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prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?

Started Dec 19, 2011 | Discussions thread

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prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?

Dec 19, 2011

I love my 24-70mm and 70-200mm f2.8 zoom lens, but I realized that my prime lens, Zeiss have better IQ than my zoom lens. I'm not one of anti-zoom crowd but I'm amazed by the fact that the 'good' prime lens beat out 'superb' zoom lens when it comes to image quality! Is this 'normal' for any prime lens?

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prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	uniquename	Dec 19, 2011
Re: prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	spacepolice	Dec 19, 2011
Re: prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	Skatterball	Dec 19, 2011
Re: prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	kgbruce01	Dec 19, 2011
Re: prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	DRode	Dec 20, 2011
Re: prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	Digetydog	Dec 27, 2011
Re: prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	RBFresno	Dec 19, 2011
Re: prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	tyb	Dec 19, 2011
Re: prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	closeupfanatic	Dec 26, 2011
Re: prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	jhinkey	Dec 30, 2011
Re: prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	PHXAZCRAIG	Dec 19, 2011
Re: prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	Zenist	Dec 19, 2011
Primes can be better but sometimes aren't	Leonard Migliore	Dec 20, 2011
Re: Primes can be better but sometimes aren't	PHXAZCRAIG	Dec 20, 2011
Re: Primes can be better but sometimes aren't	Cultured Vulture	Dec 26, 2011
Re: Primes can be better but sometimes aren't	sting	Dec 26, 2011
Re: Primes can be better but sometimes aren't	Luc de Schepper	Dec 27, 2011
Re: Primes can be better but sometimes aren't	PHXAZCRAIG	Dec 30, 2011
old primes vs. new zooms	sting	Dec 26, 2011
Re: prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	wcowan	Dec 20, 2011
Re: prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	John Motts	Dec 20, 2011
Re: prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	anotherMike	Dec 20, 2011
Re: prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	mbecke	Dec 21, 2011
Re: prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	Isaaclam	Dec 24, 2011
Very fair analysis	CriticalI	Dec 26, 2011
Re: prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	Leonard Shepherd	Dec 20, 2011
clown for hire ...kid's parties and magic tricks	oneANT	Dec 20, 2011
Re: prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	Peter v.d Werf	Dec 20, 2011
Re: prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	uniquename	Dec 20, 2011
Re: prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	CriticalI	Dec 26, 2011
You've got to be kidding	calson	Dec 24, 2011
Re: You've got to be kidding	DBCapybara	Dec 24, 2011
Re: You've got to be kidding	CriticalI	Dec 26, 2011
love primes, but ...	eadrian75	Dec 25, 2011
Re: eadrian,	Revision	Dec 30, 2011
Re: eadrian,	Revision	Dec 30, 2011
Re: eadrian,	M Jesper	Jan 3, 2012
Re:M Jesper,	Revision	Jan 13, 2012
Re: prime lens better than 'superb' zoom lens like f2.8?	pixee	Dec 30, 2011

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