In a message dated 12/13/01 5:10:18 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< George, A lot of the reviews say the 28-80 is soft at 80 wide open...have you noticed this? I saw no posts like that about the 28-70...but there are some things I liked about the 28-80 better, like the window to show focus scale and the better MF/AF switching. About the only reason I am not getting the 28-70 2.8L Canon is that this range is not my favorite so I can't justify the expense for it...but on the D-30 it would be a nice lens to have, and for digital the top drawer optics is not as critical as on chromes...but I still want a decent lens for the times I stick it on my 1ns for film.... -- Harrison McClary >> HI Harrison, Well, lets see - I really never notices it being not sharp enough at any setting. I've done some wide open shots when the light was low, and some of it was at the 80mm end. I never found it "soft" in the center, just maybe at the edges, and even that was not significant enough to be concerned. But than again, there are different views on what's a sharp vs soft, and each one varies with the photographer. I can tell you that it's noticeably sharper than Canon 28-135 IS lens, which I used to have and sold in favor of Tokina 28-8- ATX Pro 2.8. I never used Canon 28-70 L, so can't compare side by side. But on my shots - either prints, enlarged to 16x20 inch, or slides on Velvia, Sensia or Provia and with 4x Schnieder loupe - I was always happy with results, again compared to Canon 28-135IS, or 80-200L, or 20-35L. So, I never felt a need for a Canon 28-70L, which very well may be a better lens, but double the cost. I never did testing per se, but rather regular shooting. Only drawback is - Tokina seems to have a lower level quality control - based on those reviews of people that were unhappy with this lens, while with Canon L lens you are least likely to get a lemon. But than again, I've seen reviews that claimed that Canon 17-35L, or 28-70L or 70-200L - Canon's better lenses didn't give some people the results they expected for the money and name they paid. Hope this helps. George * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
