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Prime vs zoom - which ones give better IQ
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<blockquote data-quote="Rick M" data-source="post: 196916" data-attributes="member: 4399"><p>It really depends on the individual lens and focal length. Fast primes allow more light in and I find I get sharper images than with the zooms. If you want to look at charts, look up the new sigma 35mm 1.4, it beats every zoom and prime in it's range, including the best Nikon (also look beyond just center sharpness, edges are important and this is where the zooms usually fall behind). Zooms suffer more from the physics involved in covering a focal range, the prime benefits from fewer optical challenges. Not every prime is going to be better than every zoom and vice-versa.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rick M, post: 196916, member: 4399"] It really depends on the individual lens and focal length. Fast primes allow more light in and I find I get sharper images than with the zooms. If you want to look at charts, look up the new sigma 35mm 1.4, it beats every zoom and prime in it's range, including the best Nikon (also look beyond just center sharpness, edges are important and this is where the zooms usually fall behind). Zooms suffer more from the physics involved in covering a focal range, the prime benefits from fewer optical challenges. Not every prime is going to be better than every zoom and vice-versa. [/QUOTE]
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