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Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
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Review Date: Sep 14, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $500.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Price, Color/Contrast, solid build
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Cons:
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None really
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Outstanding lens. Forget L or no L, this one's a keeper.
Clear difference in color/contrast compared to even my Tamron 28-75 (which I rate very highly). The difference will be obvious when you see through the viewfinder.
Its not a 2.8 and didnt cost me a 2.8 price - so, I take it off my camera at twilight and wait for the next day 
But in good light, this lens has a hard to beat performance to price ratio.
Other comments :
- Can be used handheld in most cases.
- tripod helps at the long end, but dont need a tripod collar.
- is not heavy to be on the camera all day...
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Tamron AF 28-75mm f2.8 XR Di Zoom
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Review Date: Jul 10, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $360.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Value for money, excellent walkaround, very sharp (rivals L).
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Cons:
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Plasticky feel? Actually, forget it, I'm not going to list things that dont matter at all.....
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I bought the lens based on many reviews I read and I was looking for a lens to cover the mid-range. The lens is a perfect fit.
I have done a series of tests for sharpness on this lens. You can see the snaps at
http://kram.fotopic.net/c609783.html
and decide for yourself. I had read enough about bad copies, but didnt have any such issues.
Overall, a great substitute for the canon 24-70. Even if there are some who feel the L is superior (an it probably is), this lens will probably force canon to price their 24-70 lower very soon.
Buy it....you wont be disappointed.
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