Prime vs Zoom sharpness

[koffiejunkie]

I don't do tripods.

 

[hilton]

^^^^^
That's just crazy but imagine the comments when you pull this out at the beach.

 

[koffiejunkie]

^^^^^
That's just crazy but imagine the comments when you pull this out at the beach.

Yeah, something like "are you compensating for something?"

 

[hilton]

Or perhaps "Hey you, are you zooming in on my daughter?"

"No dude, I'm zooming in on the zit in her ear".

 

[bwana]

Yeah, something like "are you compensating for something?"

what else but low light would you be compensating for?

The 17-55 is ideal if you don't have any plans to move off aps-c.

 

[koffiejunkie]

what else but low light would you be compensating for?

His small car, of course!

 

[BigAl-sa]

You have the 7D, do you not think that 24 on the short end may not be wide enough?

There's much less perspective distortion with 24mm than with wider lenses...