I believe you may be making the same mistake many seem to, namely comparing an
f2.8
lenses performance at f2.8 with an f2 lenses performance at f2. One should
compare such lenses at equivalent apertures. If you do this, going by Gary's
tests,
the f2 seems to have slightly better performance from f2.8 to f8 but after that
the
f2.8 pulls ahead.
Giles
John Petrush wrote:
> Alternatively, you could consider the f/2.8 version of the 24mm and use a
> faster film to compensate. Perhaps for this application it is a reasonable
> compromise. Like any lens, it is not at its best wide open, but tests I
> recall indicate it is better than its f/2 cousin wide open.
> John P
>
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