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Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM
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Review Date: Mar 26, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,150.00
| Rating: 9
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Solidly built, light and very very discret for such a good quality long zoom lens, (unlike the loud whites) . Very good color rendition and great photo quality . The best IS in Canon's line up, (including L lenses). Very very very fast AF.
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Yes it is a bit soft at 300 mm, some call it ''dreamy''. Software can fix that if and when required. Bokehnot always very good...
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This DO IS lens on the expensive side. But then, what is there out in the market place to compete with ? Certainly not the cheapy 70-300 .. The only other alternatives are the even more expensive, very large, heavy and so visually loud white L lens. Can you see yourself with such a monster at family reunion or walking down the street of your downtown area ??
I would have rated it a 10 but the dreamy state at 300mm, the bokeh situation and the price are three aspects that could be improved, so an 8.5 to 9 is the score I gave it.
IMOIt is sthe best walk around long zoom for the great majority of canon owners . Great photo quality in a very solidly built lens. I am very happy to have mine.
LPG
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Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 EX Aspherical DG DF
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Review Date: Dec 23, 2004
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $350.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Sharp, great colours, good range, fast, bright and always exact focus,
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Cons:
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Too heavy and too big for family type reunions or to carry all day during your vacations.
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It compares very well with the Canon 24-70 L. At 35 % the price of the equivalent L it is one of the best SIgma offering. If your paying for your lenses out of your own pocket ; Buy the Sigma. If someone else, (business expenses, tax deductions), then consider the L .
LPG
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