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
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