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Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
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Review Date: Oct 8, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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+light weight +cheap +unusually SHARP (even wide-opened) for its price, especially on wide-mid range +very short minimum focusing distance +effective IS, 3-stop guaranteed with correct pose +decent focusing performance, even in low light
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Cons:
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-rotating front barrel when focusing -"not-low" chromatic aberration in some cases @ mid-range -cheap build, which I would rather sacrifice in return of image quality, good call Canon! -aperture gets "slow" quickly approaching tele-end... but again... for the price, seriously all these could easily be ignored
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another F-ing great-bang-for-buck lens! (along with the 55-250 IS) gosh it's such an amazingly sharp little lens for its price! it's one among those few but finally, it is from Canon! thumbs up!
IMO it's just, really, a must-have in every Canon DSLR user's line-up
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Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
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Review Date: Aug 6, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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+ fairly effective IS system
+ very unique & useful zoom range
+ OMG, look @ the price tag!
+ fairly sharp! stopping down doesn't improve much though
+ chromatic aberration a.k.a color fringing is pretty well controlled
+ fairly quick & accurate AF under full light
+ small & light weight for a tele-lens
+ good color & contrast (personal preference)
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Cons:
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- normal focusing motor, easily hunts when light gets dim
- plasticky bayonet, so-so build quality
- focus markings are absent
- ....... but kill yourself if you ask for more from the price X D
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a F-ing great-bang-for-buck lens! gosh it's such an amazingly sharp little lens for its price! it's one among those few but finally, it is from Canon! thumbs up!
IMO it's just, really, a must-have in every Canon DSLR user's line-up X D
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Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical [IF]
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Review Date: Jul 22, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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+ constant, wide aperture & useful zoom range
+ OMG! look @ the price tag! X P
+ already very sharp @ center wide-opened (across the range!), tack sharp when stopped down!
+ chromatic aberration a.k.a color fringing is pretty well controlled
+ fairly quick & accurate internal AF
+ small & light weight for a fast lens
+ quite flare prone
+ great color & contrast (personal preference)
+ comes with hood, brilliant front lens cap design X D
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Cons:
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- normal focusing motor with transformers-sounded AF X D
- average build quality
- average bokeh "milky-ness" from the 7-blade aperture under certain circumstances
- rear lens cap isn't universal
- front/back focus lottery may strike
- not optically stabilized
- ....... but kill yourself if you ask for more from the price X D
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when QC issue is out of the way, it is such a "fantastically terrific" lens for its price! IMO every cropped-sensor-DSLR users should @ least try this lens!
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