No Clear Winner

Headed out today with the intention of shooting some comparative shots with regards to my continuing 70-200mm f/2.8L IS sharpness issue. Today, comparisons between a 40D body and a Rebel XTi body. I tried to shoot images that were as close to identical as possible.

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This image was made with the 40D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS zoomed to 200mm. I’m shooting at ISO800, 1/1250 sec @ f/8, handheld.

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This image was made with the XTi, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS zoomed to 200mm. Again, I’m shooting at ISO800, 1/1250 sec @ f/8, handheld. 

If you look closely, you might just barely tell a difference. At any rate, it’s not significant. Since I’ve previously tried two identical lenses on a single body, again shooting images as close to identical as possible, I’ve pretty much reached the conclusion that the "issue" is more with me and my expectations than with the lens/camera.

WILDE_LAKE-20080524-IMG_6345 More of this morning’s pictures are up on my flickr photo stream.

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