Martin,
I see the typical error of someone who compares apples to pears.
You took the 17-40L Test on 8mpix and compared it to the 17-85 test made
on 15mpix. You will agree (eventually after some thinking about it) that
this comparison is useless.
Take the tests within the same testfamily if you want to compare naked numbers,
or just compare the trend. You'll see, the 17-40 is indeed better than the 17-85
... and it delivers better pictures also ... nevertheless, I wouldn't swap a
17-85 for a 17-40 on a crop-1.6 camera.
just my 2cts ... Rainer
I see the typical error of someone who compares apples to pears.
You took the 17-40L Test on 8mpix and compared it to the 17-85 test made
on 15mpix. You will agree (eventually after some thinking about it) that
this comparison is useless.
Take the tests within the same testfamily if you want to compare naked numbers,
or just compare the trend. You'll see, the 17-40 is indeed better than the 17-85
... and it delivers better pictures also ... nevertheless, I wouldn't swap a
17-85 for a 17-40 on a crop-1.6 camera.
just my 2cts ... Rainer