p.3 #3 · Official: new EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens
Lack of FTM is a deal breaker for me at this time, but for a lot of people this lens targets,
it won't matter. I would rather the lens be $800 with USM than $700 without, but this glass is
too slow for me anyway. I would not doubt that the IQ is very good. The newer 18-55IS and 55-200IS
kit lenses have gotten good reviews for IQ. The 17-55/2.8IS is fantastic for sharpness. I think Canon's
zoom designs have been very good lately.
At this point, though, I will be traveling with two bodies, (a 5D and 1.6 crop), so a superzoom
has limited appeal. This lens should sell well, though. Man, I wish it had USM, though.
Bad decision, Canon.
p.3 #5 · Official: new EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens
So now there's three choices:
Tamron 18-270 VC: 3.8" x 3.1" x 550g @ $
Sigma 18-200 OS: 3.9" x 3.1" x 610g @ $500
Canon 18-200 IS: 4.0" x 3.1" x 600g @ $700?
The Tamron has a ton more reach of course, but I wonder which will have the best IQ? And the best AF performance? Given the Micro USM in the Canon, it might not be the best of the lot....
And of course the Canon will almost certainly not come with a hood, while the Sigma does and the Tamron will. So tack on $40 or so to the Canon's price.
p.3 #11 · Official: new EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens
You know what would be better? L quality, constant f2.8, USM and FTM, six stop IS, half the weight, and offer it in white, green, pink and black. All for less than four hundred dollars!!!
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Seriously, I won't be buying it because I plan on a full frame move. I can see how this lens is going to make Canon a boatload of money though.
p.3 #13 · Official: new EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens
Sam Bortol wrote:
It's still an 18-200 Lens...the perspective changes is all...
Perspective changes are caused by changing the location of the camera in relation to the subject. Focal length changes only how much of the subject fills the frame. Just like the crop factor does.
Also, zooms typically do have distortions - barrel on the wide end and pincushion on the long end. That does affect the image - but can be easily handled in post-processing (even DPP has that feature).
p.3 #14 · Official: new EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens
RGS65 wrote:
The best thing about this lens is the zoom lock.
I hope they impeimented better than the one on the 70-300 DO IS lens - that one is useful only to keep the lens retracted - that lens (at least my copy) will "fallopen" pointed down or "fall closed" in some situations - I cannot tell you how many times I thought I was shooting at 300mm and ended up at 268mm or the like. All canon had to do was to put multiple stop notches to engage the stop other places - or a friction lock. It is quite annoying.
good luck if it did have FTM.
