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Superb Lens

Started Apr 21, 2018 | User reviews thread
fotoriffic
fotoriffic Contributing Member • Posts: 585
Re: Junk Lens
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EOSSpeedLite wrote:

How does it compare to the Canon 24L F1.4 regarding rendering, color, and sharpness?

Have you ever used that lens?

I've had both lenses and in comparison, the 28mm is absolute junk.

At more than 3x the price, I would hope the 24L outperforms the 28 f/1.8. I think the question is does 3x the price equal 3x the performance? I'm going to say that it doesn't. Now even though it's not a linear relationship between price and performance, for some people it's absolutely necessary to have that incremental improvement while for others it's more about justifying their expensive lens to themselves and for others justifying why they purchased the less expensive option.

I really like my 28mm. It does what I need it to do and I don't need to be on the edge of its performance envelope so I can easily live within it's limitations. I do think the reputation is worse than reality as many people that comment negatively about it are just regurgitating what they read on a review site. It falls in the middle between a basic kit lens and an L lens and I'm glad that Canon has given us options for different needs and budgets.

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