Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
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Review Date: Oct 1, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $650.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Lens is fast, light, small, built like military aperatus but mosyt important is tack sharp.
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Cons:
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Cheap looking and feeling hood
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This is easily my favourite lens. I bought a 17-40L after using this lens because I was so impressed. For the money, it cannot be beat. This is my first forray into L glass and it got me hooked. I cant go back to consumer zooms now, IM now spoiled. Go rent one for a few days, you too will believe.
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Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
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Review Date: Sep 30, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $500.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Very sharp, build quality, AF speed, price
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Cons:
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hood is useless.
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I bought a 70-200 F4 L and was amazed so bought this lens and I love it. Very sharp and contrasty. AF is accurate on my 30D/ I bought a Sigma 17-70mm before this lens and the 17-40 is superior by far. I had to apply quite a bit of USM to Sigma pics while its usually not required with the Canon lens. I do not miss the range between 40-70mm.
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Canon EF-S 17-85mm f4-5.6 IS USM
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Review Date: Sep 26, 2006
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Recommend? no |
Price paid: $525.00
| Rating: 1
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Pros:
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Good range, lightweight, IS
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Cons:
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Poor image quality even stopped down, cheap construction, distortion is the worse I have seen.
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Bought lens, tried for a month, bought L lens, compared the 2 and sold the 17-85 right away. Its not a very good lens, a cheap lens with IS tacked on. OK for newbies or for travel but there are better choices out there. Needs allot of USM to look good.
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Nikon D70s
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Review Date: Sep 8, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 1
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Pros:
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excellent cam but poorly built.
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Cons:
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Made in Thailand. Poor Quality control. Went to NIkon service and didnt come back for 3 months. Blinking Light of death plagued mine.
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BGLOD inflicted mine while on a 2 month vacation. I dumped it soon after. Made in Thailand = junk...After that bought a Canon.
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Canon EOS 30D
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Review Date: Sep 8, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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everything the 20D does better.
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Cons:
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none
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The best in class, try it, you will buy it and love it. Nothing more I can say. Its that good !
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Sigma 18-125mm F3.5-5.6 DC
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Review Date: Nov 27, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $200.00
| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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good focal range
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Cons:
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Poor AF, inconsistent, soft images
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Good range but produces soft images. Good build quality. AF performance mediocre
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Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 EX Aspherical DG DF
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Review Date: Nov 27, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $300.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Sharp at f/2.8, excellent AF, VERY sharp at f/8
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Cons:
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loud AF
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This is a bargain and compares with my 24-70L.
Excellent !
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