> Hi Tom, > > The original post was about standard zooms and how Canon was falling behind > in this range. This is where my comments were pointed. > > But now that you mention it some of the lenses you mention are okay, some > even pretty good. But on the Canon EF mount none are as good overall as the > Canon lenses in their focal length. All of them fall flat on one or more > points; optical performance (and all that this encompasses), AF speed, build > quality, long term reliability and compatibility. None of the third party > lenses has the overall excellence of the Canon "L" lenses. > > > Cheers/Chip >
I agree completely with that, but I think other people consider price and perhaps perceived value as attributes as well, so it really depends upon which factors we choose for our yardstick (or meterstick to be completely inclusive). Tom P. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
