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Tokina AT-X 17 AF PRO 17mm f/3.5
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Review Date: Apr 16, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Extremely sharp and flare resistant, good build quality, excellent value for money
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Cons:
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Goofy clutch AF system, junky hood
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If you want a 17mm lens for a good price I could not recommend this lens enough.
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Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
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Review Date: Apr 16, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 4
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Pros:
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Cheap...
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Cons:
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Not much else
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I got this lens in the hopes of getting a good prime for my money. I was dead wrong. This lens is SOFT. There is no other way to say it. Its about as sharp as my EF-S 18-55 lens by F8, but softer at wider apetures. Get a kit zoom instead of this lens, its more versatile and this lens is uselessly soft at it's wide open apetures. As for me, I got a Nikon F mount to EOS adaptor and now just use my 50mm F1.2 Nikkor on my 300D instead of this pile of junk.
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Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
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Review Date: Apr 16, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,200.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Sharp, Contrasty, handles flare well for a zoom
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Cons:
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Weight, stiff zoom ring needs time to be worked in, you will never want to see any other lens again, expensive
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This lens is simply amazing. I cannot say it has one fault. It is built like a tank and is sharp as hell. It blows away my 50mm F1.8 MkII and 24-85 F3.5-4.5 USM in all areas. Forget building a prime lens collection, this is the only lens you will ever need in this range. Get this and a 70-200 F2.8 IS or 100-400 IS and you will be in photographic heaven.
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