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Poll: what is your preference? 24-70 II @28mm or Zeiss 2/28 ZF

Started Jul 4, 2013 | Polls thread
cale johnson
cale johnson Regular Member • Posts: 121
Re: That it is.

I can't tell if you want us to believe that the Canon is an amazing lens or if you want us (the viewers) to believe that it is capable of identical results.

If the first, I agree the Canon lens is a great lens considering that it is a zoom lens. Albeit an expensive zoom.

But if you are searching for the answer, is it capable of identical results and you want us to believe it is...I'm sorry to say, it is not as sharp as the Zeiss. That's not conjecture, that's a fact.

(Of course, this assumes that each lens was used to it's maximum potential in your test, which I am simply incapable of determining.)

Note: I have 30 years of experience in the sale of high-end commercial offset printing. I've looked at enough detail and done enough press checks over the years to know that; a) most people don't really look at images carefully enough, and b) getting the best possible image sometimes isn't worth the bother. YMMV.

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