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<blockquote data-quote="gqtuazon" data-source="post: 197344" data-attributes="member: 6573">@Skytalker - I understand that you like to base your idea or view from data. These data are good info but they don't tell how how well it controls CA, distortion, and how the OOF background is rendered. I do not base my choice of lens selection from just sharpness which is why I don't care much about DXO or other corporations that does something similar. Everybody has their own preferrence and your ideas are just not my cup of tea. I am not stating that primes are better than zooms or vice versa, we just have to be aware that these lenses will have their own limitations and flaws. We as the consumers just need to realize that limitation and it is up to us whether we will buy that lens or not. As previously stated, I use both zooms and primes in order to have the best of both world.Re: 70-200mm f2.8 VS 200mm f2. The 200mm f2 is actually a 200mm. 70-200mm f2.8 @200 &lt; 200 and more like = 135mm. Big difference and don't even think that their performance is similar at f4 since I have used both already.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gqtuazon, post: 197344, member: 6573"] @Skytalker - I understand that you like to base your idea or view from data. These data are good info but they don't tell how how well it controls CA, distortion, and how the OOF background is rendered. I do not base my choice of lens selection from just sharpness which is why I don't care much about DXO or other corporations that does something similar. Everybody has their own preferrence and your ideas are just not my cup of tea. I am not stating that primes are better than zooms or vice versa, we just have to be aware that these lenses will have their own limitations and flaws. We as the consumers just need to realize that limitation and it is up to us whether we will buy that lens or not. As previously stated, I use both zooms and primes in order to have the best of both world. Re: 70-200mm f2.8 VS 200mm f2. The 200mm f2 is actually a 200mm. 70-200mm f2.8 @200 < 200 and more like = 135mm. Big difference and don't even think that their performance is similar at f4 since I have used both already. [/QUOTE]

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