Re: [OM] WTB: Zuiko OM glass (21/2, 18/3.5, 90/2)

[Chuck Norcutt]

Are you talking about the original 16-35 or the 16-35 II?  In Mike 
Hatam's tests referred to by Moose
<http://www.16-9.net/lens_tests/18mm_testb.html>
the Zuiko 18 outclassed the 16-35 and the Contax Zeiss 18.  But the 
16-35 II demonstrates a come back for Canon with a lens that finally 
bests the Zuiko 18 and Leica 19 in most categories.
<http://www.16-9.net/lens_tests/canon1635ii_a/c1635ii_a1.html>
But, even though it's a significant improvement over the older lens 
designs it still can't resolve to the corners of a 13MP 5D sensor let 
alone the much higher pixel count stuff available now.
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However well the 16-35L acquits itself, we shouldn't forget that even on 
the lowly 5D, the shiny new Mark II still doesn't have the legs to 
perform in the outer image circle. At no aperture did the lens deliver a 
truly credible Zone C (corner) and that's a problem the next generation 
of full frame sensors is likely to exploit without mercy.
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Chuck Norcutt


WayneS wrote:
> At 10:28 PM 11/13/2008, you wrote:
>> Oh, and the 17-36 Nikkor on my D3 is a close substitute for the 18.
>>
>> I wouldn't give up my 28/2 or my 50/1.2 or my 85/2, either.
>>
>> Bill Pearce
> 
> I was thinking the 16/3.5. My mistake. The 18 can be matched by
> today's digitals. I have a 16-35 that does as good as the 18. I was
> thinking the 16/3.5 as a fun lens. The 21/2 is much more usable
> and better than the 18.
> 
> WayneS 
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