Stefan... on my rectilinear Sigma 12-24 I would beg to differ - at least experimentally. Flat on pictures of walls are in focus everywhere on the wall, for example.
-Bob -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stefan Gerris Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 10:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: EOS 16-35 vs. 17-35 On Tue, February 6, 2007 18:09, Henning Wulff wrote: > At 7:49 PM -0500 2/5/07, Bill Gillooly wrote: >>That's pretty convincing. >> >>Mr. Bill >> >> >> >>Cotty wrote: >>>I presume you've seen this? >>> >>><http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/lenses/16-35.shtml> >>> >>>I've already made my mind up and will be picking up a 24mm 1.4 L in the >>>spring. >>> >>* >>**** > > The 24/1.4 is fine for what it is: an > exceptionally fast wide lens, but it is hardly > outstanding. You need to stop it down quite a bit > to get sharp results in the corners. This lens is > nothing like the 35/1.4. You guys keep in mind that the focus plane of wide-angle lenses isn't really flat, right!? Cheers, Stefan * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
