You're quite right in that I haven't seen any direct comparisons on
the same subject matter between the two lenses. But looking at the
pictures you've showed and comparing them with my DA14 examples (and
others), I see less rectilinear distortion in the DA14.
Here's my oft-posted page of DA14 examples:
http://homepage.mac.com/godders/14mm-examples/
The DA14 reaches its peak performance between f/4.5 and f/5.6 in my
experience, but it's quite good even wide open (as you can see from
the examples).
I figure that either I become a full time lens tester or I give it up
and take photographs. ;-) They're both darn fine lenses.
Godfrey
On Oct 5, 2006, at 12:18 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
> I can't say for sure if the DA 14/2.8 is sharper than the DA 12-24,
> although I expect it would be, at least at f4. However, based on
> images I've seen, I think the DA 12-24 is better corrected. It seems
> to have a bit less barrel distortion. But again, that's based on
> inconclusive evidence. To my knowledge, no one on the list has done
> an actual comparison. That's because none of us can justify owning
> both lenses :-).
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