I wouldn't say that. As a general rule, lenses are at their sharpest
between 2 and 3 stops from maximum. Longer lenses are designed to be
sharp wide open since they're usually a bit slower.
If you need the speed go for the faster lens. But more speed doesn't
necessarily get you a sharper lens.
The 1.8 should be sharper than the 1.4 at maximum aperature. When they
are stopped down shouldn't be a big difference.
John
On Tue, 18 May 1999, Acer Victoria wrote:
> OK, off topic, but I gather from reading that the 1.4 is optimised for
> wide open performance and the 1.8 is better stopped down. Is this correct?
> I have both a green-reflecting-MC-marked 1.8 which I've used so far with
> great success and a newly acquired not-green-reflecting-but-MC-marked 1.4
> that I have not yet tested out.
>
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