Pearlallica wrote in post #15802892
I often wonder why sharpness enthusiasts don't simply purchase more Zeiss glass. It seems to me that this is a feature best utilized for landscape anyways. As far as portraits go (my primary and only subject matter for 13 years now) I don't see [Ultimate] sharpness as being critical because most of my clients really print at around 5x7 to 8x10 and sometimes 11x14 and 16x20 - point being that in the more rare cases of enlargements like 16x20 or even 24x30 you can sharpen in software if you're not completely satisfied with the output.
I often wonder why sharpness enthusiasts don't simply purchase more Zeiss glass. It seems to me that this is a feature best utilized for landscape anyways. As far as portraits go (my primary and only subject matter for 13 years now) I don't see [Ultimate] sharpness as being critical because most of my clients really print at around 5x7 to 8x10 and sometimes 11x14 and 16x20 - point being that in the more rare cases of enlargements like 16x20 or even 24x30 you can sharpen in software if you're not completely satisfied with the output.
this makes a good point, that sharpness is overly critical in this forum, on the flip side, would be nice to have a lens sharp enough to do landscapes, so you can do BOTH portraits and landscapes. Zeiss doesnt do AF.
that said, I do think the 24-70 stopped down is fine for landscapes, and wide open, also fine for portraits since they are rarely if ever printed larger than 16x20's anyhow.
