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rick floot
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Registered: Jan 15, 2007
Location: Netherlands
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Review Date: Feb 18, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
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| Rating: 9
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very sharp, black, IQ
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not that versatile on a 30d
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i use it on my 30d, with pleasure! Yes it is a bit long, and doesn't zoom but hey...i still love it!
chck my pics at
www.flickr.com/photos/flowtation
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 Feb 18, 2007
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mttran
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Feb 6, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,000.00
| Rating: 10
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Everything about the LENS that's supposed to be
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None
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Others has said - just run and get it - highly recommend
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Feb 6, 2007
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Hpa11
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Location: Russia
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Review Date: Jan 27, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,045.00
| Rating: 10
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Superb! Sharp images, fast focussing, bokeh, quality build and black.
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None.
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I bought this lens after reading the reviews on this site.
It's my first L lens.
I use it to for headshots with my 20D. It's perfect for this application.
Highly recommended!
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Jan 27, 2007
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Tony Kourlas
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Location: Canada
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Review Date: Jan 27, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Sharp wide open, incredible bokeh, small and light (relative to a 70-200 f/2.8 that is), beautiful colours and contrast, lightning fast focus, good buy for the money (relative to other L primes that is).
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Would be nice if it was weather sealed.
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I love shooting with this lens. It is one of Canon's masterpieces. Highly recommended.
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Jan 27, 2007
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peeder
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Review Date: Jan 27, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $900.00
| Rating: 10
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This lens can make a steaming pile of dogdoo look like a four-star meal.
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Jan 27, 2007
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MartyC
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Registered: Dec 19, 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 20
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Review Date: Jan 26, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Very good resolution and contrast, great value
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no weather sealing
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Jan 26, 2007
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Michael Watt
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Location: Australia
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Review Date: Jan 22, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Sharp, Beautiful background blur, Ideal for portraits on a full frame or 1.3 sensor
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No image stabilizer, Cost
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This lens is a pleasure to use, especially for portraiture. Background blur is beautiful. However I find I have to be careful with focussing especially shooting tight under f4 and using this lens widest aperture of f2 demands careful focussing. At these apertures depth of field is razor thin. In portraiture even the distance between the nose and the ears is enough for auto focus to miss the mark which I normally centre on the eyes. I find I have to resort to manual focus in these tight situations and or stop down. If focussed correctly I find that even at f2 this lens is acceptably sharp. Two stops down to f4 and this lens is awesome. Highly recommended.
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Jan 22, 2007
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nivenu
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Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 10
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Review Date: Jan 17, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Superb! Very sharp throughout the range, excellent contrast with no trace of CA. Focussing is fast. Highly recommend this lens to those who can afford it. Those who can't...save up for it. You wont regret it!
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None.
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Jan 17, 2007
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susi
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Location: United States
Posts: 2560
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Review Date: Jan 14, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $775.00
| Rating: 10
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Fast, Sharp, Black, light
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doesnt play MP3 :)
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I bought this lens after reading the reviews and hearing about how fast it was. I also had just bought a 1DMKII and wanted to try out the fast shutter with a fast lens. I took some candids today of some kids riding dirt bikes, running..constant motion and this lens was right on with the focus and I was impressed with the results. I love the range also as it was not too limiting and could back up easily when I needed to.
I plan to try this for Basket ball next week and don't think I wil be dissappointed. The background blur is gorgeous and the images are sharp! Looks like a keeper to me!
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Jan 14, 2007
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Doug Vann
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Location: Canada
Posts: 45
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Review Date: Jan 7, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Sharp images, quality build, good in low light.
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none
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Before buying this lens I checked out the reviews on this site. I only bought it 2 days ago but long enough to agree with the vast majority of posteers here. I was previously using a 200f2.8L which is also a great lens but when I moved from film to digital this lens became too long when using a 400D.
Excellent background blur...... great for portraits or sports.
Going from the 200L to the 135 L - the wife couldn't even tell I had bought a new lens :-)
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Jan 7, 2007
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Valerie S
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Dec 29, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $875.00
| Rating: 10
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Sharpness wide open, fast AF, price (relative to other Ls)
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None
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I use it mainly for concert photography, but I also find other reasons to use it. I love everything about it. No hesitation in using it wide open, very fast AF, beautiful bokeh and it's fairly light. 10/10.
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Dec 29, 2006
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denopa
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Location: United Kingdom
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Review Date: Dec 27, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,400.00
| Rating: 10
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Beautifull lens (as an object); Fast aperture, sharp, fantastic colour rendition, very silent and fast focusing, discreet
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a bit on the heavy side, and the very large amount of glass make the lens impressive to the people you're trying to shoot - but that comes with the quality of the results.
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I had to wait one month for Christmas to open the package... It was worth the wait. The lens is incredibly fast to use for close up portraits inside without flash, perfect for general portraits outside.
It's my first L lens, and the first prime I have since my Pentax non digital days, and I am truly amazed by the pleasure of shooting with it, and by the results. Especially on the 20d, with its rather dark viewfinder, the f/2 is a revelation.
This lens seems to like the colour blue. Blues come out very rich and deep. I can't really explain it - I feel for example that the 400 f/2.8 which I had the chance to shoot with some time ago likes green. For both it makes for very fair looking skin tones, without yellow or red tones.
Regarding the price I paid, this is the UK for you... Although I tried to buy it in NY last month and after taxes I was getting close to $1300.
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Dec 27, 2006
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lenshead
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Location: United States
Posts: 164
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Review Date: Dec 14, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $874.00
| Rating: 9
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Sharp, fast,great color.
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None absolutely none.
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Man I love this lens. I had only shot with zooms until I bit the bullite and bought this baby. I really like it for shooting 10Ks and other running events. The pictures are superb, sharp, with beautiful color and great bokeh. This lens really performs and I also use it with a 1.4 tele which gives me a super fast 190/2.8. If you shoot action such as running events this is the lens for you. Currently I am using it on a 20D and it performs flawlessly. It you like primes and want the best of the best get this lens. I promise you will not regret it.
Lenshead J. Allen
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Dec 14, 2006
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ryan aguas
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Location: Philippines
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Review Date: Dec 7, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $800.00
| Rating: 10
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simply stunning
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none
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I wish all canon L lenses will be as good as this one. This lens is the best canon lens, hands down.
Excellent Value for money-- for $800, you'll get the best 35mm SLR lens with IQ at par or even better than its astronomically priced siblings 400 2.8 LIS or 300 2.8 LIS. Nikon or any other 35 mm SLR lens manufacturer doesn't even come close.
Sharp all through out from f 2.0 -- no compromises on IQ and excellent bokeh for portraits or even full length shots.
Quick and Accurate AF -- with this lens, all my shots are 100% on focus thereby making also my most reliable lens.
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Dec 7, 2006
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imopen
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Registered: May 16, 2006
Location: Italy
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Review Date: Dec 6, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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sharpness also at wide aperture, build, af, bookeh
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only the price: if you can buy it, do it!
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if you have enough money, buy it! it's a wonderful lens, you'll never regret your money!
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Dec 6, 2006
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alfieri
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Registered: Feb 25, 2006
Location: United States
Posts: 175
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Review Date: Dec 6, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $900.00
| Rating: 10
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best Canon telephoto under $1000; very sharp with excellent colors and contrast; sharp at f/2; particularly wonderful on the 5D; great blokeh; extremely versatile; negligble loss with 1.4x extender; lightweight
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none in this price range; it can always be sharper, but then you're getting into the 200mm f/1.8L at $4000-$5000 and 6.6 lbs.
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Dec 6, 2006
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