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floppydamage
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Registered: Nov 19, 2009
Location: Italy
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Review Date: Nov 19, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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sharp all across the frame from f2, bokeh, colors, contrast, build quality
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hood, shape of highlights, not weather-sealed
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This is the sharpest lens I've ever used, and that includes 35L and 85L II.
Colors are great and bokeh is spectacular. I love the fact that it's black and relatively light (but feels sturdy), great balance on 5D. It produces the most amazing pictures I've ever taken, and my other lenses doesn't seem so good anymore...
Just a tad long for inside shooting.
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 Nov 19, 2009
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melashcott
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Registered: Oct 21, 2009
Location: Australia
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Oct 21, 2009
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bluefox9er
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Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 235
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Review Date: Oct 11, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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it's razor sharp and has the most dreamiest bokeh , churns out superb images..
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NONE about the lens it's self
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theres no more to add...this is one of the best lenses i have ever used..it is razor sharp right form the get-go at f2, colours, contrast and clarity are mind blowing.
I have used it at a recent wedding ( as a guest,not the pro) ad at Toronto zoo and look forward to developing my skills more, wth the safety net of knowing that I now own one of Canon's finest lenses.
I find the 135 mm focal length to be very odd , though..but this is defeciency of my skills and not a short coming of the lens in any way.
If you are thinking of buying this lens..then quit agonising and buy it, it is fantastic.
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Oct 11, 2009
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vaskalino
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Location: Romania
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Review Date: Oct 6, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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razor sharp, great bokeh, fast.
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none
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Perfect for headshots even on a 1.6x crop camera, a little too long for full body portraits.
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Oct 6, 2009
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MikeDotephoto
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Registered: Oct 18, 2008
Location: United States
Posts: 97
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Review Date: Oct 5, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,080.00
| Rating: 10
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Bokeh, AF speed, build, color, contrast
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price
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This lens is A-mazing! The background blur it produces is great, it is tack sharp even at f2, and it focuses quickly on my 5d, 1dmkII and eos 3. If you are debating it, buy this lens!
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Oct 5, 2009
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tom s
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Location: Croatia
Posts: 158
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Review Date: Sep 29, 2009
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Recommend? no |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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f/2, nice bokeh wide open, focuses down to 0.9m, great colors, pretty compact, nice sharpness at f/5.6, good sharpness wide open in good light, fast focusing in good light, ok price for an L lens
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focusing ring very loose, prone to blooming and purple fringing, focusing can be tricky at f/2, focus hunts in low light, occasional soft focus in low light, auto-focusing (and sharpness) in low light depend heavily on battery life/status, don't even bother with 1.4x extender (it's very soft and ''dreamy'' wide open) unless you want/like a soft-focus-effect, not very versatile, no IS, bulky hood
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Sep 29, 2009
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Cesar
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Location: Portugal
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Review Date: Sep 17, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Sharp very good color and contrast
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no
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Boa construção e permite imagens excelentes.
Recomendo sem duvida uma boa opção para fotografar em ambientes de pouca luz
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Sep 17, 2009
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jamato8
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Aug 30, 2009
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This lens is the only one I own that reminds me of my Leica lenses. I would not be without this one. It is great even for close-up with tubes and rivals my 180L or 60mm. Beautiful color and contrast round out this top performed that also doesn't kill you on the price.
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None.
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My review is in my positive notes on this lens.
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Aug 30, 2009
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GeneO
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Location: United States
Posts: 8342
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Review Date: Aug 19, 2009
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Price paid: $925.00
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Perfect. In color, contrast, sharpness wide-open and bokeh.
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None
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Can't say much more than this lens does not disappoint in any way. Lots of bang for the buck. One of Canons bargains.
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Aug 19, 2009
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noggin
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Aug 19, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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fast autofocus, perfect bokeh, compact size, indiscrete color
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Best value in L lens. The bokeh is amazing due to the near perfect focal length for head-shoulders portraits and f2 apeture. I'm using it on a 5D and can't say enough about how "dead-on" the autofocus is. It never seems to miss.
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Aug 19, 2009
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archiegonzalez
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Location: Philippines
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Review Date: Aug 16, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,000.00
| Rating: 10
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Excellent build quality. Sharp images even at f/2. Fast AF. Smooth and creamy bokeh!
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None so far.
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If you're into portraiture, I suggest that you get this as your first L prime lens. Works wonders on a full frame body. The images just pop right in front of you. Your photos will have a 3D feel to it. This is my most used L prime, I also have the 85 f/1.2 and the 24 f/1.4. For the price, this is hard to beat. I decided to purchase this based on the reviews here and it lived up to all of the hype. This is truly a legendary piece of glass.
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Aug 16, 2009
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sunpole
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Registered: Jan 3, 2009
Location: United States
Posts: 216
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Review Date: Jul 20, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,000.00
| Rating: 10
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Sharp, little copy variation, black, AF dead accurate
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For $1000, you can't buy any better lens than this guy here. Great value, instantly fall in love with the picture this lens can render. I have never seen any bokeh like this and the sharpness of the image. Just simply amazing, beats all my other L.
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Jul 20, 2009
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