The 24mm World Cup Final
Canon 24mm f1.4 L v Nikon 17-35mm f2.8 v Olympus 24mm f2.8
Performance at f5.6 (Mid-Frame II)
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| Canon 24mm f1.4 L at f5.6 (centre) |
Nikon 17-35: 24mm/f5.6 (centre) |
Olympus 24mm f2.8 at f5.6 (centre) |
2
points |
0
points |
1
points |
A second sample from the mid-frame, this time on the right side, shows that all these samples are at least properly centred. The Canon 24L maintains its advantage here, followed by the Olympus and Nikon in close competition. Moving on to the upper left corner sorts the men from the boys.
Performance at f5.6 (Corner)
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| Canon 24mm f1.4 L at f5.6 (mid-frame) |
Nikon 17-35: 24mm/f5.6 (mid-frame) |
Olympus 24mm f2.8 at f5.6 (mid-frame) |
2
points |
0
points |
1
points |
Stupid sun. If we concentrate of the mesh of the satellite dish rather than the brickwork, whose lighting variation makes comparison almost pointless, the Canon and Olympus primes are outperforming the Nikon zoom, though the 24L evidently extracts more high frquency detail from the corners than the Zuiko. To illustrate this better, let's consider a different subject at f8 . . . .
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