SunnyOctopus Senior Member 455 posts Joined Oct 2010 More info | Apr 23, 2011 00:02 | #1 I've looked at the charts and read the articles, but I still don't have a clear answer!
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Raylon Goldmember  1,078 posts Joined Sep 2010 Location: Plainfield, IL More info | Apr 23, 2011 00:03 | #2 I somewhat doubt that a 50 at 4.5 is the sharpest possible. But honestly when you stop any lens down to f/9 it's going to be razor sharp. 7D l Canon 70-200 f/4L IS l Canon 85mm f/1.8 l ∑ 17-50 f/2.8 l Canon 50mm f/1.8 II l S95
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Overkill-F1 Senior Member  479 posts Likes: 6 Joined Dec 2007 Location: BC, Canada More info | Apr 23, 2011 00:08 | #3 EF-S 60mm macro is pretty darn sharp. 50D, 450D, 18-55mm IS, 30mm f/1.4, 60mm f2.8 macro, 100mm f2,
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wrxrocks Senior Member 410 posts Joined Aug 2008 Location: Orange County California More info | Apr 23, 2011 00:11 | #4 My 16-35 ii is very sharp at f 4 50D with ef 16-35ii, ef 24-105L f4 IS, my new lover 70-200L f2.8 IS ii, 35L f1.4, EF 85L F1.2 mark ii, 400L F5.6
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nureality Goldmember 3,611 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2008 More info | Apr 23, 2011 00:27 | #5 EF 70-200 f/4L IS USM @ f/4. Absolute RAZOR... sharpest Zoom I've ever used... let alone owned. Alan "NuReality" Fronshtein
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Apr 23, 2011 00:32 | #6 Zeiss 100 MP ZE stopped down? Retouching
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yogestee "my posts can be a little colourful"  More info | I'm wondering about your question.. Are you thinking of buying any lens on sharpness only without considering other attributes also?? Jurgen
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watt100 Cream of the Crop 14,021 posts Likes: 34 Joined Jun 2008 More info | Apr 23, 2011 04:53 | #8 SunnyOctopus wrote in post #12276085  I've looked at the charts and read the articles, but I still don't have a clear answer! Bokeh, focus, and build quality aside, what is the absolute sharpest lens/aperture combo on a crop body Canon camera? Is it 50mm 1.8 II at 4.5? Please help! Thanks for your time! ^^ I HOPE A GENIE GRANTS YOU ETERNAL HAPPINESS. if absolute total sharpness is your only criteria then look at the macro prime lens - Tamron 90mm, Canon 100mm, 60mm, etc.
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x_tan Cream of the Crop  More info | Apr 23, 2011 05:00 | #9 I feel my 100mm L Macro is sharper and lesser distortion than 135L on my 400D/XTi. Canon 5D3 + Zoom (EF 17-40L, 24-105L & 28-300L, 100-400L II) & Prime (24L II, 85L II, 100L, 135L & 200 f/2.8L II; Zeiss 1,4/35)
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hieu1004 Goldmember  3,579 posts Likes: 4 Joined Jul 2010 Location: Seattle More info | Apr 23, 2011 06:41 | #10 Um, what's the point of this question.....?
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JeffreyG "my bits and pieces are all hard"  More info | Apr 23, 2011 07:35 | #11 SunnyOctopus wrote in post #12276085 I've looked at the charts and read the articles, but I still don't have a clear answer! Bokeh, focus, and build quality aside, what is the absolute sharpest lens/aperture combo on a crop body Canon camera? Is it 50mm 1.8 II at 4.5? Please help! Thanks for your time! ^^ I HOPE A GENIE GRANTS YOU ETERNAL HAPPINESS. According to just about any lens tests, the sharpest Canon brand lenses are any of their supertelephoto primes. So pick from: My personal stuff:http://www.flickr.com/photos/jngirbach/sets/
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watt100 Cream of the Crop 14,021 posts Likes: 34 Joined Jun 2008 More info | Apr 23, 2011 07:55 | #12 JeffreyG wrote in post #12277176 According to just about any lens tests, the sharpest Canon brand lenses are any of their supertelephoto primes. So pick from: EF 200/2L IS USM EF 300/2.8L II IS USM EF 400/2.8L II IS USM EF 500/4L II IS USM EF 600/4L II IS USM EF 800/5.6 IS USM and shoot them at f/8. That will be as sharp as you can get. I'm not sure what the purpose of this exercise is, but there is the answer. actually, that is not the answer!
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JeffreyG "my bits and pieces are all hard" More info | Apr 23, 2011 08:25 | #13 watt100 wrote in post #12277212 actually, that is not the answer! The OP has a 1.6 crop body so the sharpest lens for his camera is _____________ answer: at www.photozone.de Photozone has never tested a single one of the lenses in my list so I have absolutely no idea why you linked them as a rebuttal to what I said. My personal stuff:http://www.flickr.com/photos/jngirbach/sets/
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Apr 23, 2011 08:39 | #14 I would generalize and say because I don't own any, but a prime macro lens stopped down to 5.6 by nature has to be extremely sharp.
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StarTzar Senior Member  426 posts Likes: 1 Joined May 2010 Location: Gatineau QC, Canada More info | Apr 23, 2011 09:16 | #15 For me it's the EF 70-200 f/4L IS USM at f/4
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