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Canon EF 20-35mm f/2.8L
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Review Date: Jan 17, 2004
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $550.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Great for what it does in the 20-35mm range. An oldie but a goodie. Solid construction, especially the barrel, which is all metal. Feels like a tin can with glass on the ends.
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Cons:
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Doesn't go wider than 20mm, which is especially limiting on digital with the 1.6x crop factor. No USM means a little slower focus and a bit noisier than the newer models. However, the motor sounds far more refined and subdued than the "robotic arm" whine of the 50mm 1.8 Mk. I.
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Excellent at the current secondary market price. A keeper in case future "budget" digital bodies start employing a full size sensor trickled down from the 1Ds (hopefully sooner rather than later). In that case, a "real" 20mm should be adequate for most photographers' need. Sharpness, color and contrast still in L glass league, and barrel distortion is actually on par if not better than the newer offerings. I'd go for this at the relatively slight premium over the consumer grade 20-35mm USM.
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