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

Started May 6, 2014 | Discussions thread
Schwany
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Re: Canon 16-35mm f2.8L II - not sharp.

kumar007 wrote:

Hi,

I switched to Canon from Nikon last summer.

I rented two lens 16-35 f2.8L (first version) and 70-200 f.28 (first version) for few days and clicked several pics. I was amazed by Canon's color and L lens's sharpness.

Since then I owned a 70-200 f2.8L II and I love it.

I just bought a 16-35 f.28 II few days ago and I notice that it isn't as sharp as 70-200 f2.8L II.

Is this how 16-35 are? Am I being spoilt by 70-200?

Don't know about the 16-35 II. I have the earlier one, and it's not very sharp anywhere near the edges or corners wide open. It doesn't hold a candle to the 70-200. That zoom is a spoiler

I read on several forums that 16-35 isn't very sharp since its a wide angle lens.

If that so, why is it called 'L' lens? Why buy expensive L lens instead of less expensive third party lens?

Shouldn't 'L' lens be the best among the best Canon lenses?

Shouldn't L lens be the sharpest?

It is the sharpest 16-35/f2.8 Canon makes.

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