On Thu, May 29, 2003 at 08:33:29AM -0700, Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter) wrote:
> There are several users on the Fred Miranda site that have tested the > new Canon 17-40mm lens on digital bodies. Like other WA lenses > not specifically designed for digital, the edge sharpness stinks. > Buy the Sigma, it is cheaper and designed for digital camera > bodies and will provide sharper images that the Canon lens. Opinions on that seem to vary quite a lot. Indeed, users at Fred Miranda seem less than happy about it, but elsewhere some reports are very positive, e.g., http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/lenses/canon-17-40.shtml http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1019&message=5119340 Looking at some sample pictures (including 100% enlargements of corners) it doesn't appear bad at all. The Sigma also is bigger, apparently noisier to focus and ergonomically if not worse at least different (esp. regarding the manual focus setup) than Canon lenses. -- Tapani Tarvainen * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
