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Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
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Review Date: Nov 4, 2004
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $645.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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10mm! Lightweight; balances well on the 20D; pincushion & barrel distortions very well controlled; appears to be pretty well constructed; fast & silent; relatively sharp
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Cons:
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High perspective distortion; no lens hood; pricy; EF-S mount
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I missed my 17mm FOV on my 35mm camera so much when I switched to Digital with the 10D that I went out and get myself a fish-eye lens hoping that it will cover the wide angle - it didn't even come close; so when this lens was announced and was made available - i was the first in line to grab hold of it!
Initial tests show that pincushion & barrel distortions are very well controlled at 10mm; but this lens is highly prone to perspective distortions - objects at the extreme left/right of the frame will appear wider that they actually are. At 10mm, this baby is really wide and if you're not careful, it will take a lot of things into the frame, pretty much like the fish eye but the lines remained straight instead of curved - but it looks kinda weired!.
Sharpness are more than acceptable to me and its no worse no better than my 17-35 f/2.8. When tested with the 17-35 at 17mm f/4, the images taken with the 10-22 appears to be darker than the 17-35 - probably due to light fall-off. However, I noted that this lens has the tendency to over expose (sensor boom?)
My test shots also indicated no visible CA with this lens - but more testing will be needed to confirm this. Overall I am very happy with this purchase; but will have to be extra careful when using this lens to control distortions - keep the camera parallel to the subjects and keep people off the extreme left/right and you should be fine - though I would not recommend to shoot people using this lens at the wide end!
Cheers!
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Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
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Review Date: Nov 10, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,500.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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AF, IS, USM, f/2.8, UD, IF, FT-M, size, weight, length, range, its white! the works! A benchmark on how every Canon "L" series should be.
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Cons:
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Buttons are easily shifted while shooting vertically. Gives Error 99 from time to time, draws battery power considerbly, tripod ring cannot be removed without dismounting lens from body.
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I've owned the predesesors to this lens, i.e. the 80 - 200 & 70 - 200 and this zoom range has been the most useful for me. Was it worth the upgrade? - definately, the IS alone is worth the upgrade; and at the same time, shorter focusing & better sealing against the elements are thrown in (so does the weight, btw). If I were to sell-off all my other lenses, this one will NOT be on the "for sale" list.
Other than the cons mentioned above, this lens is simply AMAZING!
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