If compared with the EF 24-70 ƒ / 2.8L II USM, then if both are at 50mm and at ƒ / 2.8 (which is open for zoom!), Half-tone merges terribly in XA, in sharpness in general across the field, in autofocus, and in general throughout!
It’s worth taking it now only if you like fixes, you need exactly fifty kopecks, high aperture and autofocus.
I won’t write about bokeh, colors and pattern in minuses, nor in pluses. Someone really likes it, but personally I consider such people to have never seen trulySee full review