> > > Hi, > > I picked this lens up a year ago and have been very happy > with the 4*6 > prints I make with it in the dark room. Last night in the wee hours of > the morning I was printing 11*14 from negs made with this lens. I was > some what disappointed with the sharpness of the prints. Center > sharpness was very, very good but getting out to the edges it was soft. > The image was of a memorial "stone?" and there were trees at the edge of > the photo and the branches were very fuzzy. There was no wind and I > used a tripod and shot at f8. > > To you that own/used this lens is this the norm? My 50/1.8 & 100/2 > perform a lot better than that. I've been thinking of buying a 35/2 and > a 20/2.8. Do those lenses perform better or the same? > > Thank You, > > -Dan >
Hey Dan, I don't know about the EF 35 f/2 but the EF 20 2.8 is a sharp lens with pretty low linear distortion. The EF 50 1.4USM and EF 85 1.8USM are also very sharp with excellent snap to their images on film. Regards, Chip Louie * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
