Canon 24-70 F/2.8 II Sharpest Lens Ever?

At least Roger Cicala over at LensRentals.com thinks so. He got in 5 copies and promptly put them through an Imatest testing session and compared it to a few others. He was pretty much stunned. Here is what he had to say about it...

"This is short, sweet, and simple. The resolution absolutely, positively kicks butt and takes names. It is way better than the lens it replaces. It’s better at 70mm than the best Canon zoom I know of, the 70-200 f/2.8 IS II. It’s even better at 24mm than the sharpest 24mm prime we have, the Canon 24 TS-E. In the center, in the corners, it doesn’t care. We only had 5 copies to test, but they were all very similar with little copy-to-copy variation.

Resolution is not everything, of course. But it’s certainly an important thing. Unless the real lens reviewers find some dramatic problems with this lens, I’d have to lean towards worth-the-money on this one. I can’t believe I’m saying that a $2,300 standard zoom is worth the money.  But then again, I can’t believe I’m seeing a zoom lens out resolve a $2,000 world-class prime, either."

(The higher the number the better)

What is Imatest? See here.

To read Roger's full review, click here.