Sharpest lenses?

baybud wrote in post #2052593
lol yes the 5.6 wow is quite a turn on lol :O

you should try it at F/8, so sharp it burns the LCD

i tend not to use it too much beyond f/4, well for most of my wildlife i normally use it at f/2.8, but i used it in corfu for some landscape at f/8, although that was a rarity.

baybud wrote in post #2052618
i tend not to use it too much beyond f/4, well for most of my wildlife i normally use it at f/2.8, but i used it in corfu for some landscape at f/8, although that was a rarity.

The only time mine sees F/4 or F/5.6 is with the extenders on

do you use it with the 2x? if so is it any good? I was thinking about getting a 2x at some point, but i've not been terribly impressed by it so far lol

baybud wrote in post #2052632
do you use it with the 2x? if so is it any good? I was thinking about getting a 2x at some point, but i've not been terribly impressed by it so far lol

Yes I have, here is a sample pic at F/5.6

looks good!

oo. thankyou Well it's convinced me lol, it's the easiest and cheapest route to get to 600 in my position so i think when i have the funds i'll get one.

Jaetie wrote in post #2052645
looks good!

thank you, the 300 takes the 2x extender probably the best of any Canon lens

The 200 1.8 is generally accepted as one of the sharpest, if not THE sharpest, lenses ever produced. Usually followed by the 135 F2 and 300 F2.8.

baybud wrote in post #2052648
oo. thankyou Well it's convinced me lol, it's the easiest and cheapest route to get to 600 in my position so i think when i have the funds i'll get one.

600 f/5.6 ain't bad

calicokat wrote in post #2052653
600 f/5.6 ain't bad

i suppose it will have to do lol, at least it cuts down onthe weight of a 600 f/4, i don't think i could use a 600 f/4 handheld

blackviolet wrote in post #2052588
avoid the red stripe, low budget sigmas (which are generally sold by wolf/ritz as part of the quantaray - run away and don't look back)

the 85mm 1.8 is very sharp and i'll also give a strong agreement for the 135L

Avoid the red stripe? And you have some!

I'll have to research the prices of the lenses you all listed; or you guys can save me the trouble, what the best bang for your buck when it comes to these?

AGENT 99 wrote in post #2052494
lol, so basically anytihng with a red line going around the end of it?

sigma cheap lenses have red lines going round the end of them too!

300f2.8 is the sharpest thing I have ever put on my camera.

The sharpest lens is the 200 f/1.8. It beats other lenses at all apertures. But that one is very expensive and hard to find. Second will be the 500 f/4, closey followed by 85 f/1.2 and 135 f/2. See my footer (glass buying guide) for some graphics comparing different lenses.

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