Ken's perspective has me thinking that the 28-70 is enough
better than the 28-105 that the 28-70 may be the right step
to take at this time.
The comparison on Ian Porteous' site still gives me
pause though.
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Falls/6122/test/test2/lens.html
-JimD
At 12:41 PM 5/26/01 -0700, you wrote:
>On Sat, 26 May 2001 12:27:49 -0700, you wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 26 May 2001 12:17:05 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> >>I planning on adding a lens and am pondering what to choose.
> >>
> >>I'm currently using the Canon 28-105 f3.5 and Canon 17-35 2.8L.
> >>I know the the 28-70 2.8 L is superior to the 28-105 but am
> >>getting acceptable results with the 28-105. the Canon 100mm
> >>Macro would allow me to do Macro and seems to be well regarded
> >>for overall sharpness. the 35mm f 1.4 L would extend my low
> >>light level capabilities.
> >>
> >>I'm interested in hearing thoughts and opinions on these
> >>alternatives. Oh, I can only afford to choose one.
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>JimD
> >>
> >
> >
> >Unless you *really" need those 2 extra stops at 35mm - 2.8 is fairly
> >fast after all - I'd go with the 100mm Macro - it adds a lot more to
> >your kit. But then I don't know what your low light needs are for
> >the 35mm. They may override. I have the Tamron 20-40 f/2.8 and so
> >far it covers my w/a needs just fine. 90/100/105mm Macro is high on
> >my list.
> >
> >Jes my 2 coppers
>
>
>
>Ooops, I didn't see that the 28-70 f/2.8L was one of your choices. If
>you want your "normal range" lens performance to go from "acceptable"
>to "outstanding" I'd go for this. I don't own this lens, but results
>I've seen from it are extraordinary - the lens has a "special" quality
>that seems to go beyond its obviously fine glass.
>
>
>Ken Durling
>
>Website http://home.earthlink.net/~kdurling/
>
>Alternate e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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