aggieastrosfan
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Recently acquired the Canon 200 /2.8L, and I absolutely LOVE it. I find myself using the "foot" zoom just to have an excuse to use it more often!
Today I received the 28-70 f/2.8L I bought used off eBay. I bought this as a replacement for my 17-55, as I'm almost always fully extended on it, and chose the 28-70 over the 24-70 due to cost, since I rarely use the wide end anyway.
I grabbed the 28-70 and started taking some pictures, and was pretty happy with the results. Then I grabbed the 200 to compare, and the results just aren't even close. The 200 was the better lens by a mile.
Am I comparing apples to oranges here, in 200 v. 70/prime v. zoom? Has anyone used both of these lenses that could give me some insight as to if I have a bad copy of the 28-70, or if the 200 is just that good? And if the 200 is just that good, is there anything I can replace the 28-70 with to get comparable IQ? Assuming I can sell it what I paid for it, it would cost me an extra $400 or so to get the 24-70, but I'd gladly pay that to get what I'm getting out of the 200.
TIA for helping a newbie out. I hope to not be a newbie for long!
Today I received the 28-70 f/2.8L I bought used off eBay. I bought this as a replacement for my 17-55, as I'm almost always fully extended on it, and chose the 28-70 over the 24-70 due to cost, since I rarely use the wide end anyway.
I grabbed the 28-70 and started taking some pictures, and was pretty happy with the results. Then I grabbed the 200 to compare, and the results just aren't even close. The 200 was the better lens by a mile.
Am I comparing apples to oranges here, in 200 v. 70/prime v. zoom? Has anyone used both of these lenses that could give me some insight as to if I have a bad copy of the 28-70, or if the 200 is just that good? And if the 200 is just that good, is there anything I can replace the 28-70 with to get comparable IQ? Assuming I can sell it what I paid for it, it would cost me an extra $400 or so to get the 24-70, but I'd gladly pay that to get what I'm getting out of the 200.
TIA for helping a newbie out. I hope to not be a newbie for long!