[wim]

Well, I am not very charmed by it. And to be very honest, I also tried a few other ones, from other people I know, just to see how it behaved, and I certainly still didn't feel comfortable with it for its performance, compared to other lenses. I want a lens like that for using it wide open or close to wide open, and from my experience, it isn't all that great a lens for this. Maybe at web sized pictures, but not at 40 cm X 60 cm or 60 cm X 90 cm sized prints. Not in my experience anyway. For me, it is overrated.



I don't actually ignore the comments from others how good this lens is, I just want to make sure that people realize that there also are other experiences with this lens, and not just with a single one, but several. There is more than one side to the medal in this case.



Similarly, with the 28 - I had a much, much better experience with it than other people seem to have.



BTW, the same is true with the 50 F/1.8 Mk II - for me it worked well, all 7 I tested and/or owned, or the 50 F/1.8 Mk I I owned for that matter. No focusing issues whatsoever - and I do a lot of low light stuff. I also had rather bad experiences with different 50 F/1.4s, unlike many others apparently.



Regards, Wim