mirkoc wrote: Jman13 wrote:
...the 7-14, which is similar in price to the 17-40L, but it\'s wider and better optically...
Better optically? Even in flare and ghosting resistance? And what about filters?
It can\'t use filters, though I find something like a polarizer on an ultra-wide to not be a good idea anyway. It\'s been a while now since I sold my 17-40L, so I can\'t do a direct comparison, but I haven\'t noticed any issues with flare or ghosting with the 7-14.
But I found the 7-14 to be a nice step up from the 17-40L. I had the 17-40L for about two years, using it on the 1D II and 1Ds II.
The 7-14 is significantly sharper in the corners, but similar in the center.
This was a quick comparison I did with two shots (taken a year apart) with the GH2 + 7-14 and 1Ds II + 17-40, both at 17mm equivalent with aperture set to equivalent settings (f/8 on m4/3, f/16 on FF). Centers look the same, but the corners on the 17-40 were always a bit smeared, which doesn\'t really happen with the 7-14. These are 100% upper right corner crops - 7-14 on left, 17-40 on right (note that I have a good size print of the 17-40L version on my wall, and the minor softening in the corners doesn\'t detract from the printed image, though it could at really large print sizes):
The full shot (this is the 1DsII/17-40 version, which is the better shot due to the time of year and amount of water flow):
And the m4/3 version (colors weren\'t as good this year):
Aug 30, 2012 at 07:35 AM
Previous versions of Jman13's message #10921650 « OMD to replace my T2i? »
