Why has Canon Abandoned F/2.8?
Re: Why has Canon Abandoned F/2.8?
rrccad wrote:
hotdog321 wrote:
Good grief--I just read that the f/4 version is going to cost US $3000! Can you imagine how expensive a f/2.8 would be? Not to mention needing a wheelbarrow to haul the sucker around.
Also, from an engineering and optical standpoint, it is much easier to make a f/4 wide angle truly sharp at the corners as opposed to f/2.8. The new 16-35 f/4L IS is phenomenal. The 16-35 f/2.8 versions 1 & 2--not so much.
Finally, thanks to modern sensors ability to handle low light, there really isn't quite so much a desperate need for that extra stop. I've handheld the 16-35 f/4L IS several times in truly awful light and been quite pleased with the results.
for sure - and out side of the astroscape crowd to which the Samyang primes are far more suitable, there's just not as much use for the insane size of this as a 2.8
Among 62 Nikon full frame lenses listed at B&H, the Nikon 12-24/2.8 at $2000 is listed as the 9th best seller. It has over 500 reviews. The only more popular wide angle is the 20/1.8 prime for $800.
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