If the zoom is not of importance then the choice is the 200 prime, as it costs a lot less than the zoom and is just as if not sharper than the zoom. I have the 200/2.8L prime and I can tell you it IS sharp.
(Probally sharper) -Dan Sir Douglas wrote: > > I posted this question in rec.photo.equipment.35mm, but thought I would ask > here too. I am wanting a very sharp 200mm with very nice out of focus > highlites. The zoom is not important, just optical quality. The Canon lens > works book suggests that the zoom is sharper, is this right? I thought a > prime should always be sharper. Also the same book suggests that the zoom > is much shaprper than the prime when used with the teleconverters. > > Douglas * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
