03-08-2011, 02:20 AM
[quote name='Martin_MM' timestamp='1299514405' post='6584']
Esp.the central resolution at f1.4-f2.0 has no "wow" factor (compared to Canon 85L for instance) by their measurement.
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The 85 1.2L II has better center resolution at f/1.2 than the 84 1.4G wide open:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/genotypewriter/5057691550
[quote name='Martin_MM' timestamp='1299514405' post='6584']
Being an update of 85/f1.4D, which was famous esp.for its central sharpness (and too blurry corners, too), one would expect better performance in the latest 1.4G here.
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Sure the 85 1.4D was sharper in the center than in the corners but the question is, was it sharper than the rest? <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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The "latest 1.4G" doesn't mean anything other than a built-in motor. For example it took Nikon 35 years to develop their 24 1.4 and here's how it compares to the 24 1.4L II:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/genotypewriter/4698284415
The 35G's worse, but I haven't had time to publish my results yet.
GTW
Esp.the central resolution at f1.4-f2.0 has no "wow" factor (compared to Canon 85L for instance) by their measurement.
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The 85 1.2L II has better center resolution at f/1.2 than the 84 1.4G wide open:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/genotypewriter/5057691550
[quote name='Martin_MM' timestamp='1299514405' post='6584']
Being an update of 85/f1.4D, which was famous esp.for its central sharpness (and too blurry corners, too), one would expect better performance in the latest 1.4G here.
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Sure the 85 1.4D was sharper in the center than in the corners but the question is, was it sharper than the rest? <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />The "latest 1.4G" doesn't mean anything other than a built-in motor. For example it took Nikon 35 years to develop their 24 1.4 and here's how it compares to the 24 1.4L II:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/genotypewriter/4698284415
The 35G's worse, but I haven't had time to publish my results yet.
GTW