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Canon 16-35mm f2.8L II - not sharp.

Started May 6, 2014 | Discussions thread
birdbrain
birdbrain Veteran Member • Posts: 4,261
Re: Canon 16-35mm f2.8L II , and Nikon 14-24

kumar007 wrote:

Thanks!

So none of the mentioned wide angle are comparable to 70-200?

So, which one of the three (16-35, 24-70 and 17-40) would be closest to 70-200 in terms of sharpness?

The 24-70 f2.8 II is sharp, don't take my word for it have a look here: http://slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/1494/cat/11

A while ago someone posted which camera manufacturer featured in some world photo awards, Canon was way out in front and interestingly the 16-35 f2.8 II was by far the most used lens as far as I could see as well.

All in all I like the 16-35 myself, if I'm shooting landscapes then I'm at f8, if I want the attention to be on the centre of frame then I shoot f2.8. If you use DPP the DLO works really well on the 16-35.

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