what is the sharpest non "L" series lens?

what is the sharpest non "L" series lens?

Hello again Foxcrew,

Primes are you best bet if you want Sharp

50mm 1.8 or 1.4
85mm 1.8

Best rergards

BearSummer

100/2.8 Macro

They're all pretty sharp stopped down.

But the sharpest non L lens is the 50 f1.4.......I think its also the fastest. (If I'm not mistaken).

And of course, all the non-L primes are just superb.............may​be except for the 28 f2.8 (though I could be wrong about that too).

Ro1

50mm 1.4 is a fantastic lense. In terms of non L zooms I still think the 28-135 IS is a reasonably sharp performer as long as you stay away from fully open and is a bargain.

28/2.8 is sharp.

100mm f/2.8 macro
50mm 1.4
135mm f/2.8 soft focus
85mm f/1.8
50mm f/1.8

.... probably in that order. (wide open)

...and these lenses will beat some of the L zooms!

primes are hard to contest with...

I stopped in a large Los Angeles-Area camera store yesterday, and I asked the salesman what did he consider to be the best non-Canon lens he had in the store. He asked me what focal length I was looking for, and I told him I didn't really care---I just wanted to know what the best non-Canon lens was, period. He looked at me like I was nuts (well, I am, a little). After staring at me for a few moments (probably checking to see if my eyes were crossed and if I was drooling), he turned around and stared at the shelves where the 3rd-party lenses were stacked. He looked, and looked, and looked. Finally, he turned around and said, "I don't know. I've heard the Sigma 70-200 is pretty good."

This was interesting to me, because I know in my heart of hearts there are some really good third-party lenses out there, but few people seem to know (or agree) on which ones they are.

I bought another light meter.

Have a bit of a spending addiction do we? (couldnt find a lens...so you had to buy "another" meter)

I agree with you, i'm sure there are some pretty cheap pretty sharp primes out there, its just a matter of finding them.

Yo Belmondo...that was some stupid salesperson. As much crap you buy, he should have been clued bigtime.

And yeah...you bought ANOTHER light meter? Heck, I have one and NEVER use it.

RFMSports wrote:
And yeah...you bought ANOTHER light meter? Heck, I have one and NEVER use it.

I've got one in my camera so i havnt found the need for one

RFMSports wrote:
And yeah...you bought ANOTHER light meter? Heck, I have one and NEVER use it.

You don't buy them because you use them. You buy them because they make you look like you know what you'e doing. Very cool things. I especially like the looks of the Pentax Spotmeter V.