Hello Howard, > There was mention about the differences in lens output quality when used on film vs > Digital SLRs. Is there anyplace that reviews or recommends which Canon lenses are > best for digital SLR use. I am considering 'going digital' and wondering how the > lenses I own would fare.
The German Magazine ColorFoto tested several zooms and primes on Canons digital EOS bodies. They recommended the following lenses for use on a 10D/300D-sensor type body (in brackets the results out of a maximum 100 points): Canon EF 2.8/16-35L (52.5 points) Canon EF 4/17-40L (56 points) Sigma EX 2.8/20-40 (49.5 points) Canon EF 2.8/24-70L (49.5points) Sigma EX 2.8/28-70 (52.5 points) Tamron SP 2.8/28-75 XR Di (54 points) They also tested several macro lenses, all have been proven good for digital bodies: Canon EF 2.5/50 (52.5 points) Canon EF 2.8/100 (56.5 points) Sigma EX 2.8/50 (58.5 points) Sigma EX 2.8/105 (57 points) Tamron SP AF 2.8/90 (54.5 points) The Tamron and Sigma lenses were also tested on a Nikon D100, and showed a much weaker performance. In a second test, they compared several lenses on a EOS 1DS (results in brackets out of a maximum 150 points): Canon EF 2.8/100 Macro (77.5 points) Canon EF 2.0/135L (78.5 points) Canon EF 2.8/200L (62.5 points, not recommended for 1DS) Sigma EX 2.8/50 Macro (81 points) Sigma EX 2.8/105 Macro (80 points) Tamron SP AF 2.8/90 Macro (79.5 points) BTW: the Sigma and Tamron lenses performed much better on a Kodak DCS Pro 14n. Does this mean, the 1DS sensor is worse than the Kodak sensor? HTH, Marco -------------------------------------- Marco Kost Freier Journalist - Text und Bild Otto-Mair-Ring 5 D-83607 Holzkirchen Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel.: 08024/47 41 55 Mobil: 0179/1189113 www.mountains-and-more.de ------------------------------------- * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
