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What is the sharpest lens you own?

Started 5 months ago | Discussion thread

happysnapper64

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Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?

In reply to Sovern, 5 months ago

Sovern wrote:

jhal wrote:

hotdog321 wrote:

Just for fun, what is/are the sharpest lens(es) you own? What lens performs best in overall terms of sharpness, chromatic aberration, distortion, contrast? What lens makes just gives you that "wow" feeling when you see the photos?

I'll kick it off with my old 300 f/2.8 (non-IS), a 100 f/2.8 macro (the non-IS version) and my trusty 70-200 f/2.8 IS (version 1).

400/2.8L IS.

Personally I find the 400 2.8 to be lacking bokeh wise. I really like the 600mm F4 L IS USM II with 2X TC for portraits on my crop body (1920mm equiv. I use a radio to tell my assistant how to pose my subjects while I'm back about 400 feet) but I wish that Canon had a 600mm f1.8 so that I can really blow the background out to smithereens at 1920mm equiv. @ 3.6 but for now 1920mm at f8 will have to settle.

If anyone couldn't tell that was a joke ;).

Course we knew it was a joke. You would have to be back at least 500' for that, you wicked one you!!

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What is the sharpest lens you own?	hotdog321	5 months ago
100L	MAC	5 months ago	1
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	DS Porter	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	Sovern	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	hotdog321	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	tonyjr	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	Atoche	5 months ago	1
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	DS Porter	5 months ago
70-200L f/4 IS	kidcharles	5 months ago
Re: 70-200L f/4 IS	happysnapper64	5 months ago
Re: 70-200L f/4 IS	AC1	5 months ago
Re: 70-200L f/4 IS	thomas2279f	5 months ago
Re: 70-200L f/4 IS but ....	Peter too	5 months ago
Re: 70-200L f/4 IS	jason sheridan	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	jhal	5 months ago	1
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	hotdog321	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	Sovern	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	happysnapper64	5 months ago	1
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	Håkan Leif	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	jhal	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	gipper51	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	leosfo	5 months ago
Sharpest lens is my tripod. n/t	just1more	5 months ago
Re: Sharpest lens is my tripod. n/t	NancyP	5 months ago
All but one are macro lenses.	Phil Hill	5 months ago	1
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	roby17269	5 months ago
Must be the 85L (nt)	oldfartwitha5d	5 months ago
Fun thread!	hotdog321	5 months ago
Re: Fun thread!	joger	5 months ago	1
Re: Fun thread!	hotdog321	5 months ago
Re: Fun thread!	joger	5 months ago	1
Re: Fun thread!	qianp2k	5 months ago
35mm L f1.4, 135mm L f2, 70-200mm L IS II	andyus08	5 months ago
Re: 35mm L f1.4, 135mm L f2, 70-200mm L IS II	Lucas McDonald	5 months ago
Re: 35mm L f1.4, 135mm L f2, 70-200mm L IS II	andyus08	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	rebel99	5 months ago
Zeiss 100mm f2 makro planar	CrapCamera	5 months ago	1
Re: Zeiss 100mm f2 makro planar	CrapCamera	5 months ago	1
Tamron 90mm 2.8 (non-VC)	amosf	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	Nigel Wilkins	5 months ago
85L, 70-200 4 IS, 135L	CalBoy87	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	Jim Cassatt	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	William DIllard	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	clager	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	risto40	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	TareqPhoto	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	MIRANDA1	5 months ago
I actually own the sharpest...	brightcolours	5 months ago
My 400 2.8 IS eats 2x TCs for breakfast :)	liquidstone	5 months ago
That is difficult to answer but I'll give alot of credit to my 40mm pancake lens because	Apewithacamera	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	Freneticburn	5 months ago
EF 135mm f/2L	Bill MacBeth	5 months ago
Re: EF 135mm f/2L	Sovern	5 months ago
Re: EF 135mm f/2L	Simon Elwell	5 months ago
Re: EF 135mm f/2L	andyus08	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	XeroJay	5 months ago
Voigtlander 125mm F2.5 SL APO Macro n/t	oklaphotog	5 months ago
500 f/4 L IS II USM	Aurangabadkar	5 months ago
TS-E 24 II	KCampbell	5 months ago
Re: sorry not canon although used on Canon DSLRs	jamesdak	5 months ago
Nice Leica...	brightcolours	5 months ago
Re: Nice Leica...	jamesdak	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	billythek	5 months ago
