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Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM
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Review Date: Dec 20, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $870.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Sharp wide open.
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Cons:
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None.
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Wide open on FF: no CA, very sharp and a hardly perceptible vignetting.
Nice build quality. Fast AF. Beautiful bokeh.
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Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM
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Review Date: Dec 24, 2004
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,120.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Size and weight, image quality, IS, build quality (good hood and tripod mount) close focus distance.
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Cons:
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AF not so fast.
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Very nice lens.
My first IS lens, and I really like it!
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Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
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Review Date: Nov 7, 2004
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $680.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Build quality, image quality, price, fast and silent focus.
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Cons:
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Hood
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Excelent lens. Not my favorite just because I like primes more.
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Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di LD IF Macro Autofocus
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Review Date: Apr 26, 2004
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $690.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Sharpness and contrast. 1:1 macro and more with acessories. Bokeh. Very smooth manual focus ring.
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Cons:
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Not good (but useable) AF.
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-Amazing lens for macro and portraits. Not good for sports.
-Sharp wide open!
-Very good build quality (my references: canon 35/2 and 85/1.8).
-Very good working distance at 1:1 macro.
-I can do 2.5:1 and 5.5:1 magnifications with reversed 85/1.8 and 35/2.
-Perfect size and weight with my digital rebel.
-Not tried on the tripod yet, so I cant talk about tripod mount.
UPDATE: yes, the tripod mount is not perfect.
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Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
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Review Date: Jan 5, 2004
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $340.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Sharp, perfect portrait lens with 1.6 FOV, bright, very fast AF, good build quality.
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Cons:
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None. Just caution with large apertures: small DOF.
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Sharp @1.8, very sharp @2.8 and more.
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Canon EF 35mm f/2
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Review Date: Dec 23, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $240.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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very sharp, good contrast, "normal" look on 1.6 camera, close focus, inexpensive, very low (or none) distortion and SMALL.
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Cons:
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none.
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Really like this lens for full body portraits and abstracts. ISO 1600 and f/2 is a powerful combination.
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