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Canon EF-S 17-85mm f4-5.6 IS USM
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Review Date: Mar 4, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $600.00
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Zoom range, fast focus, accurate, not too sharp but not to soft, reliable, Image Stabilization.
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Cons:
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Some Purple Fringing, some Distortion wide open.
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Zoom Range, Image Stabilization and being reliable is what makes me not to get rid of this lens. This is the lens that I would never sell.
Because of the zoom range, I will take this lens anywhere. Although not too sharp, the IS and accuracy in this lens helps a lot.
I have used this lens outdoors and for travel, as well as for indoors event, parties, babieshowers, etc. Everything informal.
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Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
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Review Date: Jun 23, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $610.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Sharp, color, focus, effects
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Cons:
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None that I think of. Perhaps no IS ?
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This lens produce good quality images with nice effects. It is not fully wide if you use cropped sensors, like Canon XT.
But in overall, I love this lens. It is fantastic for Arquitecture Landscape photography, and definetly will be in my arsenal for my trip to Europe.
Samples here taken with Canon XT:
http://www.jaimephotos.com/fisheye/
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Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM
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Review Date: Dec 20, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,200.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Sharp, build quality.
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Cons:
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None
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I have mounted this lens on my XT and XTI. No complain.
Some nice samples in this site.
Taken with this lens: Simply Sofia, and Maternity shots.
www.jaimephotos.com
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Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
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Review Date: Apr 22, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $400.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Sharp, Color accuracy, Focus Accuracy
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Cons:
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Slow focus in low contrast areas
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This lens is very nice. Not just good for macro, but for portraits and landscapes. I'm having fun with this lens. I can achieve nice effect and be creative in closeups.
I used to have a Canon 17-40 mm L lens, but this one is a lot sharper.
I never take this lens out of my spare Canon XT ( I also have a Canon XTI with 17-85 mm IS).
Here some samples of my shots at the Zoo with the Canon 60 mm. As you can see it is not just for Macro.
http://www.jaimephotos.com/
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Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical [IF]
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Review Date: Mar 6, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $449.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Fast and accurate focusing, Sharp, good color saturation
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Cons:
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None
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Get this lens instead of the kit 18-55 lens that come with the camera. The f 2.8 is a plus. I really don't mind the sound made by the focusing motor. In fact some times call people's attention.
I had previously owned the Canon 17-40 L, but some times I prefered to use this Tamron. Specially because focusing was more accurate.
This is a lens to always have in your camera. I have used them for night parties, as well as indoors sport events where the ambient light is low, but the 2.8 helped me out a lot.
Photographing people is nice with this lens. Exposure and skin tones are perfect. Some times a little bit oversaturated, but that is not a major issue.
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Canon EF 28-105 F/3.5-4.5 II USM
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Review Date: Nov 8, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $230.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Quite Sharp, build quality, fast focus, realible.
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Cons:
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None for that price, althought I wish this lens started at 17 mm
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For that price, I would by this lens again. I have used them in weddings and in my trip to Europe in April 2006
I took around 5000 pictures in Europe and the lens never hesitated.
See pictures I took with this 28-105 lens:
http://www.laplazita.net/europa
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