09-15-2011, 01:52 PM
[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1316071425' post='11609']
A little worse? Not really. Only the sharpness at the borders for f2.8-4 is worse, really. It compensates that with better sharpness at the borders at f8 and up.
But the bokeh is much, much better, the CA is lower too. Even the distortion is not there, where the 35 DX has distortion that one could start to see in architectural shots.
With the bokeh problem oif the 35mm f1.8, I do think that the optics of the new 40mm f2.8 are a lot better, even though its borders wide open lag a bit.
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Good summary BC
A little worse? Not really. Only the sharpness at the borders for f2.8-4 is worse, really. It compensates that with better sharpness at the borders at f8 and up.
But the bokeh is much, much better, the CA is lower too. Even the distortion is not there, where the 35 DX has distortion that one could start to see in architectural shots.
With the bokeh problem oif the 35mm f1.8, I do think that the optics of the new 40mm f2.8 are a lot better, even though its borders wide open lag a bit.
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Good summary BC