Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: NigelC on April 13, 2011, 04:33:09 am
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Now that Panasonic GH2 is my default "walkabout" camera I have been thinking of ebaying my 17-40L to fund an Olympus 9-18 M4/3 to add to 14-140 & 20mm. However, that does leave a significant gap betweem Zeiss 21 and 35 on the 5D2. Neither Canon 28mm options sound stellar and I think 24mm is more useful alongside 35mm anyway. Do you think EF 24/2.8 is optically up to 17-40 at 28mm (when I think it is pretty good)? If I don't get the 9-18 (will use wide end of LX3 for 24mm!), it seems more sensible to keep 17-40, as it gives me 18, 24 & 28mm focal lengths to complement 21&28mm Zeiss.
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Do you think EF 24/2.8 is optically up to 17-40 at 28mm (when I think it is pretty good)?
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Also in my recollection, the 24/2.8 @ f/4 is slightly behind the 17-40 @ f/4 on full frame. The differences become smaller at narrower apertures, but I ended up selling the 24/2.8 and keeping the 17-40/4 zoom.
Cheers,
Bart
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I found the 17-40mm better than the Canon 24mm f/2.8. The Canon 24mm f/1.4 L II is excellent, but may be more than you wanted to spend.
Have you considered one of the older Contax Zeiss 28mm lenses with an adapter? They aren't too expensive and are supposed to be optically excellent.
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I found the 17-40mm better than the Canon 24mm f/2.8. The Canon 24mm f/1.4 L II is excellent, but may be more than you wanted to spend.
Have you considered one of the older Contax Zeiss 28mm lenses with an adapter? They aren't too expensive and are supposed to be optically excellent.
I think maybe I'll just keep 17-40 and not spend money on ultra wide angle for GH2; I'll check out contax/yashica fit zeiss 28 on ebay - how does it compare to current ZE/ZF? I'd love ZE 28/2, but no way I can shell out for that after getting 21 and 35.