Eric Hensel

"NEVER EVER NEVER EVER ask the salesperson anywhere what their opinion is..."
Ridiculous. Paranoia, my friend.

That's why the demise of Fry's was so disappointing.

The unfairly maligned Sony 28/f2 is a great lens to go with that 55mm -especially indoors.

Given the multiple things that had to go wrong, I would chalk it up to serendipity, and never expect to see that scenario again.

Kerensky97
Not at all. I'm saying it's a narrow window, just move the lens slightly --been there, done that. No lens is perfect.

About that 70-200 2.8...

"my 40 year old Nikkor 80-200 / 4 is better in this respect"
Sure it is...

35 shots of the exact same 'flare-fail' scene, and the DPR experience, tell me that one will have a hard time duplicating that problem --ymmv.

You completely ignore the capabilities of the device -which are greater than any single tool you can find anywhere else. There is nothing even remotely comparable to a modern smartphone. Try...

Both my daughters run their entire lives (both managers) from their "phones", as I do, though I'm retired. Perhaps if we called them something more accurate (personal computing centers?) people...

Yep.

You've zoomed in to the point that individual pixels are visible. Try 100% or 200%

cbphoto123
I've read Magnar's comments for years and happen to agree with many of them, but that's not the point is it? He posts too much *for your liking* because he is opinionated...and loves to...

cbphoto123
Taking someone to task for proselytizing their equipment choices regularly on a Photo-site...while doing the same thing...priceless.
You had the option to move on...

Genes Pentax
-that's a common story, and true of a lot of tool buying. The fact remains that our 30/40/50 year younger selves seldom (in my case, never) had the available funds for that one-time...

Even if they did -you couldn't see the difference without a HDR monitor.

"Before any of you guys criticize flat-earth"
Bwaaah! Been there...

Bwaaah!

"Setting aside the carbon 12 testing, etc"
Why would one do that?

The latter -after you discuss the issues with a flat-earther for awhile, you understand how serious they are, and that there's no place for comedy.