I agree that I probably oversimplified for brevity, but if you compare the numbers at the same focal length and aperture, the 50 is still a very clear winner, although if you look at it from the "stopped down 2 stops from max" perspective the lenses ar emore equal.
Sorry for any confusion. Tom P. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Drikus van der Veen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 8:37 AM Subject: Re: EOS 50mm 1.8 questions..... > Tom P. > > When you actually compare the weigthed MTF against eachother you see that > for the 28-80 at 50mm this is 0,71 @ f/4.5 and 0,77@ f/8.0 and for the 50 > 1.8 0,67 @ 1.8 -- 0,77 @ f/2.8 -- 0,85 @ f/8. > So it also depends on the aperture you use. > I myself have the 50/1.4 (wich has almost the same MTF-figures) and IMHO > this lens has some more 'crisp' to its pictures, but the 28-80 is still my > favorite all-around lens. > > Drikus > * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
