So 28-80 performs at f8 the same as a 50mm at f2.8. I think that is not very impressive. The point is, there is a noticable difference between these two lenses, imho. When I tried my 85mm 1.8 vs 28-135, I was able tosee how much sharper the 85mm was from a 4x6, which is amazing.
The 28-80 sharpness wise looks like similar to 28-105, which is my favourite all around lens. But you are talking of the earlier version. The one is really bad... > When you actually compare the weigthed MTF against eachother > you see that > for the 28-80 at 50mm this is 0,71 @ f/4.5 and 0,77@ f/8.0 > and for the 50 > 1.8 0,67 @ 1.8 -- 0,77 @ f/2.8 -- 0,85 @ f/8. > So it also depends on the aperture you use. > I myself have the 50/1.4 (wich has almost the same > MTF-figures) and IMHO > this lens has some more 'crisp' to its pictures, but the > 28-80 is still my > favorite all-around lens. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
