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Never ever try a PRIME lens.. Going back to a ZOOM, you get too obsessed w. IQ

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ffabrici Senior Member • Posts: 1,353
Re: Never ever try a PRIME lens.. Going back to a ZOOM, you get too obsessed w. IQ
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deanmejos wrote:

This EF 24-105 Mk ii .. as a reminder.. is an "L" lens after all..

BUT ..

Only good result from my ZOOM, the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM outputs a very good colour rendition.. And yes, if you keep the image small, it does look pleasant enough.. Still, now I have done these comparisons, cannot force myself to come back to my ZOOM ...

I'm going to affirm your statement here. While it is true that primes can win in terms of other areas, even the "basic" L lenses still have something when it comes to color rendering. Over a decade ago, I had the EF f/4 L trio (17-40/4, 24-105/4 and 70-200/4 non-IS) and there's just something about the colors coming from L lenses. I remember reading about the 35/2 IS vs the MK1 35L and while the 35/2 comes close in terms of sharpness, the L still wins in bokeh but most especially color and contrast.

I use zooms a lot, while I love primes. The RF 50 f/1.2, RF 85 f/1.2, 135ART, EF 200 f/2 simply are second to none, and I can only recommend to rent one or more of them to experience their superiority. It doesn’t mean that the zooms aren’t good enough - I really believe they are for most situations.

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