Canon EF 28-70/ 3.5-4.5 II	bakhtyar kurdi	5 months ago
70-300 L	Gearóid Ó Laoi, Garry Lee	5 months ago	1
EF 100mm f2.8L IS Macro	rjjr	5 months ago	1
Interesting list!	hotdog321	5 months ago
hmmmp you forgot the pancake lens :( lol its ok Happy holidays! :) nt	Apewithacamera	5 months ago
Re: hmmmp you forgot the pancake lens :( lol its ok Happy holidays! :) nt	hotdog321	5 months ago	1
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	qianp2k	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	mirkoc	5 months ago
70-300 L IS USM.	ASR45	5 months ago	1
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	nelsonal	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	PAUL FERGUSON	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	joger	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	qianp2k	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	joger	5 months ago
TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II	jayrandomer	5 months ago
Re: TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II	qianp2k	5 months ago
Re: TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II	gipper51	5 months ago
Re: TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II	qianp2k	5 months ago
Re: TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II	jayrandomer	5 months ago
Re: TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II	qianp2k	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	msrock	5 months ago
It's not a Canon....	Clint Dunn	5 months ago
24-70II & 70-200II	digitaldog	5 months ago
Re: 24-70II & 70-200II	John P Roskos	5 months ago
Re: 24-70II & 70-200II	timd35	5 months ago
Re: 24-70II & 70-200II	qianp2k	5 months ago
Re: 24-70II & 70-200II	hotdog321	5 months ago
Re: 24-70II & 70-200II	Zee Char	5 months ago
Re: 24-70II & 70-200II	joger	5 months ago
Re: 24-70II & 70-200II	hotdog321	5 months ago
Re: 24-70II & 70-200II	joger	5 months ago
lol	Shaun_Nyc	5 months ago
Re: lol	joger	5 months ago
No doubt the 17mm TS-E is sharper.	brightcolours	5 months ago
Re: lol	Shaun_Nyc	5 months ago	1
Re: lol	joger	5 months ago
Re: lol	joger	5 months ago
Re: 24-70II & 70-200II	Zee Char	5 months ago
Re: 24-70II & 70-200II	andyus08	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	chuck nakell	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	Zee Char	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	davel33	5 months ago
ofcourse there are others!	clager	5 months ago
Re: ofcourse there are others!	joger	5 months ago
Re: ofcourse there are others!	clager	5 months ago
Re: ofcourse there are others!	joger	5 months ago
Re: ofcourse there are others!	clager	5 months ago
Re: ofcourse there are others!	joger	5 months ago
Re: ofcourse there are others!	clager	5 months ago
17 TS-E is amazing	qianp2k	5 months ago
Nice shot! nt	Apewithacamera	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	BobT	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	Arkon	5 months ago
EF-S 60mm f/2.8 macro	brian1366	5 months ago
Re: EF-S 60mm f/2.8 macro	jitteringjr	5 months ago
Macro: Canon 180mm f/3.5, Prime tele: 400mm f/5.6L, zoom tele: 70-200mm f/4	NancyP	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	amd	5 months ago
135 mm f/2 L	Forrest	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	probert500	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	WT Jones	5 months ago
400 f5.6 L	Matt	5 months ago
Re: 400 f5.6 L	gipper51	5 months ago
Sigma 70 / 2.8 macro.	Great Bustard	5 months ago
Re: Sigma 70 / 2.8 macro.	hotdog321	5 months ago
Re: Sigma 70 / 2.8 macro.	gipper51	5 months ago
Re: I think I need to exchange my 24-70 II	newpentaxfan	5 months ago
Re: I think I need to exchange my 24-70 II	hotdog321	5 months ago
Re: I think I need to exchange my 24-70 II	qianp2k	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	Boris	5 months ago
70-200 and a wide zoom	AvyMan	5 months ago
Re: 70-200 and a wide zoom	hotdog321	5 months ago
Re: 70-200 and a wide zoom	Phil Hill	5 months ago
Re: 70-200 and a wide zoom	AvyMan	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	MirekE	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	dholl	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	borno	5 months ago
Re: My sharpest lens....200mmL 2.8 mkII	mailman88	5 months ago
My sharpest lens are...	Mystery Gardener	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	erikstarck	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	Sabud	5 months ago	1
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	optimus2	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	springbock	5 months ago
Re: What is the sharpest lens you own?	BFJ Photography	5 months ago
135mm f2 L	Mike MacK	5 months ago
Sigma 17-50/F2.8 OS	nofumble	5 months ago
A few superstar lenses . . .	hotdog321	5 months ago
EF 300 2.8 IS	anttitapani	5 months ago

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