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Canon 35mm f1.4 L ii vs Canon 24-70 f2.8 L ii vs Canon 16-35mm f4 L Comparison - Just for fun

Started Jan 26, 2018 | Discussions thread
AlexDROP1984
AlexDROP1984 Regular Member • Posts: 119
Some observations
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Andy1970 wrote:

Ok, time to post the answer! It was

A - 24-70 f2.8ii

B - 35 1.4Lii

C - 16-35 F4

I think most of you got it, or you were very close. Seems most agreed that the 35L was the best image. I'm glad about that, as I've only just bought it! My new baby

I did slightly cheat on the 24-70 image, in that I was a bit clumsy in framing the shot and guessing the 35mm point. EXIF showed 33mm and it was a bit wide, so I trimmed off a little.

I found it interesting to compare the lenses in this way, it was actually closer than I thought. They are all very good lenses.

Thanks for playing everyone!

Andy, thanks for the blind test.
I'd like to add my 2c. The results are very predictable.
35II is the sharpest cuz its aperture is 3 stops closed AND it is back focused compared to others. That's why sharpness across the frame is superb even in far corners (close to infinity range) except the blurred grass on the foreground.
24-70 II has nice sharpness and a bit smeared corners. BTW its aperture is 1 stop closed and FL is in the middle of the zoom range. Well, sweet spot for this zoom but results are just on par with wide open 16-35/4. And keep in mind that tele end of WA zooms are not very good according to Roger Cicala. So comparing zooms at these setting is not fair yet 16-35/4 looks better than I would imagine.

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