Sir Douglas the Fearless wrote: > I posted this question in rec.photo.equipment.35mm, > but thought I would ask here too. I am wanting a > very sharp 200mm with very nice out of focus > highlites. The zoom is not important, just optical > quality. > The Canon lens works book suggests that the > zoom is sharper, is this right? > I thought a prime should always be sharper. > Also the same book suggests that the zoom > is much shaprper than the prime when used > with the teleconverters. ------------------------------------------------------------
Douglas, Its not always true that primes will always be sharper than a zoom. Maybe 20 years ago, but not today. You specifically mentioned you wanted the out of focus areas to be rendered nicely. This is where a prime lens will almost always better a zoom. However, primes will usually have a better bokeh, or out of focus background. If this is primary then get the 200 F2.8L. If not, then the Sigma 70-200F2.8 EX HSM lens is a tad sharper wide open than the Canon 70-200 F2.8L. Stopped down there is no difference. Have not tried the new 70-200mm IS version, so I am only referring to the original Canon EF70-200mm F2.8L zoom here. Peter K * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
