Peter, Few zoom lenses are as sharp as the 70-200/2.8 IS. In fact, I find that none of my zoom lenses (24-70/2.8 and 17-40/4) are as sharp as the 70-200/2.8 IS. I still find the 17-40/4 to be pretty damn good.
Bottom line: If you are not prepared to accept the tradeoffs of a zoom lens, use primes! Tom > Ken, > > It's a sharp lens, but not as sharp as the 70-200mm F2.8 IS L lens. > This could be the particular one we tested. There can be some variance > between lenses, maybe he just got one that is not as sharp as others. > > Peter K. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
