TESTING LENSES

I wanted to make my own test of lenses because I couldn't find on the web what I was looking for.

So, I started with this Ghetto setup just to see what's going to happen. Now that I did it, I know what I was supposed to do.
However, patience is not my virtue and I want to publish what I've found out so far.

Lenses Tested

TAMRON SP AF14mm F/2.8 Aspherical (IF)	Canon EF 24 mm f/2.8	Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM	Tamron AF28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di

Zeiss Biotar 58/2 for Exakta	Canon EF 24 - 105 mm F4.0L	Canon EF 16-35 F4L USM	Canon EF 70-200 F4L USM

Canon EF 28 F1.8 USM	Sigma 12-24 f/4.5-5.6 EX DG A HSM	Canon EF 85 F1.2L II USM	Canon EF 135 F2L USM

Tamron AF 90 F2.8 1:1 Macro	Tamron AF 180 F3.5 1:1 Macro	Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Fisheye	Sigma 24mm f/1.8 EX DG

Hartblei 35mm f/2.8 Super-Rotator	Hartblei 80mm f/2.8 Super-Rotator

Setup

Started with Tamron 14mm set on Canon EOS 5D some 25" inches from a subject. It covered some 65" long stretch on the long side.

Lens Resolving Power

I didn't like how others would resize images from different focal lengths to make them appear the same size.
Instead, I was moving away from a subject so to have the same (similar) coverage. This clearly shows lens resolving power.

Tamron 14mm	Tamron @28mm	Tamron @ 100mm	Tamron @ 200mm

Canon 24mm	Canon 50mm	Zeiss 58x1.4= ±80mmm

Coverage and Sharpness

Different coverage from the same spot, 25" from the subject, can be seen here:

Tamron 14mm

Canon 24mm

Canon 50mm

Tamron 28-300 @50mm

Tamron 28-300 @28mm

OVERALL SHARPNESS

Canon 50/1.4 is the sharpest lens everywhere, but 60 year old Zeiss is right there.
Check selective crops from a single frames (each set is made from one respective full resolution image).
All shots @ f/8.

Canon 50/1.4