> these extreme apertures, coma, vignetting and other optical coma ? as in, oh my god, how expensive is this lens *faint* or as in when it falls on your head ? :-) L lens does not necesarily mean better optics, it is more of a designation of quality of the build as well. > phenomena is > hard (and expensive) to correct. I never used this lens, but > I wouldn't > be surprised that the 50mm/1.8 was sharper at the corners than the > 50mm/1.0L. In this case, the "L" designation is, I believe, > justified by > the extreme aperture and the optical quality of the glass needed to > achieve it.. This lens, alongside with the Leica M 50mm/1.0 > Noctilux is > the fastest 50mm in production. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
