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Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM
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Review Date: Sep 26, 2010
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Very sharp, superb contrast and colours, Great FF portrait length, fast focusing, incredible value for money
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Cons:
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Nothing.
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A simply outstanding piece of glass, certainly one of Canon's very best portrait lenses. I use it for weddings and it's my main lens for bride and groom shots. The bokeh is superb and there is a quality to the colours and contrast which must be seen to be believed.
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Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS
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Review Date: Aug 16, 2008
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Recommend? no |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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Good value considering focal length and OS. Sharp up to about 300mm. Built like a tank.
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Cons:
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Softness beyond 300mm, slightly over saturated colours, highlight detail not great.
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I really wanted to like this lens. On paper it looks great but unfortunately in my opinion the IQ is not good enough for a lens costing almost £700. The copy I have shows good sharpness up to about 300mm but beyond that it's too soft for my liking, which is a pity, because the whole point of this lens is the lure of 300-500mm.
In comparison to my other lenses (Canon 24-70L, 70-200L) colour reproduction is also slightly off the mark, with reds and greens in particular looking slightly oversaturated.
Mine is going back to the shop to be replaced by a Canon 100-400 L. It's £300 more expensive but the results more than make up for it.
Hopefully Sigma will one day make a telephoto zoom good enough for me to spend my money somewhere other than my local Canon dealer.
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