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Old September 28th 05, 04:01 PM
Joseph Meehan
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Siddhartha Jain wrote:
Hi,

Given two lenses, one a prime (say 28mm) and the other a zoom (say
28-75mm) and both with an aperture of f2.8 -
- Will the prime be brighter than the zoom because it has fewer lens
elements?
- Will the prime be sharper wide open than the zoom at 28mm?

Ofcourse, a lot will depend on the particular makes and models being
compared but is there a rule of thumb?

- Siddhartha


In a word NO. At least it is no if you are talking about real life
situations.

However ---- In general primes will be sharper unless the zoom is a
much better quality lens. Of course that is possible and a really good zoom
can outperform a poor prime any day.

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Joseph Meehan

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