 2012 at 11:40 AM
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