WIll Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L be more sharp at 50 mm then 50mm fixed?

[shortduck]

Hello

I just have a 50 mm fixed lens in my tool box, wanted to ask a silly question.

Will Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L at more sharp at 50 mm then 50mm fixed?

Can someone please answer this for me?

 

[weepete]

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens Image Quality


Assuming it's the 50mm f1.8 STM you have, but the other versions are in the options. You should be able to play about with that tool to your hearts content.

 

[Original katomi]

The nifty fifty is brill lens my understanding is that prime lens is always better than zoom

 

[weepete]

The nifty fifty is brill lens my understanding is that prime lens is always better than zoom

It really depends on the quality of the lens. Some of the newer glass on the zoom lenses is comparible or even better than some of the older primes out there.

 

[dxqcanada]

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM - Review / Test Report - Analysis

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 USM L II - Full Format Review / Test Report - Analysis

 

[Soocom1]

Depends.

Application and intended use

 

[Sharpshooterr]

It's very rare, if ever that a zoom of any quality is sharper etc. than a prime lens, no matter how good the zoom is.
This link takes you to The Digital Picture. Bryan is the best Canon tester in the business and his reviews and comparison tools are the best.
Here the highly rated Canon 24-70mm L mkll is compared to the std, non-L 50mm 1.4 and it's pretty clear that even here, without going to the 50 L's, the std. 50 is sharper than the L zoom at f8, a very used portrait aperture.
You can play with the comparisons yourself!
I own most of these lenses and that is my personal experience as well.
SS
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM Lens Image Quality

 

[LWW]

Hello

I just have a 50 mm fixed lens in my tool box, wanted to ask a silly question.

Will Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L at more sharp at 50 mm then 50mm fixed?

Can someone please answer this for me?

I’m not a CANON guy, but no .. a prime is almost always better than a zoom when using manufactures lenses.

The 50 will also be faster allowing a combo of higher shutter speeds available, shallower depth of field possible, a brighter viewfinder view, autofocus should be faster, and a lighter weight.

The only tangible advantage would be, IMHO, the ability to go to 24mm. Between 30 and 70 a 50 will do the same think with just a few steps forwards or backwards.

 

[Sharpshooterr]

Hello

I just have a 50 mm fixed lens in my tool box, wanted to ask a silly question.

Will Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L at more sharp at 50 mm then 50mm fixed?

Can someone please answer this for me?

A prime is almost always better than a zoom when using manufactures lenses.

LWW, are you saying that when using a 3rd party zoom, in this case the 3rd party zooms are likely sharper/better than a Canon prime???
From what 3rd party manufacturer are you eluding to?
SS

 

[LWW]

Hello

I just have a 50 mm fixed lens in my tool box, wanted to ask a silly question.

Will Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L at more sharp at 50 mm then 50mm fixed?

Can someone please answer this for me?

A prime is almost always better than a zoom when using manufactures lenses.

LWW, are you saying that when using a 3rd party zoom, in this case the 3rd party zooms are likely sharper/better than a Canon prime???
From what 3rd party manufacturer are you eluding to?
SS

How in the name of all that is holy did you get that interpretation?