To put the sharpness results from earlier into context, let’s look at how the Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8 L stacks up against various other lenses on the market at each focal length.
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20mm
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35mm
Summary
At each focal length, the Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8 L holds its own, even beating prime lenses in some cases. At a broad level, it is slightly less sharp than the Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S and Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM lenses, but it’s in the same ballpark (and it beats them at some apertures and portions of the frame). Of course, it’s not a big deal, since you can’t mount those lenses on Canon EOS R cameras anyway. I only include them above for context.
I’ll put it this way – sharpness is not a weak point of the Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8 L no matter what aperture or focal length you’re using. While some lenses will beat it slightly in a head-to-head, if you’re getting blurry photos with the RF 15-35mm f/2.8 L, it’s not because of the lens (unless your copy was dropped)!
The next page of this review sums up everything and explains the pros and cons of the Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8 L. So, click the menu below to go to “Verdict”:
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