> it's simple to hear the question behind the question for heaven's sake, maggie It might be simple to you, but to me it's well hidden. Riu has both lenses: he wants to know which is best. How can we answer. What was so wrong with suggesting he took the same shot with both and compared them? Surely, if it works it works *whatever* any lens tests say. His reply indicated he had completely dissed the suggestions. That's not very polite either. Bob mercansu i tobano